Delahaye 135 S Compétition Court - 1936
Chassis n° 46810
24 Hrs du Mans 1939
n° 19
Team : Ecurie Francia
Result : DNF
Engine : 3.565 cc - 6 In-line
Eugene Chaboud (F)
Yves Giraud-Cabantous (F)
One of three belonging to husband and wife Laury and Lucy Schell, this Delahaye 135 S was built in accordance with the regulations of the 1936 Le Mans 24 Hours, a race that did not take place due to strikes in France. At the beginning of 1939, '46810' was sold to driver Eugène Chaboud, and the car was then registered in Seine et Oise as '192 YC 2' in the name of Écurie Francia, which had been founded by the driver Joseph Paul. Écurie Francia's 135 S Delahayes were re-bodied in the Chappe Frères workshops, emerging with a modernised and more aerodynamic front end.
This car's competition career ended just before the declaration of WW2 and at the end of 1940 '46810' was sold to Fernand Grivelet (of Grivelet Wines). The car was then registered '3760 RN' in Paris and would remain with Grivelet for some 30 years. In 1952 Grivelet had '46810' re-bodied in Germany by Hebmüller in the form of a coupé of very Germanic appearance. In this form the Delahaye passed through the hands of a succession of owners from 1973 onwards: in France, Belgium, and finally the Netherlands.
The last Dutch owner, Paul Carati, a Delahaye enthusiast, sold the car to the current vendor, another passionate connoisseur of the marque. The new (French) owner had the German body removed and then commissioned Carrosserie Bonnefoy to re-create the Écurie Francia aluminium racing coachwork that '46810' had carried at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1939. Specific to the 135 S, the Type 103 J engine is numbered '46810' and is original to this car. This is how '46810' is presented today following complete restoration to very high standard, carried out by well-respected specialists.
Class I b : Pre-War Class Compétition
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2021
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2021
Delahaye 135 S Compétition Court - 1936
Chassis n° 46810
24 Hrs du Mans 1939
n° 19
Team : Ecurie Francia
Result : DNF
Engine : 3.565 cc - 6 In-line
Eugene Chaboud (F)
Yves Giraud-Cabantous (F)
One of three belonging to husband and wife Laury and Lucy Schell, this Delahaye 135 S was built in accordance with the regulations of the 1936 Le Mans 24 Hours, a race that did not take place due to strikes in France. At the beginning of 1939, '46810' was sold to driver Eugène Chaboud, and the car was then registered in Seine et Oise as '192 YC 2' in the name of Écurie Francia, which had been founded by the driver Joseph Paul. Écurie Francia's 135 S Delahayes were re-bodied in the Chappe Frères workshops, emerging with a modernised and more aerodynamic front end.
This car's competition career ended just before the declaration of WW2 and at the end of 1940 '46810' was sold to Fernand Grivelet (of Grivelet Wines). The car was then registered '3760 RN' in Paris and would remain with Grivelet for some 30 years. In 1952 Grivelet had '46810' re-bodied in Germany by Hebmüller in the form of a coupé of very Germanic appearance. In this form the Delahaye passed through the hands of a succession of owners from 1973 onwards: in France, Belgium, and finally the Netherlands.
The last Dutch owner, Paul Carati, a Delahaye enthusiast, sold the car to the current vendor, another passionate connoisseur of the marque. The new (French) owner had the German body removed and then commissioned Carrosserie Bonnefoy to re-create the Écurie Francia aluminium racing coachwork that '46810' had carried at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1939. Specific to the 135 S, the Type 103 J engine is numbered '46810' and is original to this car. This is how '46810' is presented today following complete restoration to very high standard, carried out by well-respected specialists.
Class I b : Pre-War Class Compétition
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2021
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2021