1949 Cadillac - Suicide Door by Chad Horwedel ...

1949 Cadillac - Suicide Door by Chad Horwedel https://flic.kr/p/5X6dz6

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Veritas BMW Rennsport - 1949 by Perico001 Chassis n° 85123 RM...

Veritas BMW Rennsport - 1949 by Perico001 Chassis n° 85123

RM Sotheby’s
Estimated : € 450.000 - 550.000

Techno Classica 2019
Essen
Deutschland - Germany
April 2019 https://flic.kr/p/2erTTjt

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1949 Chrysler Town and Country by aldenjewell This early...

1949 Chrysler Town and Country by aldenjewell This early brochure showed both convertible and hardtop models, but, oddly, only the convertible was produced for 1949, and only the hardtop was produced for 1950. https://flic.kr/p/79tmRj

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Ferrari 166 Inter Coupé - 1949 by Perico001 Chassis n°...

Ferrari 166 Inter Coupé - 1949 by Perico001 Chassis n° 0015S
Coachwork by Carrozzeria Touring
Ferrari 166 Inter Touring Chassis n° 015S is one of the earliest Ferrari’s in existence. The car was delivered to its first owner Mr. Calzificio Sapras of Parabiago near Milan and got its license plate on August 5th, 1949. The Ferrari 166 Inter is the first production Ferrari. 166 stood for the size of one combustion camber : 166 cc. For a V12 the size of the engine was 12 x 166 : 1.992 cc. As a production car the engine had 110 hp at 6.000 rpm compared by the 140 hp a 7.000 rpm for the competition version, the 166MM.
The engine was linked to a five speed gearbox. The bodywork was by Touring Milan. During the Coppa d'ora Villa d'Este 1949 this car won the “Coppa Commendator Orlandi” for the best constructive concepts.
Class XII : Ferrari 166
Zoute Concours d'Elegance
The Royal Zoute Golf Club
Zoute Grand Prix 2019
Knokke - Zoute
België - Belgium
October 2019 https://flic.kr/p/2hyoi23

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Delahaye 135 M Cabriolet - 1949 by Perico001 Coachwork by...

Delahaye 135 M Cabriolet - 1949 by Perico001 Coachwork by Guilloré

RM Sotheby’s
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019

Estimated : € 250.000 - 325.000

Delahaye launched the ground-breaking 135 model in 1935, which was met with instant success and remained in production for an astounding 20 years. It reigned supreme at concours d’elegance in Paris, Biarritz and Monaco, fitted with luxurious, racy and stunning coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi, Saoutchik, Franay and of course Guilloré.

But times had changed after WWII, and when chassis 800863 rolled out of the Carrosserie Guilloré works in 1949, it represented a way of life that was already over. Clad in a classically elegant cabriolet body by one of the foremost coachbuilders in France, it was a costly exercise that few could afford: an elegant manifestation of hand-built exclusivity that would disappear in just a few years as technologically superior, mass-produced, unit-body automobiles quashed the once-proud French coachbuilding industry.

Chassis no. 800863 was first registered in 1949 in the Département de la Seine where it received no. 837 RQ 8. The car’s early history is not known, but in 1985, it was sold by dealer Henri Lalanne to a Frédéric Buch. In 1998, it was given over to the well-known French restorer Carrosserie Lecoq and was comprehensively restored. It presents beautifully today, with excellent paint, chrome, top and a luxurious light blue interior that features an exceptional steering wheel in clear plexiglass that looks like crystal. In 2017, the car was comprehensively serviced by the Graber Sport Garage in Toffen, Switzerland. The engine and brakes received attention, and the bill amounted to more than CHF 11,000.

Chassis 800863 is a scarce matching-numbers example that retains its original body and is well known to the French Delahaye Club. As such, this classically beautiful Delahaye cabriolet represents a rare and desirable survivor from a time when the customer truly was king. https://flic.kr/p/2e66gwh

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