Of the four bespoke cabriolet variants produced, only two have survived. This is a once in a generation
opportunity to acquire this spectacular machine, and to unveil it at a number of the most prestigious
concours events.
The T26 started life as a concours Queen, making its debut at the Deauville Concours d'elegance, a few
weeks after its completion. Its first owner Gilbert Fayol, scion of the notable French industrialist family, who
commissioned its bespoke bodywork, presented his elegant new motorcar at the fashionable event, along
with his equally glamorous friend, Mademoiselle Michelle Cancre, the French female horse-jumping
champion.
However, less than a decade later, having been sold on, it had been driven to the point of unroadworthiness.
It was discovered in a sorry state in the 1960s, albeit complete with its original chassis, bodywork and
engine, by its next owner, who then stored the car for another 20 years in his countryside barn.
Finally, the approach of the 1990s saw a return to the good life for the T26, with its first restoration
completed to a high standard, meriting a place at the Parisian Rétromobile classic car show, where it was
bought off the stand. It was later acquired for the fabled Rosso-Bianco Collection in Germany in which it
was displayed until the collection closed in 2006.
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