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1939 Delage D8-120

VIN: 51980

$800,000

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Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    51980

  • Body style

    Cabriolet

  • Engine Type

    L8

  • Horsepower

    90

  • Interior Color

    Red

  • Exterior Color

    Capri Blue

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

RHD. 4,302/105hp, 4-speed pre-selector, wheel discs, wide whitewalls, preselector gearbox, Marchal headlights and fog lights, top-hinged windshield.

Condition

#1 Concours

World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Intended for the 1946 Paris Salon but apparently not displayed. In the U.S. since 1953. Displayed after restoration at Pebble Beach in 1995 by Alfredo Brener, later sold to Jerry Sauls and Dr,. Joseph Murphy. Back to Sauls in 1998 and repainted in this livery, it won its class at Pebble Beach in 1999. Re-restored yet again for Tony Vincent and Most Elegant Convertible class winner at PB in 2005. Very good older paint, chrome and lightly stretched upholstery. Similarly lightly used chassis. An elegant and sporting Delage with exceptional design even if its powertrain is mundane.

Market commentary

Sold by Christie’s at Rockefeller Center in 2003 for $656,500, then by Gooding at Pebble Beach in 2022 for $940,000, this is an older restoration that is holding up very well and has sleek, sensuous Chapron coachwork. RM is asking $950,000 on its post-auction website and it would be a sound value at anything close to that price.