79 Delahaye Badge - History
Delahaye Badge - History
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DELAHAYE SET
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Delahaye was founded in Tours, France 1894 by Emile Delahaye, begining with the manufactere of belt driven single and twin cylinder cars. The demand rapidly outgrew supply and the company was in urgent need of refinancing. New partners George Morane, and his brother-in-law Leon Desmarais, were found In 1898 providing required injection of capitol. In1901 Emile Delahaye resigned on health grounds, Emile died in 1905. In 1902 a swecond factory was aquired in Paris, with more capacity a wider range of cars followed. Delahayes were exported, and also made under licence in Germany and the USA Following WW1 production diversified to lorries, , Motor Ploughs, Fire Engines as well as cars. By the 1930's Delahaye were producing state of the art cars and were active in Motor Sport success in the Alpine Trial led to the introduction of the sporting Type 135 "Coupe des Alpes". By the end of 1935, Delahaye had won eighteen minor French sports car events and a number of hill-climbs, and came fifth at Le Mans.
In 1935 Delahaye bought rivals Delage, Delage cars continued in production from 1935 to 1951, and were finally superseded by the Type 235,. While the truck business was continuing to thrive, and some of the great coachbuilders were building bespoke bodies for their cars, including the renowned Figoni et Falaschi, Chapron, and Letourneur et Marchand, and Joseph Saoutchik, as well as Guillore, Faget-Varlet, Pourtout, and a few others less well known.
The 1930's were the golden age for the company, with prestige cars and motor sport sucesses.
In 1940 cars and military vehicles were made for the occupying German Forces
Post war production of the 135 resumed with new styling by Philippe Charbonneaux, 1 4.5 Litre 175 was introduced in 1948 but it was not sucessful. Until the early 1950s, a continuing demand for military vehicles enabled the company to operate at reasonable albeit low volumes, primarily thanks to demand for the Type 163 trucks, sufficient to keep the business afloat, along with providing exports to the French colonies.
A jeep was offered in 1951 and proved popular with the french military, but production of the Types 175, 178 and 180 cars was ended as demand for high end cars dried up. Delahaye's main competitor, Hotchkiss, managed to negotiate a licensing agreement with Kaiser-Willys Motors, and obtained sanction to manufacture its Willys MB Jeep in France. and military contracts for the more expensive Delahaye Jeep were cancelled.
In August 1953 the company laid off more than 200 workers and salaried employees. and a merger deal with struggling Hotchkiss was signed in 1954 Hotchkiss shut down Delahaye car production three months later, while still producing Hotchkiss-Delahaye tricks the combined firm was itself taken over by Brandt, and by 1955, Delahaye and Hotchkiss were out of the automotive chassis business altogether
Many thanks for a fantabulous 37,699,900 views
Shot at the Haynes International Motor Museum Sparkford, Somerset 23rd June 2015 Ref 107-079
79 Delahaye Badge - History
Delahaye Badge - History
AUTOMOTIVE BADGES SET
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DELAHAYE SET
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Delahaye was founded in Tours, France 1894 by Emile Delahaye, begining with the manufactere of belt driven single and twin cylinder cars. The demand rapidly outgrew supply and the company was in urgent need of refinancing. New partners George Morane, and his brother-in-law Leon Desmarais, were found In 1898 providing required injection of capitol. In1901 Emile Delahaye resigned on health grounds, Emile died in 1905. In 1902 a swecond factory was aquired in Paris, with more capacity a wider range of cars followed. Delahayes were exported, and also made under licence in Germany and the USA Following WW1 production diversified to lorries, , Motor Ploughs, Fire Engines as well as cars. By the 1930's Delahaye were producing state of the art cars and were active in Motor Sport success in the Alpine Trial led to the introduction of the sporting Type 135 "Coupe des Alpes". By the end of 1935, Delahaye had won eighteen minor French sports car events and a number of hill-climbs, and came fifth at Le Mans.
In 1935 Delahaye bought rivals Delage, Delage cars continued in production from 1935 to 1951, and were finally superseded by the Type 235,. While the truck business was continuing to thrive, and some of the great coachbuilders were building bespoke bodies for their cars, including the renowned Figoni et Falaschi, Chapron, and Letourneur et Marchand, and Joseph Saoutchik, as well as Guillore, Faget-Varlet, Pourtout, and a few others less well known.
The 1930's were the golden age for the company, with prestige cars and motor sport sucesses.
In 1940 cars and military vehicles were made for the occupying German Forces
Post war production of the 135 resumed with new styling by Philippe Charbonneaux, 1 4.5 Litre 175 was introduced in 1948 but it was not sucessful. Until the early 1950s, a continuing demand for military vehicles enabled the company to operate at reasonable albeit low volumes, primarily thanks to demand for the Type 163 trucks, sufficient to keep the business afloat, along with providing exports to the French colonies.
A jeep was offered in 1951 and proved popular with the french military, but production of the Types 175, 178 and 180 cars was ended as demand for high end cars dried up. Delahaye's main competitor, Hotchkiss, managed to negotiate a licensing agreement with Kaiser-Willys Motors, and obtained sanction to manufacture its Willys MB Jeep in France. and military contracts for the more expensive Delahaye Jeep were cancelled.
In August 1953 the company laid off more than 200 workers and salaried employees. and a merger deal with struggling Hotchkiss was signed in 1954 Hotchkiss shut down Delahaye car production three months later, while still producing Hotchkiss-Delahaye tricks the combined firm was itself taken over by Brandt, and by 1955, Delahaye and Hotchkiss were out of the automotive chassis business altogether
Many thanks for a fantabulous 37,699,900 views
Shot at the Haynes International Motor Museum Sparkford, Somerset 23rd June 2015 Ref 107-079