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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

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

The work is progressing more slowly than expected, but it is progressing nonetheless.The health crisis and the lockdown are not making things easier.Well, that being said, the metal sheets that will be placed on the door posts are finished. It’s… Read More »Delahaye 135 MS Vedette – Restoration