One of Two Supercars... [PIC]

By 1936, Delahaye was going all out to win the French government's "Million Franc" challenge for any French manufacturer who could beat the speed record set b the Alfa Romeo P3. By 1937, 4 complete 145 V12s were tearing up the tracks at various European events that ended with France's defeat in WWll. Two cars were sent to Henri Chapron in Paris who converted them to two beautiful streamlined coupes. I wondered if Chapron was a Nazi collaborator seeing he seemed to be the only coachbuilder still working during the was when everyone else had shut down and did their best to hide their creations for the duration. AI assured me he was not. That Delage D8 120 Cabriolet that we recently discussed was bought by a Vichy general who escaped to Argentina but couldn't get that car to accompany him which is how it ultimately got to America. Anyway the car is in the hands of an American collector and is a perennial favorite at Pebble Beach. Model by Minichamps.

Note: check out the brakes. They look like a radial aircraft engine. Does anyone know what I'm looking at?