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Coach-builder Figoni & Falaschi showed a very aerodynamic 'Torpedo Cabriolet' with covered front and rear wheels at the 1936 Paris Auto Salon on the short Delahaye 135 chassis. This was followed by ten nearly identical production cars of which chassis 48666 was the fifth. It was sold through the Viennese dealership to a customer in Bohemia. Having survived the War hidden away, it remained in what was now the Czech Republic until it was discovered in 1997 and sold to collector Jacquies Harguindeguy.
The spectacular Figoni & Falaschi Torpedo Cabriolet was brought to California for a full restoration. Before the work started the car's original configuration was extensively researched with the help of Claude Figoni, the son of the original designer. Three years later, the Delahaye 135 starred at the 50th edition of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it deservedly won the prestigious 'Best of Show' award. Now in new ownership, chassis 48666 returned to Pebble in 2006 where Delahaye was the featured marque. It was lined up along the Pacific Ocean next to one of its virtually identical sister car.
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