{"id":493423,"date":"2013-10-01T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T03:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=15591"},"modified":"2024-12-26T18:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T18:18:37","slug":"fading-beauty-1953-chapron-delahaye-235-ms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/fading-beauty-1953-chapron-delahaye-235-ms\/","title":{"rendered":"Fading Beauty \u2013 1953 Chapron Delahaye 235 MS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534090\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Mike Jiggle\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p1-293x195.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mike Jiggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>If I was able to use only two words to describe my experience of driving the elegant Chapron Delahaye 235 MS on the open roads of England then they would be, \u201cA handful!\u201d On first sight, I found this French machine easy on the eye, with more than an echo back to the beautiful pre-war Art Deco era. However, under its swooping exterior the car displayed a wild side. At 50 miles per hour on an undulating Lincolnshire A-road, this car was not all serene and peaceful. Instead the swooping body pitched and rolled with some aggression, demanding respect\u2014asking the driver to hang on for a wild ride!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534092\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534092\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534092 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Mike Jiggle\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/ROADPRO201310-p2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mike Jiggle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>THE MAN BEHIND THE MARQUE<\/b><\/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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