Equipment
Chrome wire wheels, fog lights, skirts. 1948 Paris Salon show car, one of ten lefthand drive Delahayes built. Transparent removable panel over the front seats, blind rear quarters, skirted rear wheels, notchback roofline. Restoration begun but far from completion. Body in primer, engine checked over but not restored and supplied disassembled. Reassembled by Atelier Tessier for the auction. Estate of John OQuinn. No Reserve.
Market commentary
Reported sold at the Kruse auction in Phoenix from the Auto Collection Expo display for $540,000, GBP 288,200 at the time. Its design is lost on some ... including me ... but its rarity and distinction is nevertheless clear. OQuinn dropped a bundle to acquire this car and again on the aborted restoration. The new owner has a proud and distinctive automobile ... and a big project.