And here is the important moment when our 1947 Delahaye 135MS bodied as a 2-seater Cabriolet by Henri Chapron is about to get its body back. This one has received a solid frame designed on purpose before being carefully removed… Read More »The “Vedette” is dressed again
Related posts – Delahaye 135MS Vedette – Restoration work
Mathieu Bois is making good progress in the restoration of the bodywork. It’s not easy to show on the pictures but the plan is respected.The Vedette will be back at JWA Classic on July 2nd for the rest of the… Read More »Delahaye 135MS Vedette : the rear wings are fixed
It was on march 2020. The car was shipped to our favorite electrician who had to keep it longer than expected and finally had to take the whole harness back.The advantage is that now the harness is new and reliable.Our… Read More »Back home – Delahaye 135MS Coach Figoni
Stored near Paris in a basement garage.The car has not been moved since 1965. The car is a Delahaye 135M bodied by Henri Chapron.She was exhibited as a prototype at the Paris Motor Show in October 1948.She will be sold… Read More »Exceptional barn find
During the 80’s, the car was stored in a barn in the countryside, far from Paris. The barn was not especially protected against theft.The thieves were certainly aware that an exceptional car was in this barn, unattended.And so, what had… Read More »Missing !
Purchased at the Paris Salon in 1947, the car will change hands in 1955.Hubert S. will buy her, on the advice of the Chapron company in 1962. He will sell it only in 2017, 55 years later.Hubert lives in Versailles,… Read More »1962 – Hubert S. buys the car
It is difficult to say how many Delahaye 135 were bodied by Chapron with a Vedette body.By searching the documentation available in the specialized press and on the internet, one can think that there were seven.But the photos of all… Read More »The Vedette model
It is on April 6, 1947 that the Delahaye factories delivers to the coachbuilder Chapron the chassis 800.486.The choice for the bodywork will be a 2-seater convertible with disappearing top named “Vedette”.It will be presented at the Paris Salon in… Read More »The Vedette at the Salon de Paris
The Delahaye 135 MS Vedette entered the JWA Classic collection in late 2017.Its previous owner had owned it since 1962 but she had been stolen, repainted black and then recovered. It had not been driven for over 20 years. Related… Read More »1947 – Delahaye 135 MS Vedette by Chapron
