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1949 Delahaye 178 Cabriolet by Chapron
| According to noted Delahaye historian Jean-Paul Tissot, only 38 examples of the Delahaye 178 were produced, of which just seven survive. This car was one of two cabriolets built by Henri Chapron on the 178 chassis, and it is the only extant example. Typical of Chapron’s work, it is beautifully proportioned with subtle lines and numerous distinctive touches, including the louvered hood, a front bumper sculpted around the grille, and, most prominently, a lightly vee’d split windshield, an element uncommon to Chapron designs. It was completed by Chapron on 10 August 1949, as a left-hand-drive chassis equipped with the standard 178 engine. Exceptionally rare, as one of only seven 178s known to exist in factory left-hand-drive. |
