£32,062 (Est: £35,000 - £40,000)
1913 Delage Type AI Sports Tourer
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 17 Jun 2026
Market Position:
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£32,062 (Est: £35,000 - £40,000)
1913 Delage Type AI Sports Tourer
UK • 17 Jun 2026 • Lot 45
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1913 Delage Type AI Sports Tourer, restored in the 1990s, offers a rare glimpse into Edwardian motoring with a documented history including its Australian origins. It has seen consistent use in rallies and received recent updates like an alternator conversion and new soft furnishings, making it ready for enjoyment.
Condition
8
The car was restored to a very high standard in the 1990s and still presents very nicely. It has had mechanical work done, including brake shoes and clutch relined, and the starter motor and alternator converted. The hood, tonneau, and side screens were also recently remade. While it has had extensive restoration and upgrades, it has seen consistent use in rallies, indicating minor wear commensurate with its age and use, but overall remains in excellent condition.
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Manual
EJ 143
1913
Auction
4954
RHD
United Kingdom
£32,062 (Est: £35,000 - £40,000)
1913 Delage Type AI Sports Tourer
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 17 Jun 2026
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
For much of the 1920s and 1930s, Delage was at the forefront of French automotive engineering.
The firm's racing cars of the mid-1920s were advanced and successful: their complex engines, especially the two-litre V12 and 1½-litre straight-eight still command awe some 80 years later.
Beginning with proprietary-engined light cars, from 1905 Louis Delage drove his firm forward and soon became a major manufacturer, building racing cars which competed with credit in the Grands Prix of 1913 and 1914; a Delage won the important Coupe de l'Auto race of 1911.
Rarely encountered today, the Delage AI was produced between 1913 and 1915 and was rated as a 12hp in France and a 14hp in England.
Conceived as a replacement for the AB model, the chassis and four-cylinder, 2,296cc monobloc engine were designed by the talented engineer Arthur-Louis Michelat, who also originated the designs for the 1914 Grand Prix Delages.
The AI uses a four-speed gearbox with gate change and Hotchkiss drive and, conv...
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