Delahaye
(1897 - 1954)
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In 1894, the factory founded by Emile Delahaye built its first automobile. In 1935, after the purchase of Delage, Delahaye launched the 135 on the market. This car, and to a lesser extent its post-war successor, the 235, was to enjoy 15 years of sporting and commercial success. Some of the most exciting bodies of the 1930s and 1940s were built on the Type 135 chassis, and today these cars are sought-after collectors' vehicles and welcome guests at the Concours d'Elegance around the world. This report describes the history of the Delahaye 135 and shows a series of vehicles in over 120 illustrations, some of them historical, supplemented by eight original prosects and technical data sheets. Unique!
A Delahaye 135 S from 1936 had no fewer than four bodies. One of the interim bodies, hammered by the sheet metal artists at Hebmüller, even survived on another Delahaye chassis. The fact that both cars came under the hammer at the same auction is certainly no coincidence. But the story is interesting in any case. This vehicle report describes the metamorphoses of a special racing Delahaye and shows it together with the Hebmüller Coupé in current and historical pictures.
Some special bodies are so ubiquitous that at some point you take them for granted. While the great French coachbuilders were shaping the Delahaye 135 almost non-stop, Walter Köng in Basel only built one single example between 1935 and 1989. This article is dedicated to the unique Swiss convertible and its technical basis.
A whole collection of lost vehicles was recently found near a castle in the west of France. You could call it the barn find of the century. Among the 60 items found was a unique Talbot-Lago T26 Record from 1949 with a Saoutchik body. This vehicle report tells the full story of the recently recovered T26 Record from Roger Baillon's collection.
When you think of successful rally cars, a French luxury sports coupé with special bodywork does not necessarily immediately spring to mind. But before rear-engined flounders and angry small cars began to dominate this sport, it was also possible to compete for victory with large cars, provided the necessary engine power was available. The Delahaye 175 S was one of the most powerful cars in Europe around 1950 with its 160 hp. This vehicle report describes what it achieved.
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