1923 DELAGE Type CO2 4.5 liters WITHOUT RESERVE

Chassis No.

11121

Engine No.

132 Same family for 30 years Foreign registration Taxes paid Tax receipt to be obtained for new registration*. Bodywork by Rippon

Founded in 1906 by Louis Delage, the Delage brand quickly made a name for itself in motor racing before the First World War, notably in Grand Prix and hill-climb events.

These successes contributed to the development of top-of-the-range production models, including the DI of the 1920s and the prestigious eight-cylinder D8 launched in 1929. The 4.5-liter Type CO2, now very rare, derived from the Type CO. Equipped with a particularly flexible tumble-valve engine (80 x 150 mm) and four-wheel brakes, it offered much improved performance over its predecessor.

The model presented here has a long and unbroken history.

Delivered new by Rippon Bros.

Ltd. in Huddersfield to Mr. Lasson, it was initially bodied as a two-door Torpedo skiff.

After several owners in Yorkshire, it was c...