1939 Delahay 135M Figoni/Falachi Coming to the Klingberg Auto Show
September 10, 2009
Emile Delahaye began his automobile manufacturing company in 1894 in Tours, France. He continued to make very elegant automobiles and reliable trucks until 1954.
The Delahaye 135M was one of only nine short-bodied models designed by French coatchbuilder Figoni et Falashi along with artist Goe Hamm. This is just one of two left in the world today. Present owner, Malcolm Pray, as a young man visiting the 1939 New York World’s Fair, saw this very automobile in the French Pavilion. In 1964, he purchased it only found out later that it was the automobile he saw as a youngster.
The Delahaye 135M has been honored at concours all over the world because of it beauty and elegance. FedEx Custom Critical Automobile Transport will be bringing it for display at the Klingberg Antique Auto Show in October.
