Saloon by Letourner et Marchand
This Delahaye 134 wears coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand. It spent much of its life in the Sarthe/LeMans Arondissement area. It currently wears an older sympathetic restoration that was performed on the inside and the outside. The engine and driveline were overhauled more recently.
by Dan Vaughan
Delahaye produced a four-cylinder automobile named the 134 from 1933 through 1946. After 1936, it was known as the 134N. After World War II, they returned for a brief period, spearheaded by Delahaye manager Charles Weiffenbach, in hopes of reviving the French industry. Production of the 134 came to a close in 1946 to make way for the more lucrative 135, 148, and 175 models.
The Type 134 wore a design based on Jean Francois' Delahaye 135. Most were given saloon bodywork by Autobineau, a subsidiary of Letourneur et Marchand. The engine was a 2.15 liter unit that had a bore of 80 mm and a stroke of 107 mm. The 134N had a four-cylinder version of the 3.2-liter, four-bearing overhead valve inline six found in the 135.
The Type 134 models, in similar fashion to their 135 siblings, had an independent suspension setup which was leaf-sprung in the front and a live axle in the back. They had cable operated Bendix brakes. The engine was mated to either a four-speed manual or a four-speed Cotal pre-selector transmission.
In total, Delahaye produced a total of 340 examples of the 134N. Approximately 20 examples of the 2.4-liter 14CV 134G were built from 1945 through 1946, only for export.
by Dan Vaughan