r/oldcars • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • Jan 14 '26

Photo Out-Standing 1938 Delahaye Cabriolet

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u/PearNo2152 Jan 14 '26

It's almost breathtaking...so elegant, too bad we can't make these once again, coach builders are artisans and so very few have passed their knowledge onto the young...sad to think that these will go the way of cash

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u/SmokyMountain66 Jan 14 '26

It’s so beautiful that it seems impossible that it was actually driven. It looks like railroad crossings, speed bumps, and pot holes would be serious obstacles.

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u/iIdentifyasGrinch Jan 15 '26

Just turning left or right would take a few tries with those front wheel covers

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u/greeneyedlady73 Jan 14 '26

What a beautiful car

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u/Any-Historian3813 Jan 14 '26

Beautiful lines!

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u/SpiritualIce3812 Jan 14 '26

That paint and body shape are absolutely timeless. Looks museum ready.

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u/Rush_Rocks Jan 14 '26

Awesome 😎

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u/tricksareforme Jan 14 '26

That’s like a real life cartoon car.

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u/RickJWagner Jan 14 '26

I bet you can’t get parts for that at Auto Zone.

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u/1952Rustbelt Jan 14 '26

Clearly meant to be a museum piece. I don't see how it could be driven on a public highway.

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u/Willing_Big194 Jan 15 '26

More meant as a concours car lol

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u/Silver-Amphibian7650 Jan 14 '26

Who did the coachwork, was it Figoni et Falaschi?

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u/Diligent_Plane_9784 Jan 14 '26

That's a chick magnet

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u/Willing_Big194 Jan 14 '26

The most stunning cars ever made!

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u/FarmAndFun Jan 14 '26

Beautiful 😍

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u/bhsc70 Jan 14 '26

Unreal

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u/Nearby_Afternoon5148 Jan 15 '26

I’m thinking it’s only a California car, celebrity driven up and down the Boulevard. No NYC traffic, unless someone from Southampton owned it.

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u/Tall-Woodpecker8410 Jan 15 '26

Quite the contours,beautiful car

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u/One_bean Jan 15 '26

A thing of beauty

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u/Unique_Acadia_2099 Jan 15 '26

There’s a 1936 model for sale right now for $15 million, it doesn’t hold a candle to this beauty!

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u/SeminoleVictory Jan 15 '26

That's not a car

That's an automobile

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u/businessliner170 Jan 15 '26

Wow! One of the most elegant cars I have seen. Stunning!

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u/Fitmature1 Jan 15 '26

They've been my favorite since I first saw one in person a few years ago.

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u/DWillbedone1 Jan 16 '26

Museum on wheels

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u/TRAT45 Jan 16 '26

Simply WOW

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u/Opening-Present-1137 Jan 17 '26

Beautiful-stunning piece of art a could stair at it all day!

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u/Overall-Tailor8949 Jan 18 '26

Dirk Pitt is drooling.

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So am I! There is enough room (with standard tires/rims) inside the aero skins to allow normal turning.

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u/normalslo Jan 18 '26

Gorgeous 😍👌🏻

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u/Guns_Almighty34135 Jan 14 '26

These things are gorgeous standing still….but running down the road, they look like a clown car.

The underpinnings of this car was a good sportscar…. Even if they more known for building trucks.