Delage 1933 Concours D`Elegance Monaco by Albert Martin

[grobmotorix]

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[Allemano]

 

[grobmotorix]

Let´s see what our experts know about this...

[FrontMan]

Hispano by Million-Guiet?....can't prove a thing at present, but what a fine looking machine.  A good 30 metres to the front must have been in a blind spot!         

[grobmotorix]

A good 30 metres to the front must have been in a blind spot! 

[D-type]

It couldn't race with a number so loosely attached, could it be an entry in a concours d'elegance?

Edit:  Just noticed that the retoucher appears to have made a deliberate mistake continuing the wing (fender) line downwards in front of the front wheel.  Why?

[grobmotorix]

could it be an entry in a concours d'elegance?

I think that´s right.

Regarding the front fender line: I´m not sure if the whole front bumper has been added by the retoucher afterwords...

[frederick59]

with such a design i guess it could be a Voisin

[grobmotorix]

Well - I can feel the spirit of Voisin in this car, too.

But I do miss the significant cooler mascot:

[frederick59]

i gather it's from France by the look of the spectators,maybe in the parc de Bagatelle in Paris?

[grobmotorix]

Monaco GP as said in the text...

[frederick59]

Isotta Fraschini by Saoutchik

[grobmotorix]

Is this just a guess or can you PM me a link or something as proof?

[frederick59]

no just a guess as i searched for Bugatti Royale and fell on Bucciali and after searching..............

[RayTheRat]

1930 Ballot?

[grobmotorix]

Well, I can´t tell...

I think it is time to move this up.

[RayTheRat]

I stumbled across the (possible) original (b/w monochrome) image and all the caption says is "Monaco Grand Prix Contest, Monte Carlo, 1933."

[grobmotorix]

Yes, that´s all I also knew...

[grobmotorix]

To the black hole...

[Paul Jaray]

XXV Concours d'elegance in Montecarlo.
Albert Martin's 1-prize winning Delage (Category L: Aerodynamic coachworks)

[Arunas]

XXV Concours d'elegance in Montecarlo.
Albert Martin's 1-prize winning Delage (Category I: coupe and coupe-limousine)

[grobmotorix]

Super!
Two points for you!

Now it would be percfect to find out the coachbuilding company...

[Paul Jaray]

Albert Martin designed it.
In a 7-page article, there are all the results of that Concours. Owners, cars and Coachbuilders.
"An original aerodynamic coachwork designed by Albert Martin on a Delage chassis"

[grobmotorix]

Perfect 

[grobmotorix]

I do not know my self, of course,
but now I found a photo of a Million Guiet bodied Hispano Suiza, which looks quite similar.

Just my guess - what do the others think - could they have built it for Mr. Albert Martin?