Teardrops That Cost $13.7 Million.... [PIC]

This 1937 Talbot-Lago T-150 C SS chassis beautifully bodied in aluminum by Joseph Figoni of Paris, France, is one of only 16 built in two series from 1937 to 1948 recently sold for $13.7 million . This particular tutone blue example epitomized the 'tear drop' concept of aerodynamic flowing lines that marked the latter stages of the Art Deco movement that began with sharp geometrics and ended with throwing away draftsmen's angles replacing it with the French Curve (for those of you who took a drafting course in high school). The movement had evolved to "Streamline Moderne". Figoni's design began with the front pontoon fenders, fold out wind screen, sun roof and ended with two mated tear drops that created the heart shaped bulge on the trunk deck. The car was certainly a very capable grand tourer with its 140 HP, triple carbed 4 liter inline 6 with custom competition headers with a Wilson 4 speed preselector gear box. Alan Novak made this gorgeous curbside model  along with a slightly different bodied aubergine model that resides in the Petersen Museum. There one smaller run in black to satisfy those that lost out on the other two limited runs.

Here's the aubergine model: