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Interesting Aero Coupe!
This is a picture from Classic & Sports Car of a 1937 Delage D8-120 Aero Coupe
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Hi everybody.
A very nice car. The Delage D8 120 had a straight 8 engine 4.3l or 4.7l in the "S" version developping 120hp. More interesting, it had an electro-magnetic "Cotal" pre-selective gearbox (same process than a Wilson gearbox). Styling of this aera was absolutely fantastic. For those of you who love, take a look also at the Talbot "teardrop", another inspirational ancestor of "our" beloved Aeromax.
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Gone to Porsche Part of the Furniture
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So in its day of Manufacture, would it of received AEROMAX status or VEYRON status ?
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What a gorgeous car.  I must confess that every time I go to the rétromobile show in Paris, I come away saddened by the demise of the "interesting" end of the french automobile industry. Between the wars France was producing some of the most beautiful cars in the world - such as this Delage, but also (obviously) Bugatti, Delahaye, Voisin, Talbot Lago, and the French subsidiary of Hispano Suiza to name but a few. 
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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I was trying to find out how much one of these would be worth in 2000 Christies had one listed with an estimate of $500,000 dollars.
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In this period each car was really unique as the customer bought the chassis with engine and after that he had to choose a body maker. So in my point of view, and regarding the fact that Aeromax is a bit rare (more than a Veyron anyway!), I'd give the Aeromax status ... 
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Unique or not unique. No qualifiers, please!
Best Regards
Lang may yer lum reek
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Unique or not unique. No qualifiers, please!
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Wow. I thought at first ugh someone has bastardised an Aeromax.
Never seen one before.
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Unique or not unique. No qualifiers, please!
Really, really unique in my eyes!
Jays
Former Morgan owner. Gone but hopefully not forgotten!
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Really, really unique in my eyes! Well said Mr S   I wish my French was as fluent as Vianney's English.
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