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Carlo Machetti
The engineer’s name was Carlo Marchetti, not Carlo Machetti.
Full reasoning
Multiple Talbot-Lago histories from RM Sotheby’s identify Anthony Lago’s postwar chief engineer as Carlo Marchetti. One states that the T26’s 4.5-litre six-cylinder engine was developed by Anthony Lago “in conjunction with chief engineer Carlo Marchetti,” and another says the T26 Record’s engine was developed by “Anthony Lago and Carlo Marchetti.” I could not find a credible source identifying a Talbot-Lago engineer named “Carlo Machetti” in this role; this appears to be a misspelling of Marchetti’s surname.
2 sources
- 1947 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Cabriolet d'Usine | Amelia Island 2017 | RM Sotheby's
The 4½-litre six-cylinder twin-cam engine [was] developed by Major Anthony Lago during the war in conjunction with chief engineer Carlo Marchetti.
- 1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Record Cabriolet By Antem | London 2022 | RM Sotheby's
A 4.5-litre six-cylinder twin-cam engine developed by Anthony Lago and Carlo Marchetti gave 170 horsepower.
the twin overhead camshaft with cylinder valves on both sides of the engine block was again featured
The Talbot Baby’s 2.7-litre engine was not an overhead-cam design; it used overhead valves actuated by twin camshafts mounted high in the block.
Full reasoning
Auction-house technical descriptions of the Talbot-Lago Baby/T15 describe this engine as an OHV inline four or, more specifically, as having overhead valves operated by twin camshafts positioned high in the block. That means the car did use twin camshafts, but they were not overhead camshafts. So the article’s wording incorrectly describes the Baby’s engine layout as “twin overhead camshaft.”
2 sources
- 1951 Talbot-Lago T-15 LB | Gooding Christie's
Technical Specs: 2,690 CC OHV Inline 4-Cylinder Engine.
- Talbot Lago Baby T15 LB cabriolet Guilloré - ca 1951 No reserve | Artcurial
The six-cylinder engine had overhead valves operated by twin camshafts positioned high in the block... there was also a four-cylinder, 2.7-litre version adapted for touring cars, used in the Lago Baby T15 of the period.
one for the President of Tunisia
The Tunisian royal Talbot-Lago is identified in coachbuilding references as being for the Bey of Tunis, not a president.
Full reasoning
A documented Saoutchik/Talbot-Lago reference lists the commission as a “1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Limousine Long for the Bey of Tunis.” That matches Tunisia’s constitutional history: Tunisia did not abolish the monarchy and proclaim a republic until July 25, 1957, when Habib Bourguiba became chief of state. So describing this royal commission as being for the “President of Tunisia” is historically inaccurate; the recipient at the time was the Bey of Tunis.
2 sources
- Sample pages from 'Jacques Saoutchik: Maître Carrossier'
1950 Talbot-Lago T26 Limousine Long for the Bey of Tunis, Design 2699.
- Historical Documents - Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
On July 25, the Tunisian Constituent Assembly voted unanimously to abolish the monarchy and proclaim the establishment of a Republic with Habib Bourguiba as Chief of State.