Equipment
Removable roof panel, chrome wire wheels, opening windshield, Marchal head and fog lights, skirts, blackwall Michelin tires, chrome wire wheels, Michelin blackwalls, trafficators, dual filler tank, oil cooler, leather interior.
Condition
Excellent older cosmetic restoration with sharp paint, chrome, engine and interior. The balance is well preserved and largely original, an unusual combination of cosmetic (and mechanical) restoration with sympathetic preservation. Engine is the proper competition configuration, but was not with the car when found.
Market commentary
It's hard to figure the estimate on this Delahaye. Yes, it's a short chassis; yes, it has the competition engine; yes, it's a Figoni & Falaschi teardrop. It even has headlights integrated into the fender catwalks for better aerodynamics and driver's visibility. The estimate was still overly optimistic. The same can't be said for the price it brought. The result was obviously sufficiently attractive to the sellers, even $800,000 under the low estimate.