1951 DELAHAYE 135 MS COACH BY FIGONI

Serial number: 801736
French registration
- Joseph Figoni's personal car
- Last 135 bodied by Figoni
- Known history
- High-quality restoration

The Delahaye Type 135 is a prestige car from carmaker Delahaye, 2,592 of which were produced between the autumn of 1935 and the end of 1952. It was always offered with a 6-cylinder in-line engine of rather substantial displacement. The 135 "MS", for "Modifié Spécial", increased power to 135 hp.
The Delahaye 135M and 135MS will remained in production until 1954, the year in which the brand's adventure came to an end.
The story of our car begins in January 1951, when chassis 801736 enters the Figoni Falaschi workshops.
For Joseph Figoni, the early '50s were a time of renewal: the model kept its registration number, but became the property of Figoni Cie. The F F page was turned, but the car retained the small plate at the bottom of each door. It was time to renew itself, while adapting to changing lines and fashions across the Atlantic.
The arrival of the 235 provided the opportunity to move on, and chassis 801736 gave him the chance to project himself onto the brand's most successful new model, featuring a new horizontal grille. It's J. Figoni's return to aerodynamics and "sporty" lines. The master's latest 135 body was also his first 235, the first "prototype" of the "Elf". Electric windows, direction indicators, trunk opening from the passenger compartment, radio, windscreen washers, etc. are just some of the details that show J. Figoni's determination to look to the future and modernity. It was against this backdrop that he built his latest model under the aegis of Falaschi. The car was first registered on April 6, 1951 in the name of Figoni Falaschi until July 3 of the same year. It was then registered in the name of Joseph Figoni.
More information is available in our Ebook on pages 40 ff.