1938 Talbot-Lago T23 Cabriolet Figoni et Falaschi

1938 Talbot-Lago T23 Cabriolet in A Millionaire for Christy, Movie, 1951

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2021-04-16 23:25	-- Last edit: 2021-04-17 10:50:44
Gamer ◊ 2021-04-16 23:29	"A millionaire for Christy" and this car was probably auctioned - where? right! - at Christie's for a six-figure sum years later.
Baube ◊ 2021-04-17 01:46	not quite a million.. maybe it came with a box of Mr.Christie's cookies ( or crackers ) ...
Lateef ◊ 2021-04-17 16:19	In the film, this car is depicted as an unreliable clunker with tacky leopard-print upholstery (and it was probably not seen as particularly valuable when the film was made) - the main character even parks it very close to the sea upon getting lost in the fog, exposing the body to salt water and almost drowning it. Pretty funny considering how much a car like this would be worth today.