Found on Mecum60 photos1938 Delage D8-120 Aérosport Coupe
Specifications
- Year
- 1938
- Make / Model
- Delage D8-120
- Trim
- Aérosport Coupe
- Engine
- Inline 8-cylinder
- Exterior color
- Black
- Interior color
- Havana
Description
Best in Class at Pebble Beach and The Amelia Concours d'Elegance · Lot R862 · Kissimmee 2027 - 1938/39 Delage D8-120 Aérosport Coupe - Chassis No. 51617, Engine No. 51617 - Coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand - Owned by multiple World War II resistance heroes - Fully documented history - No. 11 of 12 built - 1 of 8 in existence - Ordered new by French aviation pioneer Felix Amiot - Seized during World War II by the German government and sent to occupied Denmark in 1940 - After Denmark's liberation in 1945, the car was confiscated by the newly re-established Danish government and sold to national resistance hero Jens Lillelund - It was then passed on to Danish industrialist Count Knud Vilhelm Schulin, who sold the car to Hans Jørgen Beier in 1956 - Beier owned the car until 2012, when it was imported into Florida - Part of the Miyabi Collection from 2016-2022 - Best in Class at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2024 - Best in Class at The Amelia Concours d'Elegance in 2025
Description as published on the original listing. Sesame Cars does not verify seller claims.
