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The Delahaye 145 is a luxury car, derived from a racecar design, manufactured by French automaker Delahaye. Based on a sporting tourer, it was designed to be capable for racing.[1]
| Delahaye 145/155/165 | |
|---|---|
 Delahaye 145 Cabriolet | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Delahaye |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Luxury car |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual 4-speed pre-selector |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106 in) |
| Curb weight | 989 kg (2,180 lb) (chassis) |
History
Only four 4.5 litre naturally aspirated V12 Type 145 racecars were built, all exclusively for Lucy O'Reilly Schell and her Écurie Bleue racing team. These were build numbers 48771,[2] 48772, 48773,[1] and 48775. The missing chassis number in the sequence, 48774, was the only Type 155 built — a grandprix monoposto fitted with an experimental De Dion tube independent rear suspension system and innovative geared hubs.
All five of the V12 engined chassis were based on the 2.70 m (106 in) wheelbase Type 135SC. The only difference in the Type 145 was a pair of short rear suspension trailing arms that were supposed to improve handling. The chassis of the Type 155 was an original one-off that used only the Type 135's proprietary independent front suspension that Delahaye shared with Delage and Talbot.
Despite two early wins by Type 145 number 48771, the five V12s were less than successful, and by 1939 all five racecars had been consigned by owner O'Reilly Schell to the Wilson Garage's proprietor, Fernand Lacour, to sell.
Type 165
From the twelve sets of V12 engine parts, Delahaye built five bodied racecars for O'Reilly Schell, and four coachbuilt grand-touring Type 165 chassis. These were stamped as build numbers 4071, 4072, 4073, and 4074. The first two were similarly bodied as "Dandy-series" cabriolets by Henri Chapron, and the other two as streamlined avant garde roadsters by Joseph Figoni of Figoni et Falaschi. Only the latter two survive. Both Chapron cabriolets were bombed into oblivion during World War II.
References
- Vaughan, Daniel (22 April 2007). "1937 Delahaye Type 145". conceptcarz.
- Nielsen, Wes (31 July 2014). "Ready for the Road: The Delahaye Type 145". Nostalgia Highway.
External links
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La Delahaye Type 145 est un modèle de voiture de prestige du constructeur automobile français Delahaye, fabriqué à une douzaine d'exemplaires entre 1937 et 1940.[it] Delahaye Type 145
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