JPG #100 Solved : 1948 Delahaye 135MS Cabriolet by Faget-Varnet

João · March 08, 2011, 02:53:54 PM

Year,make,model and coachbuilder please!

João · March 16, 2011, 12:03:42 PM

Expertime!

Tackitt · April 04, 2011, 09:21:23 PM

I don't know what it is yet but it sure doesn't belong in the woods. I just don't understand people.

barrett · April 23, 2011, 11:49:18 PM

Quote from: Tackitt on April 04, 2011, 09:21:23 PM
I don't know what it is yet but it sure doesn't belong in the woods. I just don't understand people.

Quite right! That chap looks very happy to have found it though, let's hope it's on its way to being rescued.

On first glance it appears to be a late 40s Italian car, but that sweep on the front wing and the provision for spats at the rear puts me more in mind of French trends of the time, so is the coachwork French?

João · April 24, 2011, 12:27:36 AM

You're right about being a late 40s beauty with French body!

barrett · April 24, 2011, 02:32:13 AM

French chassis too?

whcgt · April 24, 2011, 09:34:01 AM

1947 Delahaye 135 MS Cabriolet by Henry Chapron?

João · April 24, 2011, 11:52:44 AM

Yes! It's a Delahaye! Not by Chapron....

Tackitt · April 24, 2011, 12:46:46 PM

How about a 1948 135MS with a body by Faget-Varnet.

João · April 24, 2011, 05:09:18 PM

Quote from: Tackitt on April 24, 2011, 12:46:46 PM
How about a 1948 135MS with a body by Faget-Varnet.

Yes! Congrats Tackitt!!!

It's the same car,now beautifully restored :

Wendax · April 24, 2011, 05:24:30 PM

... and in its initial beauty:

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JPG #100 Solved : 1948 Delahaye 135MS Cabriolet by Faget-Varnet