Last week we posted the issue regarding an unidentified Delage without any history attached to it. We hoped that at least one reader would remember the car. To our surprise one reader stepped forward and told us the car was built in Argentina by his father in the seventies. We asked him to send a period photo if possible. He sent various photos including the coachbuilders plate of his family which at a later stage was exchanged for a fake 'Letourneur & Marchand' badge.
Luis Penedo writes: "You ´ll find attached some pictures of the Delage still in Argentina and a picture of my Father in a Delage meeting (May 1990) in Palma de Mayorca with Patrick Delage and Antonio Batle. Also is attached a photo of our body plate.
This Delage body was made on request for Count Claudio Zichy Thyssen. He had bought a DI chassis in Argentina and took it to my father to get a new body done. My Father have been related related to classic cars since young and he made several bodies for rolling chassis as well as complete restorations. I work with him formally since the year 2000 although I have been always with antique cars. Nowadays, we still make bodies for rolling chassis. They can be an exact reproduction of the original or a creation, fully repecting the chassis year.
Our last creation is a reproduction of a Renault AK 90 1906 Grand Prix. It is made with a Renault engine (very similar to the original one), as well as many Renault pieces. I take this opportunity to say that your web Page is very interesting and we allway take a look on it. If you have any specific question about the Delage, don´t hesitate to ask. We´ll try our best to help.
Best Regards,
Luis Penedo ,
Jorge & Luis Penedo, Construcores-Carroceros, Jose Marmol - Argentina