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1952 - DELAHAYE 235 CABRIOLET ANTEM Unique one-off Delahaye 235 cabriolet built by Antem 1952 Paris Motor Show car Ex Ph. Charbonneaux collection Sophisticated, elegant styling One of the last cars to bear witness to to French luxury car-making The manufacturer Delahaye wished to offer its customers a successor to the legendary type 135 which it built from 1935 until the factory closed in 1954. At the Paris Motor Show in 1951, it therefore unveiled the type 235, which was still powered by a 6-cylinder 3.5-litre engine, fed by three carburettors, but which now developed 152 bhp and offered superior performance. The front suspension was now fitted with Messier-type dual-action shock absorbers. This new GT model - destined to be the last - had a claimed top speed of 180 kph (112 mph). The new model had new styling and it was the gifted designer Philippe Charbonneaux who carried out a general study for the body of the type 235| the prototype was built very quickly under his direction by the coachbuilder Motto in Turin on the first chassis, number 818000. From a purely mechanical standpoint, improvements were made by the leading specialist Fernand Lacour, a Delahaye and Delage concessionaire and owner of the Wilson garage in Levallois- Perret. Although it was listed by the works as early as the Paris Motor Show in 1951, production of the new model unfortunately remained very limited| the particularly high list price and stiff competition from foreign manufacturers restricted sales of this final model to leave the rue du Banquier to just 85 cars. Several coachbuilders offered different versions: a ‘coach', coupé, roadster or cabriolet. Among these coachbuilders, the most prolific was Chapron, followed by Antem and then Letourneur & Marchand, Figoni & Falaschi, Faget- Varnet, Saoutchik and Motto| one car was bodied by the Swiss firm Beutler, while another started out at Chapron and was then re-bodied by Barou in the Ardèche. If we refer to Charbonneaux's initial proposal, exec

1952 - DELAHAYE 235 CABRIOLET ANTEM Numéro de châssis/Chassis number: 818022 Carte grise française normale/Regular French registration papers Moteur/Engine: 6 cyl. - 3500 cc - 152 cv Le seul et unique cabriolet Delahaye 235 construit par Antem Ex Salon de Paris 1952 Provenant de la collection de Ph. Charbonneaux Ligne élégante et raffinée Un des derniers témoins de l'automobile de luxe à la française Souhaitant proposer à sa clientèle, un successeur au légendaire type 135 produit de 1935 jusqu'à la fermeture de l'usine en 1954, le constructeur Delahaye dévoilera lors du salon de Paris de 1951, le type 235 qui présentera notamment un moteur toujours de 6 cylindres de 3,5 litres, alimenté par 3 carburateurs, mais plus performant développant dorénavant 152cv. La suspension avant se trouvant équipée d'amortisseurs hydrauliques de type Messier à double effet. Ce nouveau et ultime modèle classé grand tourisme annoncera une vitesse maximale de 180 km/heure. Nouveau modèle, nouveau style, c'est le talentueux designer Philippe Charbonneaux qui réalisera l'étude générale de la carrosserie du type 235, avec le prototype réalisé très rapidement sous sa conduite, par le carrossier turinois MOTTO, sur le 1er châssis # 818000. Sur le plan purement mécanique, les améliorations seront établies par le grand spécialiste Fernand Lacour, concessionnaire Delahaye et Delage, propriétaire du garage Wilson à Levallois-Perret. Ainsi figurant au tarif de l'usine dès le salon de Paris de 1951, la production de ce nouveau modèle restera malheureusement très confidentielle, un prix catalogue particulièrement élevé et une concurrence étrangère redoutable vont limiter la commercialisation à 85 exemplaires de ce dernier modèle de la firme de la rue du banquier. Plusieurs carrossiers proposeront différentes versions: coach, coupé, roadster, cabriolet. Parmi ces carrossiers, le plus prolifique sera Chapron, puis Antem, suivront Letourneur & Marchand, Figoni & Falaschi, Faget- Varn

1952 - DELAHAYE 235 CABRIOLET ANTEM

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