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I lusted after this car last year.
This should be an interesting thread. There are conservative makes, and more flamboyant makes, and then there is Delahaye. Never to be accused of being shy.
This car traded hands at auction recently and I enjoyed reading and following the media presentation of it.
https://worldwideauctioneers.com/listings/scottsdale-auction-2022/1935-delahaye-135-m/
Jul 12, 2022This should be an interesting thread. There are conservative makes, and more flamboyant makes, and then there is Delahaye. Never to be accused of being shy.
I only know what I Google, but I think my favorites so far are the 135 cars by the likes of Pennock and Chapron. Really beautiful lines, but not so flamboyant that it no longer seems to be a functioning car. I love this design by Pennock:
Orin, I need to take you to a collection in the mid west that has a bunch of them.
There are two or three of these bodies. RM sold one at Amelia about 5 years ago. I was lusting after that one too.
A early picture of the Saoutchik I posted at the beginning of the thread.
Jul 13, 2022There are two or three of these bodies. RM sold one at Amelia about 5 years ago. I was lusting after that one too.
Beautiful. The coachbuilder wasn't too worried about whether drivers behind you would see your taillights, I gather.
I like the post war units also. They still had some decent coachbuilding on their chassis.
Where do you start or stop?
Here are three in the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, CA. For more about the blue 1937 Type 145 race car, read the book "Faster" by Neal Bascomb. I think one could reasonably call these "performance cars".
Jul 14, 2022Here are three in the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, CA. For more about the blue 1937 Type 145 race car, read the book "Faster" by Neil Bascomb. I think one could reasonably call these "performance cars".
Gary, thumbs up to Faster.
A wonderful book about a true gentleman racer. Met him once. He was very approachable. I asked him to sign my copy. Then I asked questions regarding a Bugatti I was working on that he drove. He recounted races and answered all my questions. Good guy. He raced Delahaye cars. That’s him in the Type 145 when he won the the Prix Du Million.
This Curbside Classics article has an overview of Delahaye history:
Jul 15, 2022Thanks for the heads up about the Curbside Classics article! Few articles done on the make and Delage as well.; I have a fair amount of material and period photographs on Delehaye and Delage that would be enough for a decent commentary but all of that takes time to do and then find a place to see it in print Something that could never appear in our AACA magazine due to lack of space.
Walt:
The author of this article, Tatra87, has written a number of well-researched and presented articles on obscure foreign makes which are worthwhile reads. Many are under the "Deadly Sin" title as the particular series lead to the demise of the nameplate. Not that you need more to fill your time, but I believe you'll find his articles are worth your time.
Steve
Here is one from my archives/library - at the Paris Salon , I have so many period photographs of European and American cars at the annual four European auto Salons held , plus all the ones shown in OMNIA magazine that I have a full run of from 1920 to 1931 ( it was a monthly high grade quality auto periodical). Details for these cars can be found in the inch plus thick souvenir programs sold at the salons , and I have a run of those as well for the pre war years. To much stuff , to many stories that are waiting to be told by taking the time and effort to assemble the history puzzle.
Jul 16, 2022Fantastic article! Thanks for posting, I learned a lot.
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