Delahaye
Car : Delahaye 135
Year : 1934
Engine : 6 cylinder in line
Bore and stroke : 80×107 mm
Cylinder capacity : 3500 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power :130
Maximum speed : 100 mph
Wheelbase : 9 ft 8 ins (2.94 m)
Suspension : front : independent suspension with transverse leaf- springs ;
rear: semi-elliptic leaf- springs
It is strange that the company name of Delahaye was perpetuated throughout its career from 1894 to 1953 , because by 1901 Emile Delahaye had very little to do with the running of the company. Charles Weiffenbach, therefore, was given very little credit for guiding the company throughout those years. Weiffenbach was responsible for, amongst other thigns, the attempt to bring about mass production based on standardization.
This was another company that was responsible for sporting triumphs. The 135 is a typical example of its large range of products. It had a 6-cylinder engine with the same bore and stroke as a 4-cylinder engine introduced at the same time, (this was one way of bringing about the standardization that was Weiffenbach’s object). The 135 was bodied in a variety of ways by the French coach-work/designers, who at that time were the acknowledged masters of the art.
The Delahaye was regarded as a car for the elite and the preserve of a very select clientele. Stremlined bodies were built on Delahaye chassis even for models that were not strictly sporting and they were given winged fenders that were fashionable before the outbreak of the last war.