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1947 DELAHAYE 135 MS COUPE BY H. CHAPRON Serial
France • 3 Feb 2024
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This 1947 Delahaye 135 MS Coupe by H. Chapron, serial number 800501, is a collector's item originally delivered to Raymond Hubert. It has undergone a high-quality restoration and features a 135 hp engine. The car was purchased at the 1947 Paris Motor Show and has a unique history, including multiple paint jobs and participation in the Tour de France Automobile in 1992.
Condition
7
The car has had a high-quality restoration, suggesting it is in very good condition. However, it has been repainted multiple times, indicating some cosmetic imperfections or changes from its original state. The phrase 'high-quality restoration' indicates a rating of 7 or 8. Considering it might need some minor reconditioning to bring it back to its original colors, I'm leaning towards 7.
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1947 DELAHAYE 135 MS COUPE BY H.
CHAPRON
Serial number: 800501
Collector's registration
- Delivered new to Raymond Hubert
- High-quality restoration
The Delahaye Type 135 is a prestige car built by Delahaye, 2,592 of which were produced between the autumn of 1935 and the end of 1952.
It was always offered with a 6-cylinder in-line engine of rather substantial displacement.
The 135 "MS", for "Modifié Spécial", increases power to 135 hp.
Conceived by designer Jean François and inspired by the Art Deco style in vogue at the time, it won numerous concours d'élégance, with its various body variants from the most prestigious independent French coachbuilders of the time (including Antem, Chapron, Dubos Frères, Figoni, etc.).
Delahaye did little customizing of its cars, but delivered the chassis-engine assembly to the many coachbuilders who then took care of the rest.
This opened up a wide range of possibilities for chassis design and interpretation.
After the war, the 135 was s...
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£36,150
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£234,680
Median Price (Since 2020)
£1,063,060
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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