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£401,120 • £219,250 - £306,950

The Pierre Strinati Collection 1938 Delage D8-120 Cabriolet

France • 30 Jan 2026 • Lot 126

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AI Listing Summary

This 1938 Delage D8-120 Cabriolet, with coachwork by Henri Chapron, boasts matching numbers and a known ownership history, residing in Switzerland since new. While well-preserved, it requires recommissioning after a period of inactivity and has some history of bodywork issues.

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The car requires recommissioning following a lengthy period of inactivity. There are also mentions of poor build quality of the bodywork from when it was new, as well as a repaint and hood retrim in 1961. This points to moderate wear and the need for some reconditioning.

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• The ultimate expression of the eight-cylinder Delage • Delivered new to and always resident in Switzerland • Matching numbers and very well preserved • Known ownership history • Present ownership since circa 1960/1961 • Requires recommissioning "Delage have to their credit many world's records, including a world's championship, and more awards at the principal Concours d'Élégance than any other car in the world...

To these achievements Delage have added a third and greater.

They have made the highest known degree of luxury and performance available at the price the average motorist can pay." Delage's publicity had every right to sing the praises of what - arguably - was the finest French car of its day and the only one that could be mentioned in the same breath as the 32CV Hispano-Suiza in terms of elegance and engineering excellence.

Founded in 1905 by Louis Delage, the company commenced production with a single-cylinder De Dion-engined runabout and within a few years was offerin...