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104 of 115 lots
Lot 104
1923 Delage Type DE Torpédo Tourer
Estimate:
$40,000 - $60,000
Starting bid:
$25
Sold for
$78,400
Live Auction
Selections From The Mullin Collection Auction
Description
Coachwork by M. Taubes

Without Reserve

Chassis: 12040
Engine: 912

Attractive, Dual-Windshield Open Tourer with Room for up to Seven
Finished in Appropriate Period Colors
Retains Countless Fascinating Period Details

The Delage Type DE was manufactured between 1921 and 1923, with some 3,600 built, and as few as 65 surviving today. It was powered by a 32 hp, four-cylinder side-valve engine coupled to a four-speed gearbox.

This Delage DE bears the coachbuilding plate of M. Taubes of Paris, and is bodied as a particularly handsome torpédo-style tourer. Its spacious rear cockpit features a pair of folding seats in addition to the rear bench seat, and all are set behind the stowable second windshield for comfortable touring. An engraved nameplate affixed to the engine-turned dash panel cites its onetime owner as M. Verzloet of Laarne, Belgium.

Its 1990s restoration is handsomely completed in dark red with black fenders and a tan canvas top. This Delage was built relatively early in the Classic Era and will make a grand addition to any group of fine European cars.

*Please note that all of the Lots in this Auction have been in long-term static storage at the Mullin Automotive Museum and may not be currently operational. They will require mechanical attention and in some cases significant restoration prior to any road use.