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Rich Sufficool
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I remember my high school drafting class when I got my set of French Curves. I started drawing fantasy automobiles with tear drop shapes and pontoon fenders decades before I actually knew who the heck Figoni & Falaschi were. This little 1936 Delahaye roadster reminds me so much of my drafting class doodling. Fortunately my drafting teacher was more interested in doing the Daily News crossword puzzles that paying attention to us. LOL

36Delahaye 039
36Delahaye 042
36Delahaye 014
36Delahaye 030
36Delahaye 032
36Delahaye 001
36Delahaye 011
36Delahaye 040

 



   
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❤️ My engineering drawing class was a disaster, 1977? - we had to use real pen and ink.   I was a real Charlie Brown so I never got to your level! 

1936 Delahaye 135

https://www.supercars.net/blog/delahaye-135-competition-court/



   
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I have several French Curves models in my collection including a Delahaye in 1/24 scale and a 1934 Cadillac V16 Hartmann Roadster.



   
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John Kuvakas
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@bob-jackman, were you aware that the red version of Vlad's Hartman Roadster was in white metal?


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 Joop
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thought you guys meant other French curves.....

original

 



   
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John I was not. My model is a resin by TSM.



   
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Harv Goranson
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I have that Spark too Rich, an excellent model. Here are two more Figoni-bodied Delahayes. Both are from the Mullin collection by Minichamps.

Minichamps 437 116130 Delahaye 165 pic1
Minichamps 437 116160 Delahaye 135M pic1


   
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Rich Sufficool
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Posted by: @mg-harv

I have that Spark too Rich, an excellent model. Here are two more Figoni-bodied Delahayes. Both are from the Mullin collection by Minichamps.

Minichamps 437 116130 Delahaye 165 pic1
Minichamps 437 116160 Delahaye 135M pic1

I have the red in 1/24 and the blue in 1/18.



   
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