1949 Delahaye 135 Cabriolet Chapron 2/4 Places

1949 Delahaye 135 Cabriolet Chapron in Foreign Intrigue, Movie, 1956

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
samyuk ◊ 2007-08-07 01:52	A Delahaye 135? -- Last edit: 2007-08-07 01:54:43
car nerd ◊ 2007-08-07 01:54	Wow, very impressive.
samyuk ◊ 2007-08-07 01:59	car nerd wrote Wow, very impressive. Thanks but I hope you are referring to the car, because even if this is a correct guess it will take a while to figure out who the coach builder is
car nerd ◊ 2007-08-07 02:01	both the car and your knowledge of it. The coachbuilder may perhaps be Figoni & Falaschi. Here's a link showing their work: http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/189189,13282,0,1165/photo.aspx -- Last edit: 2007-08-07 02:08:58
wrenchhead ◊ 2007-08-07 03:25	I thought it was a Delahaye but I couldn't find one like this one so I left it unknown. I will look a bit more before I edit the entry. -- Last edit: 2007-08-07 03:26:30
samyuk ◊ 2007-08-07 06:36	Figoni & Falaschi seem most likely to have built this car http://www.grandprixdetours.com/concoursdetat/concoursdetat2008.htm, look at Vainqueurs 2004 They also created similar coachwork for some Talbot Lagos. -- Last edit: 2007-08-07 06:36:36
sixcyl ◊ 2007-08-07 08:09	According to my sources, it's a Henri Chapron's coachwork on Delahaye 135 Cabriolet 2/4 places of 1949.
Bentleyboy ◊ 2010-11-04 13:45	To me it looks like a Talbot Lago T26 by Chapron.