1936→1937 Delage D8-120

After Delahaye bought Delage in 1935, the concentrated on releasing the D8 120. As a result many of the components were shared between the two firms. A highlight of the car was its new 8-cylinder engine which could produce 115 bhp at 4,000 rpm. Since the boxed-steel was quite low and the engine required a long hood, many of the various bodies fitted to the D8 120 had an elegant profile.

1936 Delage D8-120 Gallery

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In Detail


type	Series Production Car
production years	1936 – 1937
built at	France
engineers	Maurice Gaultier
engine	Inline-8
position	Front Longitudinal
valvetrain	OHV, 2 Valves per Cyl
fuel feed	Dual Choke Stromberg Carbuetor
displacement	4743 cc / 289.44 in³
bore	80 mm / 3.1 in
stroke	107 mm / 4.2 in
power	85.8 kw / 115 bhp @ 4000 rpm
specific output	24.25 bhp per litre
body / frame	Body over Ladder Frame
driven wheels	RWD
front brakes	Drums
rear brakes	Drums
f suspension	Wishbones w/Transverse Leaf Springs
r suspension	Live Axle w/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs
wheelbase	3350 mm / 131.9 in
front track	1500 mm / 59.1 in
rear track	1500 mm / 59.1 in
transmission	Cotal 4-Speed Preselector
top speed	~149.64 kph / 93 mph

Auction Sales History

1938 Delage D8-120 Aerosport Coupe D838120 – did not sell for $2,300,000

1938/39 Delage D8-120 Aerosport Coupe. Chassis No. 51617, Engine No. 51617. Coachwork by LeTourneur et Marchand. Fully documented history. 1 of 12 built and 1 of 8 in existence. Ordered new by French aviation pioneer Felix Amiot. Siezed during WWII by the German government and sent to occupied Denmark in 1940. After Denmark’s liberation in 1945 the car was confiscated by the newly re-established Danish government, where it was assigned a new documented title number D838120 and sold to national resistance hero Jens Lillelund. Then passed on Danish industrialist Knud Vilhelm Count Shulin who sold the car to Hans Jorgen Beier in 1956. Beier owned the car until 2013 when it was imported to Florida. 4.7L inline-8 cylinder engine. Cotal four-speed electric pre-selector gearbox. Wheelbase: 133”

Auction Source: Monterey 2014 by Mecum Auctions

1937 Delage D8-120 Deltasport Chapron Three-Position Cabriolet 51629 – sold for $770,000 One of The Great French Luxury Automobiles of the Pre-war Era. First Owned by the Husband of Actress Hedy Lamarr. One of a Few Surviving D8-120 Deltasports by Chapron. Near 100 MPH Capability. A Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Participant.
Auction Source: Gooding & Company’s 10th Anniversary 2013 Pebble Beach Auction