Topic: Solved - MJW #790 - Delahaye 135M Drophead Coupe by Carlton 1938

[woodinsight]

Make, model, year and coachbuilder for a point.

[woodinsight]

Experts?

[bentleybob]

Delahaye 135 MS Open Sports Two Seater by Corsica. At least it was very much masquerading as such including the midblue metallic paint job associated with it. In later years there was increasing doubt if this was not a sypathetic recreation, based on...

[woodinsight]

Ah - a conundrum......
I have it as being built by a different coachbuilder but if it's a recreation......?

[bentleybob]

Well, errare humanum est. Unless I am very much mistaken it figured in one of the classic car magazines in the UK in the late seventiwes, early eighties. I will try and look it up, as I am sure you will do.

[woodinsight]

Well, errare humanum est. Unless I am very much mistaken it figured in one of the classic car magazines in the UK in the late seventiwes, early eighties. I will try and look it up, as I am sure you will do.

Unfortunately my library is in store at the moment so I only have the photo on my HD to go by.

[woodinsight]

Pros?

[SACO]

Delahaye 135 M by CARLTON CARRIAGE , 1938

[woodinsight]

Delahaye 135 M by CARLTON CARRIAGE , 1938

That's it and another point for you.