1939 Delahaye 135 M
Delahaye 135 M 1939
France
Cylinder number / capacity - 6 in line/3557 сс
Power - 115 bhp at 3850 rpm
Max speed - 155 kph
Period of production - 1938-1939
Type body - cabriolet
Marque bodywork - Chapron
In 1879 the engineer Emile Delahaye took over a firm established in 1845 that produced machinery for the bricks industry. He named the company after him and converted it to the production of internal-combustion engines and in 1894 he started to manufacture cars. Active until 1954, Delahaye greatly represented, together with Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, and Delage, the French “grandeur” in the motor car field.
The 135 model, both in touring and racing versions, was perhaps the one that granted the highest international reputation to the French marque. The 135 model was clothed with the most “flamboyant” creations of the great French coachbuilders; on the car shown in the Museum, you can note the constructive care which Henry Chapron put in the soft hood: it is possible to fasten it also in the “mylord” position, partially closed to protect the passengers in the rear compartment only.
France
Cylinder number / capacity - 6 in line/3557 сс
Power - 115 bhp at 3850 rpm
Max speed - 155 kph
Period of production - 1938-1939
Type body - cabriolet
Marque bodywork - Chapron
In 1879 the engineer Emile Delahaye took over a firm established in 1845 that produced machinery for the bricks industry. He named the company after him and converted it to the production of internal-combustion engines and in 1894 he started to manufacture cars. Active until 1954, Delahaye greatly represented, together with Bugatti, Hispano-Suiza, and Delage, the French “grandeur” in the motor car field.
The 135 model, both in touring and racing versions, was perhaps the one that granted the highest international reputation to the French marque. The 135 model was clothed with the most “flamboyant” creations of the great French coachbuilders; on the car shown in the Museum, you can note the constructive care which Henry Chapron put in the soft hood: it is possible to fasten it also in the “mylord” position, partially closed to protect the passengers in the rear compartment only.
