Equipment
RHD. 3,557/115hp, triple carburetors, Cotal pre-selector 4-speed, rear-mounted spare, Marchal headlights, fog light and driving light chrome wire wheels, Dunlop Fort tires, Marchal trafficators.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Very good older paint with no visible chips or scratches. Inviting interior with light stretching. Tight-fitting 3-position top. The chassis was painted assembled with some old undercoat that wasn’t removed. A high quality cosmetic restoration on top of a well-preserved original car. Engine rebuilt in 2022.
Market commentary
Sold by RM at Meadow Brook in 2002 for $99,000 after bouncing around auctions during the early 90’s without attractive much attention, then cosmetically restored to the present standards and sold by RM at Monterey in 2019 for $434,000. The Chapron coachwork is practical and stylish if not flamboyant like some of his Parisian contemporaries, but they were pretty much all out of business by 1947 as confiscatory taxation took a toll on French luxury car builders and the carrossieres who served them. This is a realistic result for a desirable 3-carburetor 135 M with a Chapron 3-position cabriolet body.