Sweet Seventy (UPDATEII : 1935/36 factory Model)

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This advert for the French Talbot 'Darracq' was published spring 1939. So the charming photo is seventy years old now.
The copywriter added: "Six cylinder engines, 2,5 to 4 liter. Comfortable Conduite Interieur 7 seaters. Fast sporting 2-5 seater models. Top speed up to 180 km/h. Patented Wilson gearbox. Outrageous acceleration. Sublime roadholding." Under the photo, slightly suggestive: "Top Class, in looks and performance... Darracq (French Talbot)... l'Arristocrate..."
But alas, not a word about the coachbuilder of this most elegant roadster: Guilloré maybe? Check the great website www.coachbuilt.com for reference.
Contact Us (photo courtesy Conam)
"It seems strange that the advertisment is dated as 1939, as the car in the photo is a 1935 or 1936 model, probably a Baby Sport T120. I dont think it is a T150, as part of their specofocation was Rudge Whitworth K/O wheels. The wing line and bumpers of the later cars were heavier and lacked the cutaway of the earlier wings. If you look at page 68 of Alan Spitz's excellent book " Talbot des Talbot-Darracq aux Talbot-Lago there are 3 in a row at a Concours event with similarly attired ladies (although none of the cars has whitewall tyres. On page 74 is a picture of what is probably the same coachwork on the 1935 Paris Motor Show stand."
UPDATE by Stuart Penketh:"I think that this is one of Anthony Lago's factory models - probably a revised Lago T150. See this french website. It looks so similar to the 1934 version, Lago revising the radiator and bodywork lines, like the similar 1938 T23 Major."

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