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1950 Delahaye 180 Franay Transformable
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1950 Delahaye 180 Franay Transformable | May 5, 2008
The Societe des Automobiles Delahaye of Paris, France produced automobiles between 1894 and 1954. Although the company did achieve success on the European racing circuit, the company is best know for many of their flamboyantly designed cars of the 1930s and 1940s. Many of the most valued Delahayes have custom coachwork designs from acclaimed French coachbuilders such as Figoni & Falaschi, Saoutchik, Chapron, and Letourneur & Marchand.

Following WWII, Delahaye resumed production. Although many of the cars were very well-built and had modernly expressive designs, sales, never reached their pre WWII levels. In 1954, the company was taken over by Hotchkiss, who permanently shut down Delahaye’s car production.

This car is one of the final Delahayes to receive specialized one-off coachwork by a supreme coachbuilder. Built for the sultan and future King of Morocco, Mohammed V, this Franay all-weather, four-door convertible limousine was one of many premier cars that the Sultan/King kept in his collection. It is said that the Sultan/King enjoyed driving this car, as well as the other cars in his collection, at high speeds over the very well-paved roads that the French had endowed his country with while it was a protectorate. THis car was also used as the King's primary parade car.

This car runs on a 4.5 liter, six-cylinder engine. It currently can be seen at the Blackhawk Automobile Museum in Danville, CA.
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