Unique Delahaye
Clear history
In the collection for 52 years
French registration papers
Chassis no.

47612
Vehicle sold without technical inspection

A pioneer of the French automotive industry since the end of the 19th century, Delahaye was renowned for its magnificent luxury cars, but also built lorries and goods vehicles from 1894 to 1954.

The company is unusual in that it never built its own bodies.

All Delahaye’s cars therefore had bodies produced by other companies, either small workshops or famous coachbuilders such as Saoutchik, Chapron, Antem or Labourdette.

The model presented here is one such car, chassis no.

47612, which was supplied to Labourdette in March 1936 and displayed at the Paris Motor Show in 1937.

It is a Delahaye 148 L Aerodynamic saloon built on the basis of the “Vutotal” patent.

This patent was conceived by Joseph Vigroux in 1936 and was intended to improve visibility and comfort for the driver and passengers.

This was mainly achieved by dispensing with...