1939 Delahaye Type 165 Figoni et Falaschi Cabriolet.

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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



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".

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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.

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I'd love to see one of those at the monthly cruise nite in Spanish Springs.
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Sounds like a fine wine.
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I suppose the insurance on one of those and the upkeep would be extremely high.

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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



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".
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Does it even fit in a normal parking space? It's HUGE!!!
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Yeah......nice...... but can it make a U-TURN ?
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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.
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How can you turn the front wheels for steering, it appears they will hit the wheel covers?
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Now THAT’S what you call a classic roadster!
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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.
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