More from Robb ReportThis Gorgeous 1938 Talbot-Lago Raced at Le Mans. Now It Could Fetch $8 Million at Auction.America's Most Expensive Zip Code Is Once Again This Sleepy Bay Area TownA Pristine Ferrari 288 GTO, the Marque's First Halo Car, Could Fetch $11 Million at AuctionBest of Robb ReportThe 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine BeastThe World's Best Superyacht ShipyardsThe ABCs of Chartering a YachtAdvertisementAdvertisementSign up for RobbReports's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Click here to read the full article.The 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Coupe, with coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, being auctioned through RM Sotheby's on August 15.Inside, a bucket driver's seat was designed to offer more support.The 140 hp, 4.0-liter six-cylinder engine is equipped with hemispherical combustion chambers and a trio of Zenith-Stromberg carburetors.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe car is fit with a four-speed Wilson pre-selector transmission. This unusual mechanism allows the driver to pre-select the next gear before pushing the clutch.The interior is upholstered in tan pigskin leather.The 2002 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance was chassis No. 90117's first public exhibition since it dropped off the radar in World War II. In 2006, renowned New Jersey–based car collector Oscar Davis bought the vehicle at Gooding & Company's Pebble Beach auction, paying $3.905 million.AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2022, the car sold to its current owner for $7.265 million."It's hard to imagine it, with numbers on the doors, racing at Le Mans. That's what makes it so unique," says Harvey Stanley, director of private sales at RM Sotheby's, regarding this auction lot.The car's unique provenance is reflected in its estimated value of between $7 million and $8 million.