Clear plastic as a means of expression

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 01/13/2015 at 17:21 • Filed to: None

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Each to his own I suppose.

Trivia: the little gearlever selects four gears, the larger lever chooses whether they are to be of the forward or rearward variety.

Tareim - V8 powered > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:31

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you're saying this vehicle has more than 1 reverse gear?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:34

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Not really going Full Retard, though, is it?

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:34

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Lucite was quite a popular material for interior controls at the time, I believe Delahaye and Alfa Romeo both used it, among others, for things like buttons, control stalks, and even steering wheels.

Cé hé sin > Tareim - V8 powered 01/13/2015 at 17:35

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Mais oui. It had a Cotal gearbox which used one lever to select the four gears electrically and had a separate forward/reverse mechanism. You were recommended to use 3R for reversing purposes as the torque in 1R or 2R wouldn't do the gearbox any good.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/13/2015 at 17:35

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No, they weren't that ambitious!

Cé hé sin > ranwhenparked 01/13/2015 at 17:37

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Yes, that's a Delahaye. They probably regarded it as modern and trendy at the time.

Tareim - V8 powered > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:38

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well that's certainly bizarre and something you wouldn't get nowadays as many people would be using 1/2R and breaking the gearboxes then

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:41

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It certainly was, a new wonder material at the time. Unfortunately, it is quite prone to yellowing with age.

Cé hé sin > ranwhenparked 01/13/2015 at 17:43

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I'm guessing they've done a fairly major restoration then!

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 17:45

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Absolutely, with the values involved, I'd say almost every surviving postwar Delahaye has been totally stripped down and rebuilt bolt by bolt by now.

Cé hé sin > ranwhenparked 01/13/2015 at 17:49

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Interestingly, they're not all so expensive.

Or indeed

kanadanmajava1 > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 18:46

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Really nice interior details. I bet the exterior of that Delahaye is pretty too.

ranwhenparked > Cé hé sin 01/13/2015 at 19:02

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For whatever reason, the more conventional prewar cars don't seem to get the same love as the more exuberantly styled postwar and late prewar ones.

Cé hé sin > ranwhenparked 01/14/2015 at 04:47

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Yes, old car values are a funny thing. Some makes attract no interest even if very few are left but others, especially with a racing history or just because, attract millions each time they're taken from one climate controlled garage to be auctioned and put into another.

Cé hé sin > kanadanmajava1 01/14/2015 at 04:52

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I think this is it. 1947 135 MS Vedette