1939 Delahaye Type 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet.

[Taltarzac725]

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1939 Delahaye Type 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet ‘World’s Fair Car’ - Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal (https://sportscardigest.com/concours-of-elegance-uk-2015-report-and-photos/1939-delahaye-type-165-figoni-et-falaschi-cabriolet-worlds-fair-car/)



I wonder if there are any of these in the Villages? This car plays a big part, so far, in David Baldacci's new Archer book "A Gambling Man".

[Taltarzac725]

Harrah's Car Collection had one of these as a person on a Facebook board's now ex-husband had done upholstery work on it. This was in Reno, Nevada. I would have seen it probably as we visited there rather often when relatives were visiting us in Reno.

National Automobile Vehicle Directory - National Automobile Museum (https://automuseum.org/vehicle-directory/)

[New Englander]

wow

[Tom52]

I'd love to see one of those at the monthly cruise nite in Spanish Springs.

[EdFNJ]

Sounds like a fine wine.

[Taltarzac725]

I suppose the insurance on one of those and the upkeep would be extremely high.

Had a Doggie Doo Run Run friend who loved old Jaguars and he had had a lot of troubles finding parts.

[Dahabs]

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1939 Delahaye Type 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet ‘World’s Fair Car’ - Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal (https://sportscardigest.com/concours-of-elegance-uk-2015-report-and-photos/1939-delahaye-type-165-figoni-et-falaschi-cabriolet-worlds-fair-car/)



I wonder if there are any of these in the Villages? This car plays a big part, so far, in David Baldacci's new Archer book "A Gambling Man".

Wow, awesome!

[La lamy]

Does it even fit in a normal parking space? It's HUGE!!!

[Joe C.]

Yeah......nice...... but can it make a U-TURN ?

[Notsocrates]

Does it even fit in a normal parking space? It's HUGE!!!

Just looks huge. It' 31 inches shorter than the 1959 Olds Ninety Eight.

[RMarkland]

How can you turn the front wheels for steering, it appears they will hit the wheel covers?

[Villages Kahuna]

Now THAT’S what you call a classic roadster!

[Tom52]

Google search says the wheel base is 126 inches and overall length is 192 inches. For reference a Ford Explorer is 198.8 inches long, so, not as long as it appears in the photo.