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1936 Delahaye Type 135 Competition Court Teardrop Coupe
NO SALE
Engine 3557CC
Trans 4-Speed
Color Black
Interior Red
HIGHLIGHTS
o Coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi
o Right-hand drive Lightweight “Goutte D'Eau” style coupe with sunroof
o The only 1936 Delahaye Type 135 with headlamps integrated in between the front fenders
o One of an estimated 30 Competition Court models built from 1935-37
o The last of six short-wheelbase coupes built by Figoni et Falaschi in 1936 and one of three surviving examples today
o The Competition Court was the ultimate Type 135 and only available as a homologation special to a very select group of loyal Delahaye customers. The Competition Court chassis option did not appear in any Delahaye literature and was sold as a bare chassis to be sent to a coachbuilder for a custom-built lightweight body
o Chassis No. 47242 was fitted with special competition components including a 4-speed manual transmission, outside-mounted rear springs, a low-mounted engine, oil cooler mounted below the radiator and racing-style fuel tank with dual fillers
o Delivered new to the Delahaye factory and retained as a demonstrator
o Body No. 609 is unique from the other five examples with a slightly different bonnet and a single row of hood louvers
Steel body with aluminum bonnet, boot, fenders, doors and bumpers
o 106-inch wheelbase
o 3,557cc inline six-cylinder engine
o 4-speed manual competition transmission
o Chrome knock-off wire wheels
o Class Award at the 2001 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
o Best of Show at the 2003 Celebration of Automobiles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
o Best of Show at the 2003 Concours d'Elegance of Texas
o Best of Show and People's Choice at the 2014 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Ontario
o Displayed in the “Art in Automobiles” exhibit at the 2015 Canadian International Auto show in Toronto
The Delahaye Type 135 coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi launched a series of automotive design masterpieces from the revitalized carrossier, the most prized of which remains the 1936 “Compétition Court” Teardrop Coupe, Chassis No. 47242 and Body No. 609. This is the definitive expression of Giuseppe Figoni’s singular vision, a virtually organic blend of “Goutte D’Eau“ (Teardrop) contours unrivaled in its elegance, every detail fashioned, finished and placed with artistic finesse, a perfect arrangement of notes forming an exquisite composition.
The last of six specially commissioned coupes completed by Figoni in 1936, Chassis No. 47242 is recorded in the Figoni company register, which notes the completed coupe was delivered to the Delahaye factory, suggesting it was exhibited in concours d'elegance or retained as a factory demonstrator. The Compétition Court chassis was one of Delahaye’s most exclusive offerings with only 30 estimated to have been built. It was a homologation special not listed in the company literature and offered through private arrangement only to “special friends” of the company in bare-chassis form to be fitted with lightweight custom coupe or roadster coachwork by the customer’s carrossier of choice.
It was essentially a road-going Grand Prix-specification chassis on the shorter 106-inch wheelbase, described in the definitive history “Delahaye: Le Grand Livre” as having “a cocktail of parts from the series three Type 135 chassis and the Specials,” with additional specially made components. Its racing-purposed features included the powerful and reliable 3.5L competition-spec inline-6 engine—mounted low in the chassis to lower the center of gravity—a remote oil cooler mounted below the radiator, outside-mounted rear springs, a competition fuel tank with dual fillers and a rare competition-spec 4-speed manual transmission.
This car’s body, No. 609, is unique among the six Figoni-bodied coupes, with its distinctive bonnet flanked by Marchal headlights faired into the inner front wings, a signature feature of future Figoni designs. Fashioned in steel with an aluminum bonnet, boot, fenders, doors and bumpers, its streamlined teardrop fender shapes are emphasized by accents flowing back from the bonnet’s leading edge, down across the doors and then scribing the rear fender arches. Thin chrome strips delicately accent the fender peaks, their contours repeated in small chrome accents on the rear fender skirts, and a central tail fin contoured to match those on the rear fenders divides the split rear window.
Like many French treasures, the car was hidden from occupying forces during World War II, resurfacing in the early 1950s in the possession of Jean-Pierre Bernard, then sales manager for Delahaye and eventual founder and president of Club Delahaye. Its history shows that it passed through several owners in France before being sold to an Italian buyer around the end of the 1950s. Some four decades passed before it again re-emerged in the late 1990s, this time with a garage owner in Brescia who sold it to its next owner in Geneva, Switzerland. It was remarkably complete; while the opening for the sunroof had been closed, the operating mechanism remained intact, and the chassis plate showing No. 47242 was in its correct location on the firewall.
The car was then imported into the United States, where it was restored for concours d’elegance judging. After its postwar discovery, the car had been fitted with a newer engine, so, in keeping with the strict standards of its restoration, the search began for an extremely rare Competition-spec 3.5L engine. Interestingly, the replacement—featuring the unique triple Solex carburetors and correct date-code stamping—was found not far from where the car was located for decades near Brescia.
While the car’s mechanical systems were being rebuilt, the wood framework was refurbished to Figoni et Falaschi’s exacting standards, and the body was refinished in its magnificent black paint and rich chromed trim. The gorgeous interior is likewise worthy of the Figoni et Falaschi legacy, a luxurious mixture of supple red leather upholstery with quill ostrich inserts, hand-sculpted and mirror-polished wood trim, an elegant engine-turned dash panel and blue-faced gauges and tachometer.
The masterful restoration of this exceptional automobile was rewarded with a First in Class upon its public unveiling at the 2001 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Amazingly, in 2003, in the space of less than one week, it earned Best of Show awards at the Celebration of Automobiles at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Concours d’Elegance of Texas. Lovingly maintained in concours-winning presentation, it also earned Best of Show and People’s Choice at the 2014 Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Kemble, Ontario, and it was honored with an invitation to the “Art in Automobiles” exhibit at the 2015 Canadian International Auto show in Toronto.
A superlative machine built with great care and precision and restored to its original splendor, this 1936 Delahaye Type 135 “Competition Court” Teardrop Coupe is one of Giuseppe Figoni’s finest creations, a genuine masterpiece born of race-proven engineering coupled with the peerless vision of a master of the art of coachbuilding.
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Had a blast with my auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2021.
Sacramento, California. 23, Oct., 2019- The U.S. Marshals held a press conference and preview of 10 cars in Sacramento, California, to announce an upcoming auction on Wednesday, Oct. 23. US Attorney for the Eastern District of California McGregor Scott and Jennifer Crane, Assistant Chief with the U.S. Marshals Asset Forfeiture Division, gave remarks. The
auction will be held in Woodland, California, at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, for approximately 149 classic, luxury and performance vehicles from a federal civil case involving the owners of the defunct DC Solar company in the Eastern District of California. Auction webpage: appletowing.hibid.com/catalog/185288/u-s--marshals--live-...
Photo By: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals
- Online Auctions to be provided by Gmarket as Yahoo!’s Open Strategy provides a platform for third parties to gain distribution through the Yahoo! Front Page
SINGAPORE, 28 October 2008 – Yahoo! today announced that it has launched the trial of a new online marketplace on the Yahoo! Singapore Front Page (www.yahoo.com.sg) in partnership with Gmarket, a leading online auctions provider in Asia. The new co-branded Yahoo! and Gmarket product is a significant example of Yahoo!’s Open Strategy, which allows consumers to experience the best of the web while third parties benefit from Yahoo!’s leadership in consumer reach and engagement on its network, including the #1 position of the Yahoo! Singapore Front Page.
Gmarket in association with Yahoo! Singapore is a new service that allows sellers to reach more customers and increase online sales. Currently the site is in a trial-stage where sellers can register before listing items for free. Fees are only applied once a transaction is complete. The new service is designed to put sellers in more control. For example, sellers can offer fixed price trading, price bargaining and discount coupon options to entice customers. The service also provides Mini-Shop online storefronts, loyalty (including Mileage Points) programs and online marketing services from Yahoo! that can help boost selling potential through customer leads.
“Yahoo! Singapore is the leading online starting point for internet users because we provide an open platform to give consumers the very best online content and user experience. Our partnerships are key to that strategy, and allows people to access what they like best about the web,” said Ken Mandel, vice president and managing director, Yahoo! Southeast Asia. “Yahoo!’s partnership with Gmarket will provide an essential marketplace experience for online sellers and buyers in Singapore,” Mandel added.
“Gmarket is a leading auctions provider in Asia and the largest online marketplace in Korea – one of the most wired nations on earth. We have the experience and the technology that provides a better experience for sellers and buyers in an internet savvy market like Singapore,” said HyunWook Cho, Leader of Global Business Group, Gmarket. “Gmarket’s partnership with Yahoo! will enable buyers and sellers to tap into world-leading technology and cutting edge e-commerce tools and services to help them buy and sell items more easily,” said HyunWook Cho.
Yahoo! retired its Singapore Auctions service in September and shifted to a more open and partner-centric approach utilizing Gmarket in association with Yahoo! Singapore. Yahoo! is currently migrating the loyal Yahoo! Singapore Auctions community to the co-branded Gmarket service.
“The partnership with Gmarket is just the start of Yahoo!’s Open Strategy for publishers in this region,” said Fernando Pizarro, head of business development for Yahoo! Southeast Asia. “We welcome more online companies into the Yahoo! network, to help them with distribution and, at the same time, become more essential for online users,” Pizarro added.
Livestock auctions are one of England's oldest surviving traditions. For about as long as this island's shores have supported populations of cattle, communities of farmers have congregated in local auction marts like this one in order to exchange livestock. The country's farming industry is something of a diverse tapestry - great swathes of rural landscape across England belong to such landowners, with smallholdings of every shape and size contributing to the economy today as they have done for hundreds of years.
There's a truly vibrant atmosphere at these local events and a real sense of community. Many of the farmers bringing livestock to the market use it as a place to connect with other rural businessmen throughout the region and the trading floor is always abuzz with gossip. This photograph was taken during a cattle sale at the Wharfedale Farmers Auction Mart, an establishment which has been a firm fixture in Otley for over a hundred years since its inception on February 14th, 1893.
Of course I attended the auction on November 6. In some ways it was more painful than being there on the last night.
Before the auction started, during the inspection period, Young Mr. Burke brought me down to the cellar.
oil on canvas, signed and dated '20
36 ins x 40 ins; 90 cms x 100 cms
Auction Estimate: $80,000 / 120,000
Price Realized: $385,000.00
(Joyner Fall Auction of Important Canadian Art - November 25th, 1987)
Provenance: Acquired from the artist Laing Galleries, Toronto
Exhibited: Annual Exhibition Royal Canadian Academy, 1920, no. 158 Arthur Lismer Paintings,
1913-1949, The Art Gallery of Toronto, Toronto. January-February, 1950, no. 6. Also
shown at: The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, March, 1950; The Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts, June, 1950. Paintings and Drawings by Arthur Lismer, Laing
Galleries, Toronto, May-June, 1956. Eleven Artists in Montreal, The Montreal
Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 1960.
Literature: Gemey Kelly, Arthur Lismer, Nova Scotia, 1916-1919, Halifax, N.S., plate 29 for
anther work entitled Logging, 1920.
Gemey writes, “In the spring, the Sackville River, which flowed by the Lismer home, was the scene of logging operations when the logs were sent down the river and caught in booms at the head of Bedford Basin. Lismer enjoyed the sight of the raging water and of the loggers clambering to untangle the jams, and in the several drawings and oil sketches he captured the action of moving water and the precariousness of the balanced loggers working with the poles. Lismer attempted to incorporate the various elements of the scene, including the crossed and askewed logs, into the design of the whole.”
Offered as part of the Estate of Lawrence T. Porter, Logging In Nova Scotia set a new auction record for work by Arthur Lismer. The painting remains to this day the third-highest value fetched for a work by the Group of Seven artist at auction.
The consignment of the Estate of Lawrence T. Porter marked an impressive coup. At the time, the Porter Collection was considered the most significant ever to be offered at auction and Joyner Fine Art, an operation of three specialists had secured it from the other giants in the industry. The offering of the Porter Collection on the auction block in November of 1987 helped Joyner Fine Art realize just over $5 million in the fall season, a staggering new record for any auction of Canadian Art. Most importantly, Joyner Fine Art had become the leading firm of Canadian Art auctioneers within two years of its formation.
Auction to benefit parochial Amish schools. Items auctioned included horses, farm equipment, quilts, antiques and pets.
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Seemed a surprise at the time when Davies Bros of Pencader went into receivership. On 10th August 1999 the fleet was auctioned off at their Blossom Garage. amongst the sale stock included a Leyland PS1, JAX 354, ex Jersey Motor Transport which achivied a price of £10,210, whilst another Tiger a PS2/3, LUO 694 sold for £4,136.
Went to an auction today and these are my goodies. The Pyrex prices went crazy high at times and it was badly categorized but I am still glad I went.
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these CDs will be part of the Silent Auction or Raffle at the Exposure.Detroit show this Friday
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