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In 1905 Louis Delage started his automobile company in France and within a year he began racing. A man obsessed; he won the European Grand Prix Championship in 1927. His dream realized, he closed his race department, sold off his race cars and returned to the manufacture of automobiles. He lost money on every chassis sold. Delage was financially devastated. He sold out to arch-rival Delahaye which continued production. The D6-70 was introduced shortly thereafter in 1937.

This 1938 Delage D6-70 with its 2.7-liter, 6-cylinder engine has cabriolet coachwork created by Letourner et Marchand in Paris. It was built for Mme. Claire Marie Lecomte and was exhibited at concours d'elegance in Paris and Biarritz in the summer of 1938. Mme. Lecomte signed an order for the Delage on November 15th of 1937. After seeing the 'Grasshopper' at the Morocco Rally, she wanted a similar car built, but with a more streamlined and sporty body. The result was this Delage, finished in the spring of 1938.

For the duration of the war, the Delage lay partly hidden in a barn in Biarritz and was sadly neglected. After the war, Lecomte returned to Paris but left the car behind. After being rescued by a local car dealer and partly restored, it again fell on hard times and was eventually parked in its owner's front garden, gaining the nickname La Rouille, 'The Rusty!' It was rescued very recently and the current owner has restored it to its prewar elegance. The car has passed through several owners before being acquired by the current owners.

2019 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $400,000-USD $500,000 
Sale Price :
USD $368,000

Recent Sales of the Delage D6-70

(Data based on Model Year 1938 sales)
1938 Delage D6-70 Coupé de Ville
Chassis#: 51797
Sold for USD$31,267
  2019 Bonhams : The Beaulieu Sale
 
1937 Delage D6-70 Cabriolet
Chassis#: 51427
Sold for USD$368,000
  2019 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
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1938 Delage D6-70 Tourer
Chassis#: 51558
Sold for USD$82,841
  2012 Bonhams - The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars
 

Delage D6-70s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1938 Delage D6-70's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1938 Delage D6-70 Coupé de Ville517972019 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting $28,000$35,000
1938 Delage D6-70 2007 Bonhams, An Important Sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia $200,000$300,000

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1938 Delage D6-70

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1938 Delage D6-70 vehicle information
Cabriolet
Coachwork: Letourner et Marchand
Chassis #: 51427
1938 Delage D6-70 vehicle information
Cabriolet
Coachwork: Guillore
Chassis #: 880041
Engine #: 880041

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