1947 DELAHAYE 135 MS COACH BY H. CHAPRON
Serial number: 800501
Collector's registration
- Delivered new to Raymond Hubert
- High-quality restoration

The Delahaye Type 135 is a prestige car built by 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", increases power to 135 hp.
Designed by Jean François and inspired by the Art Deco style in vogue at the time, it won numerous Concours d'Elegance, with its various body variants from the most prestigious independent French coachbuilders of the time (including Antem, Chapron, Dubos Frères, Figoni, etc.).
Delahaye did little customizing of its cars, but delivered the chassis-engine assembly to the many coachbuilders who then took care of the rest. This opened up a wide range of possibilities for chassis design and interpretation.
After the war, the 135 was still Delahaye's raison d'être. Although the war interrupted production of the "normal" 135, the Delahaye 135M soon resumed production, still bodied by the same French masters.
Thus, the Delahaye 135M and 135MS remained in production until 1954, when the 235 arrived, bringing the brand's adventure to a close.
The car presented here was purchased at the 1947 Paris Motor Show by Me Raymond Hubert. The lawyer had made a name for himself by acquitting Guillaume Seznec's daughter, who had murdered her husband. Probably the first Coupé Grand Luxe
bodied by Chapron after the war. Indeed, it still has its one-piece windshield. Later, the windshield will be V-shaped.
We were told, however, that the original colors (blue and red) would have displeased Me Hubert and that he had it repainted in two lighter colors, although we don't know which.
In fact, in 1992, the Delahaye took part in the Tour de France Automobile in a different color scheme.
Later, in the 2000s, it was given a new red and white coat. Finally, in the early 2010s, it was repainted in metallic grey, a Chapron color at the time of its release.