Swoopy

So why does it have a US Army license plate?

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/146/

https://www.alfabb.com/threads/carrozzeria-de-malo.17406/page-2#lg=thread-17406&slide=5

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/423359-1939-panhard-levassor-dynamic-19950/

as beautiful as I'd expect from Delahaye

https://check_the_oil_promotions_llc.liveauctioneers.com/item/170222329_1908-delahaye-automobiles-sales-brochure-book

making a replica of a car is a whole lot of work to go through to own the car you've always wanted to own, but a 46 Delahaye woodie station wagon isn't going to come along again in any other way

1947 Delahaye 148L chassis with a coachbuilt body by Oblin in Brussels. It received full fadeaway fenders, fenderskirts, and a plastic roof. Commissioned by the commander of one of the so-called Congo boats – ships on the line between Antwerp and Matadi, a port in the former Belgian colony.

https://www.facebook.com/kustomrama/photos/pcb.6204770012890033/6204769809556720

Comparing the 1948 Delahaye 135 M made by carrossier Antem Coupé, with the carrossier Pourtout Cabriolet 'Malmaison'. Same chassis under both

 

https://rmsothebys.com/blog-editorial-videos/blog-editorial-videos/profiles-in-coachbuilding-a-brief-history-of-carrosseries-and-carrozzerias-all-offered-without-reserve

A nice Delahaye in an english movie shot near Le Mans with Alec Guinness and Betty Davis (Thank you Phil !)

the movie is "the Scapegoat"

whoa... that's got to upset some concours trophy hunters!

 2010, at the Quail Lodge, Pebble Beach. Where the billionaires waste fortunes to be awarded a thousand dollar trophy

"The Best in Show, a 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition 'Disappearing' Convertible, nearly disappeared under the marquee behind the winner's podium, at the end of the day.

 A freak accident which, amazingly, found no one nearby to injure... but the sound of a $6 million car being crunched was a shock to everyone

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/can-we-please-stop-hotlinking-pics/20411/page3485/
https://darkdraggon.tumblr.com/post/187771831760/una-de-fails-caros
https://forums.aaca.org/topic/330228-ohhhh-maaaaancar-show-damage/

1948 Delahaye 135 M Sport Coupé by Hebmüller

https://www.facebook.com/ruotevecchie/posts/1066896560165192

a 1937 Packard hearse, a 1937 Rolls-Royce, and this 1 of 3 Vesters and Neirinck coachbuilt 1947 Delahaye 135M found sitting in a Long Island, New York parking garage.

sitting with it was a 1937 Packard hearse, a 1937 Rolls-Royce with a unique body, all owned by the same guy, who thought he'd get to restoring them someday.

They sat there 40 years.

Just more evidence that someday never comes

full story at https://lbilimited.com/half-a-century-hidden-long-island-garage-find/

https://www.facebook.com/ItRanWhenParked/posts/2566074876740637
https://www.facebook.com/LBILimited/photos/a.371505612874852/2910699575622097/?type=3&permPage=1

WWII broke out shortly after the Auto Salon and the Delahaye factory was now behind German lines, so this car sat out WW2 in a customs crate on a New York dock, then Delahaye folded after the war, so the car was auctioned off.

https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/slideshow/10-winning-cars-2016-pebble-beach-concours-delegance/1938-delahaye-165-figoni-falaschi/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/582589785103319/permalink/2693514757344134/

Delahaye designs

http://wildandbad.tumblr.com/page/3

I have NEVER seen anyone sit on one of the classics, but, once upon a time, they were just a new car

http://anyskin.tumblr.com/post/129164447672/delahaye-175-s-roadster-par-saoutchick-1949#notes

I was wrong to admire Vanvooren coachbuilders so much for the 1939 Bugatti, it's now obvious by comparison that they totally stole the design from Figoni et Falashi on the 1938 Delahaye

Delahaye in red, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/08/mullin-museum-is-finally-open-but-only.html

Bugatti in black  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/1939-bugatti-type-57c-coachwork-by.html

1937 Delahaye 135 M

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/coys-offer-true-greats-its-final-sale-2015

Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini (Casino Royale) in 'The Gentleman’s Wager II' (coolest thing I've seen all week) with a 1936 Delahaye Type 135 S

Found on http://michisoldtimer.com/

we missed an incredible museum exhibit, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts [UMFA] had McQueens SS Jag, the Million Dollar Delahaye, and Bonneville Streamliner

in the background, you can see the Million Franc Delahaye of Peter Mullin's museum, and on the far right, the Shelby Daytona Cobra

http://www.globeslcc.com/2012/06/27/fast-and-furious-cars-on-exhibit-at-umfa/

skip the 1st 30 seconds

The car Hitler had a personal vendetta against, the French car that beat his pride and joy Silver Arrows: 1937 Delahaye Type 145 V12, one of France’s most significant race cars.

In the 1930s German and Italian companies dominated racing so the Automobile Club of France offered any manufacturer one million Francs if one of them could beat Italian speed record around the Autodrome de Montlhery. The Italian and the German racers were govt funded for national pride by racing enthusiasts Mussolini and Hitler.

The Million Franc Race, or ‘Prix du Million’, was an effort to push French automobile manufacturers to develop race cars capable of competing with the incredibly advanced German Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union racers of the time.

In 1937 French driver Rene Dreyfus drove this Delahaye beat the Italian record at an average speed of 91 mph, winning the million Francs.

René was hired by Delahaye to drive their model 145 where he risked death by setting a literally blistering pace, wearing the special Dunlop tires down to the fabric, but handily overwhelming all competitors except the Bugatti team. The Bugatti broke under the strain.

 The next year, the same Delahaye made headlines when it overtook a Mercedes-Benz W154 for a victory at the 1938 Grand Prix de Pau, permanently frustrating Hitler..

After World War II broke out, Hitler ordered his men to find the car that beat him and destroy it. Meanwhile, the French had dismantled the Delahaye, and buried it in a hill side in France. Decades later, Peter Mullin recognized the vehicle and purchased it in 1987 to add to his collection of incredible art deco and French vehicles. With the aid of some automotive historians and restorers, Mullin located the original magnesium engine and restored the complete car to its original condition.

Info and Michael Furman photos from http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/million-franc-delahaye-type-145-heads-monterey-motorsports-reunion



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Million_Franc_Race
serious detail at https://books.google.com/books?id=46NYxwOmnDUC&pg=PA16&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://clunkbucket.com/the-million-franc/

the photographer that was first to get pictures of the last ultimate barnfind treasure, Rémi Dargegen (part 2)

all from https://www.facebook.com/remidargegenphoto?fref=photo  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1557093931174311.1073741863.1465922700291435&type=1
http://remidargegen.com/