Antonio Franco Lago was an Italian engineer and motor-industry entrepreneur. In 1934 he bought the French branch of Automobiles Talbot and founded the marque Talbot-Lago. In 1948 Talbot-Lago constructed T26C model under regulations of 4.5 liter racing formula. The T26C made its competition debut at the 1948 Monaco Grand Prix when the car retired due to engine trouble, but on the next race, Grand Prix du Salon at Monthlery T26C took spectacular 1-2-3 win by the efforts of works drivers Louis Rosier, Pierre Levegh and Yves Giraud-Cabantous. The first major victory in Grandes Epreuves came in 1949 at Belgian Grand Prix with Rosier. In 1950 – 1951 Talbot T26C was the regular starter at Grand Prix races including world Championship events, but without significant success.
One of the privateers running T26C was French driver Georges Grignard. He started competing in 1925 while employed by Hotchkiss. He then became a mechanic from the 1930s, and raced in Grand Prix and also in endurance and rally during the 1920s and 1930s. Competing in around thirty non-championship Grands Prix after the war from 1946 to 1953, he won Grand Prix de Paris in 1950 in a Talbot-Lago T26C after having been second the previous season with the same car. His only appearance at the WDC race was 1951 Spanish Grand Prix where Grignard retired in his private Talbot.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1950 | F1 | GP de Paris |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Georges Grignard | 8 | Georges Grignard |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Norev | |
| Cat. No. | Quality | Rarity |
| CL5812 | 
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