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Delage Kay Petre 1935 10.5 litre V12-engined Land Speed Record automobile photo For Sale
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Delage Kay Petre 1935 10.5 litre V12-engined Land Speed Record automobile photo:
$9.75
A superb and rare photo, of KayPetre in 1935 with her 1924 Delage 10.5 litre V12 enginged Land Speed Recordmachine.
The DelageAutomobile company was established in January, 1905, at 62, rue Chaptal (62 Chaptal street) in Levallois, a northwesterly suburb ofParis, France. It wasfounded by Louis Delâge (1874-1947), an ambitious young engineer who had beenworking for the Peugeot car company. Initially, the company was only anassembly plant, acquiring engines and drive trains from other manufacturers touse with their own body designs purchased from others. By 1908, success saw theoperation in new production facilities and competing in Grand Prix motorracing. A year later, they were making their own engines and fabricatingadvanced body designs. Delage cars began winning important races until theonset of World War I in 1914 when the new factory in nearby Courbevoie wasconverted to military production. Post-war, the Delage company prospered,producing high quality, well-engineered touring and luxury saloon cars. Inmotor racing, Great Britain\'s DickSeaman and female driver Kay Petre gained fame in their Delage racecars whileFrance\'s Robert Benoist and René Thomas were among the leading drivers of theirday. In 1914, Thomas traveled to the United States and drove a Delage tovictory at the Indianapolis 500 and in1924, he set a new land speed record at just over 143 mph (230 km/h). The first ever British Grand Prix, held in1926, was won by the French team of Louis Wagner and Robert Sénéchal driving aDelage 155B. The photograph that the winner of this sale will receive, wastaken during this event. It shows Benoist in the 2ND Delage 155B which wassimilar to the one of the winners. Throughout the mid 1920s, Delage vehiclesdominated racing, with Benoist winning the British, French, Spanish and ItalianGrand Prix races. However, the Great Depression of the 1930s took its toll andin 1935 the company went into voluntary liquidation. The Delage plant in Courbevoie was closedand its contents sold. A license to manufacture cars under the Delage name wasnegotiated with the Delahaye automobile company who continued to produce aDelage model until it went out of business in 1953.
This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a wonderful era ofDelage ‘s automotive history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to ownthisphoto, therefore it is printed in a nice large format ofca. 8\" x 11\"(ca. 20 cm x 28 cm). It makes itperfectly suitable for framing.
Shipping costs will only be $ 7.00 regardless of how many photos youbuy. For 5 or more photos, shipping is free!
(Note: A. Herl, Inc. does not appear onphoto, for purposes only)
No copyrightexpressed or implied. Sold as collectable item only. We are clearing out ourarchives that we have gathered from various sources.
All items always sent wellprotected in PVC clear filesand board backedenvelopes.
We havephotographs that came from professional collections and/or were bought from theoriginal photographer or press studio! They are all of professional andexcellent quality.
After many decadesof professionally collecting photographs and posters we are clearing out ourarchives. They make the perfect gift and are perfectly suited for framing. Theywill look gorgeous unframed and will be a true asset nicely framed with aborder. They are a gorgeous and great asset in every home, workshop, workplace,restaurant, bar or club!
First come -first served. And you can always contact us for your requests. Please ask anyquestions before the sale ends.
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