The Mullin Automotive Museum recently enjoyed a double victory, as cars from its collection took top honors on two continents. At England’s annual Goodwood Festival of Speed, the museum’s 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-S, with teardrop style body by famed French coachbuilder Figoni et Flaschi (above), was selected Best of Show at the event’s Cartier Style et Luxe concours, while Mullin’s 1937 Delahaye Type 145 (below) claimed the equivalent honor, the Chairman’s Award, at the Art of the Car Concours in Kansas City.
The Talbot-Lago was once owned by Bentley Motors chairman Woolf Barnato and acquired by Peter Mullin, who calls it “the most gorgeous car ever designed,” in 1985. The Delahaye has long been called “the million-franc Delahaye” after legendary French racer Rene Dreyfuss averaged 91mph for 16 laps of the Autodrome de Montlhéry to wrest the record from the Italians and earn the million-franc reward posted by the Automobile Club of France.
In the wake of the twin wins, Mullin said, “This has been an incredible weekend for the museum and the collection. To be asked to participate in a celebration of the work of one of history’s finest coachbuilders by Lord March is an incredible honor. To have the Talbot-Lago win Best In Show and…then, to have the “Million Franc Delahaye” win at an event halfway around the world is simply icing on the cake.”
