Delahaye 135 MS Coupé by Chapron
Restoration
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On sale at Soft Auction in 2021.
For the two Delahaye concerned: Delahaye 135MS Coupé and Delahaye 135M Cabriolet, both from 1947, we restore the clutches as you know. We took the opportunity to rectify all the contact surfaces as you can see on the pictures below.… Read More »Delahaye 135 : clutch restoration – More
When we acquired the car, we were considering body work and a major mechanical overhaul, but the first discoveries made at the beginning of the disassembly convinced us to undertake a complete restoration. Related posts –
The Delahaye 135 MS 800.501 Coupé appeared to be in good general condition in her red and white paint when she entered the JWA Classic collection in 2010.But as soon as the stripping started, it appeared necessary to resume a… Read More »1947 – Delahaye 135 MS Coupé by Chapron – Restoration 2
The Delahaye 135 MS 800.501 Coupé entered the JWA Classic collection in late winter 2010.She was then painted in red and white. But we knew that these were not its original colors.The workshop sheet of the coachbuilder Henri Chapron indicated… Read More »1947 – Delahaye 135 MS Coupé by Chapron – Restoration 1
The disassembly of the bodywork has begun. Note that the whole front part is made of one single block. We will discover later that if the paint was recent, the sheet metal was very damaged and rusty on some parts.… Read More »Disassembly of the bodywork
