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21/08/2025 4:34 pm
When you think of prewar French coachbuilders, The French curvy builders of Figoni & Falaschi and the flamboyant Jacques Saoutchik. For more stately coachwork, you commissioned Henri Chapron to grace your rolling chassis. This 1937 Delage D8-120 3 Position Cabriolet using a Delahaye ladder frame chassis mated to the Delage straight 8 drivetrain was turned into a rolling work of art that still exists today. After a repaint starring in the Paris locale for the 1951 Gene Kelly movie "An American in Paris". It now resides in the McMullin collection.
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ne of the last of the Chaprons made for a 1947 Delahaye 135M with similar styling:
21/08/2025 5:19 pm
After the Mullin closed, Gooding Christie auctioned it off for $731K. I thought maybe it had gone to the Petersen, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
David Green and Christopher Moroni reacted
21/08/2025 5:30 pm
"After a repaint starring in the Paris locale for the 1951 Gene Kelly movie An American in Paris."
Oh, why did they ever repaint it! 🙄 It was so nice as is!
PS
I don't think I've ever seen Landau Bars that "proud" (extending way out ) before. 😬
Marty Johnson and David Green reacted
21/08/2025 5:42 pm
The Delage is beautiful and well proportioned.
21/08/2025 7:02 pm
Henry Chapron was a true artist.
Topic starter
21/08/2025 7:38 pm
@chris I believe it had something do do with Technicolor at the time.
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