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SCOTTSDALE 2018 CONSIGNMENTS

1948 Delahaye Chapron’s Dandy Grand Luxe

Consignment #: 2109

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Fully restored post-war French luxury car

Hand-built Henri Chapron Carrossier bodywork

Chapron body is in a style known as the Dandy Grand Luxe

Invited to the prestigious Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

Stored in a garage for a quarter-century

1 of the most striking & desirable cars of post-war Europe

Body style was shown at the 1946 Paris Auto Show

Leading experts worked on the restoration project

Cotal gearbox restored by French car expert Alan Taylor

The engine was rebuilt by FX Engines

Brent’s Upholstery finished the interior

Appeared at the 2006 Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance

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