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Named the \u2018Buzz II,\u2019 the 1936 Delahaye 135 S Comp\u00e9tition Court racing car, which campaigned in 1930s endurance races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will be auctioned at\u00a0Bonhams\u00a0The Monaco Sale ‘Les Grandes Marques \u00e0 Monaco’ on 23 April.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Recognized for its success, not only on the racetrack but also in concours d\u2019elegances, the 1936 Delahaye 135 S Comp\u00e9tition Court race car was one of the all-time great sporting automobiles of the pre-war period.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The Irish American heiress, Lucy Schell<\/a>, played an important role in the French marque\u2019s successes. Schell became the first female motorsport team owner following her career as a former racing driver.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In the 1938 Pau Grand Prix, she was triumphant when her semi-works Delahaye team conquered the seemingly unbeatable Mercedes team to take the chequered flag.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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In 1936 Schell bought the Delahaye 135 S (that is being auctioned this April by\u00a0Bonhams), and it made its first appearance as part of \u00c9curie Bleu, her three-car semi-works team that competed at the 1936 \u2018Three Hours of Marseille\u2019 endurance race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The cars\u2019 were affectionately named ‘Blue Buzz’ given their sky-blue paintwork (the French national color) combined with their engines’ muffled \u2018buzzing\u2019 noise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The car on offer, Blue Buzz II, raced in pre-war Grand Prix races at Pau, Donington<\/a>, and Commiges and the Belfast Tourist-Trophy before facing its greatest challenge at the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Additionally, in 1939 the distinguished coachbuilders Chappes Fr\u00e8res<\/a> rebodied the Delahaye 135 S into a more aerodynamic style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Jay Leno presents his own 1935 Delahaye 135 S in detail. Source: YouTube<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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After two further face lifts\u2019 in subsequent years, the Delahaye 135 S now displays the coachwork in the Chappes Fr\u00e8res bodyshell style, preserving its authentic period running gear, engine, and the original chassis \u2013 a rareness for racing cars of this period.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The\u00a0Bonhams\u00a0Monaco Sale\u00a0will be conducted at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo, facing the legendary hairpin bend of the Monaco Grand Prix circuit on April 23. The sale format will be a Live and Online auction with further details of the Delahaye 135 S being found on Bonhams website<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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[Source: Bonhams]<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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