13/5! (classy edition)

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 05/13/2015 at 14:45 • Filed to: Delahaye, Figoni and Falaschi

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Have a Delahaye 135 with a Figoni and Falaschi Torpedo cabriolet body and a suitably upmarket setting.

Note the traditional rhd.

You’re welcome.

$kaycog > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 14:49

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That is so beautiful!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 14:51

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I don’t know about all that Italian, but that is a magical looking car.

Cé hé sin > $kaycog 05/13/2015 at 14:53

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Yes, the grey colour suits the background (although I think it might actually be pale blue because I’ve seen other pics of a car that looks exactly the same and as these were fantastically expensive coachbuilt one-offs you wouldn’t often have two identical ones)

$kaycog > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 14:56

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I too think it’s pale blue, and if it’s not, it should be. Real class.

Cé hé sin > $kaycog 05/13/2015 at 14:57

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Here’s the one (or the same one) in blue:

Twism > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 14:58

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With a quick look, I thought this was scratched and that the whole car was standing on blocks.

My heart skipped a few beats.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:00

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I don’t recognize this straight off- some type of Talbot?

$kaycog > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:00

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Stunning!

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/13/2015 at 15:02

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It’s just what I said...a Delahaye 135 with a Figoni and Falaschi Torpedo cabriolet body. Delahaye just made the rolling chassis leaving the customer to get it bodied.

Jedidiah > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:06

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Cé hé sin > $kaycog 05/13/2015 at 15:06

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There are a few more, all slightly different and all worth millions:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:08

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On the left. Not the Delahaye, but its neighbor - it’s similar in some proportions to a late 40s Talbot, but I have no idea what it really is. If you click on the circle numbers on the picture, it shows more precisely than the thumbnail where people are clicking - the thumbnails are rather too large, IMO.

$kaycog > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:08

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They’re all knock outs, but I still like the blue/blue best.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/13/2015 at 15:17

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Got it! Villa d’Este Concours 2008, no 32 in Class B. It’s a 1940 Alfa 6C 2500SS.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:17

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Gracias.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:21

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No shock I didn’t ID it, I suppose. Almost none of the 6C 2500 models appear to have anything in common with one another, and the S Pininfarina (which it is) is yet another look still:

Cé hé sin > Twism 05/13/2015 at 15:21

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That’s due to the narrow track. With the bodywork extending over the wheels, you have to have a large gap between wheel and panel to have any hope of steering and so the wheels tend to “disappear”

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 05/13/2015 at 15:24

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Further, an enclosed front fender works best when the kingpin is a fair distance from the centerline of the wheel - so a car such as this needs strong steering linkage and has some susceptibility to bump steer.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/13/2015 at 15:31

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Interestingly, some Delahayes, especially the later 175, were hugely overbodied and the weight caused all kinds of suspension problems