Equipment
Triple Zenith-Stromberg carbs, Cotal 4-speed pre-selector, painted wire wheels, Firestone wide whitewalls, rear fender skirts, Marchal headlamps and driving lights, dash clock, suicide doors.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Good paint. Several light scratches. Very good interior except for a small rip on top of the back seat. Rubber stripping is also coming out of the chrome spear that runs down the middle of the hood. Desirable 'Modife Speciale' (MS) car with three carburetors, and rare 'Malmaison' three-position cabriolet coachwork by Pourtout. Lightly cosmetically and mechanically restored a few thousand miles ago although with no idea how long that was in years, and its condition reflects that. A great driver with choice Pourtout coachwork.
Market commentary
French coachbuilders like Pourtout 'got it' in the early postwar years and created some of the most modern, streamlined styles that make American excess look cheap. This Delahaye, despite having prewar mechanicals, is a desirable piece of automobile history, and should be surprisingly fast with 160hp. A little over a half-million dollars in the present environment is not unreasonable for it.