Delahaye Model History

France · founded 1894

French luxury and racing marque (1894–1954) — the coachbuilt Type 135 won Le Mans in 1938 and defined prewar French elegance before Hotchkiss ended production.

Models

Type 135

Delahaye's most celebrated model — a coachbuilt grand tourer and outright Le Mans winner, produced from 1935 until the marque's closure in 1954.

Grand tourer · 1935–1954
Type 145

The "Million Franc" Grand Prix racer — a 4.5-litre V12 built to win a French government prize and beat the German factory teams, with only four ever built.

Racing car · 1937–1939
Type 175 / 178 / 180

Delahaye's ambitious postwar flagship — a 4.5-litre six on a semi-monocoque chassis, offered in three wheelbase lengths, with 107 cars built before persistent quality issues ended production.

Luxury car · 1948–1951
Type 235

Delahaye's final car — a modernised 135MS with full-width ponton styling, 84 examples built before the marque's closure in 1954.

Grand tourer · 1951–1954
Type 134 / 134N

Delahaye's four-cylinder touring car of the 1930s — a more accessible companion to the Type 135, with around 340 examples of the 134N built.

Touring car · 1933–1940

Other makes