1937 Delage D8-120 Deltasport Three-Position Cabriolet

Make Delage
Year 1937
Chassis Number 51629
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2013
Auction Date 18/08/2013
Lot Number 036
Result sold
Sold For $770,000
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Chassis: 51629
One of The Great French Luxury Automobiles of the Pre-war Era
First Owned by the Husband of Actress Hedy Lamarr
One of a Few Surviving D8-120 Deltasports by Chapron
Near 100 MPH Capability
A Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Participant
4,700 CC Inline OHV 8-Cylinder Engine
Single Dual-Choke Stromberg Carburetor
142 HP at 4,000 RPM
4-Speed Cotal Electromagnetic Transmission
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
Front Transverse Leaf Spring and Wishbones
Rear Live Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
1937 Delage D8-120 Deltasport Three-Position Cabriolet