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This Delahaye 135 MS Competition Special Roadster by Figoni & Falaschi was built on a short competition chassis with aluminum coachwork and a leather interior by Hermes. It debuted at the 1937 Paris Auto Salon where it was the most talked about car of the show. It has several features that were patented by Figoni & Falaschi, including the complicated curves of the radiator and front fenders, the disappearing soft top and the windscreen, which lowered into the body using a track with a counter-balanced cable system based on the same principle as a funicular railway.
This Special Roadster is a close sibing to the Coupe, built on the same Competition Court chassis and exhibiting the same patented and very desirable 'Ailes Figoni' - special enclosed and highly sculptured Figoni fenders. Built primarily as a show car, this Delahaye was shown by its first owner at concours all over Europe before he returned it to Figoni & Falaschi for some changes to the rather impractical body. Front and rear bumpers were added for protection in traffic and a revised radiator grille was installed, eliminating a cyclops-style headlight.
This Delahaye features a high-performance triple-carburetor engine, aluminum coachwork, and leather interior. Figoni patented not only the fenders on this Delahaye, but also the ultralight tubular seat, disappearing soft top, and the windscreen that recedes into the body.
This Special Roadster is a close sibing to the Coupe, built on the same Competition Court chassis and exhibiting the same patented and very desirable 'Ailes Figoni' - special enclosed and highly sculptured Figoni fenders. Built primarily as a show car, this Delahaye was shown by its first owner at concours all over Europe before he returned it to Figoni & Falaschi for some changes to the rather impractical body. Front and rear bumpers were added for protection in traffic and a revised radiator grille was installed, eliminating a cyclops-style headlight.
This Delahaye features a high-performance triple-carburetor engine, aluminum coachwork, and leather interior. Figoni patented not only the fenders on this Delahaye, but also the ultralight tubular seat, disappearing soft top, and the windscreen that recedes into the body.
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Recent Sales of the Delahaye 135M
(Data based on Model Year 1937 sales)
1937 Delahaye 135M1937 DELAHAYE 135MS CABRIOLET Chassis#: 47533 Sold for USD$207,200 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1937 DELAHAYE 135 COMPÉTITION DROPHEAD COUPÉ Chassis#: 47456 Sold for USD$285,535 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris |
Delahaye 135Ms That Failed To Sell At Auction
1937 Delahaye 135M's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1937 DELAHAYE TYPE 135M COMPETITION COURT CHASSIS | 2024 Gooding & Co: Selections From The Mullin Collection Auction | $100,000 | $175,000 | ||
1937 DELAHAYE 135MS CABRIOLET | 47533 | 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $325,000 | $400,000 | |
1937 Delahaye 135M Competition Court Roadster | 47471 | 2019 Bonhams : Quail Lodge Auction | $3,250,000 | $3,750,000 | |
1937 Delahaye 135 M Coupe | 47633 | 2017 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Pacific Grove Auction | $1,700,000 | $2,100,000 | |
1937 Delahaye 135 Cabriolet | 2015 Auctions America Auburn Fall | ||||
1937 DELAHAYE 135 M ROADSTER | 47532 | 2015 BarrettJackson Scottsdale |
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