{"id":492799,"date":"2012-12-01T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T03:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=22899"},"modified":"2024-05-12T14:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T14:26:47","slug":"darlmat-the-french-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/darlmat-the-french-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Darl\u2019mat \u2013 The French Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One glance at a late 1937, \u201838 or \u201839 Darl\u2019mat 402 Special Sport tells you it\u2019s classic Art Deco French. Those swoopy airfoil fenders reminiscent of custom coachbuilder Saoutchik\u2019s Delahayes, as well as Ettore Bugatti\u2019s creations of the era are the giveaway. Also, the almost cubist bright work trim and the sweptback grille absolutely smack of late Third Republic Parisian chic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One could envision Edith Piaf and Yves Montand rumbling up to a club in the labyrinthine left bank in a Darl\u2019mat to hear jazz artists Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, oblivious to the fact that the Nazis were shortly going to spoil all the fun, commandeer all the Darl\u2019mats for their military officers, and make Peugeot captive to Volkswagen for the duration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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