Description
Torpedo DM 1928
A 6-cylinder OHV engine of 3. 18 litres,
Manual four-speed gearbox
Wheelbase 3. 50 metres
Track 1. 42 metres
Chassis number 29761, Engine number 1444
Between 1926 and 1929 the factory produced 2, 227 DM and DMN chassis
The DM range is probably the most successful of Delage’s production.
The model shown is a large torpedo with the wheelbase and performance of a Hispano-Suiza H6.
Although the DM’s displacement is only half that of its rival, it was equipped with a four-speed gearbox compared with three on the Hispano, which allowed it to achieve fairly similar performance.
Power-assisted braking with a Dewandre servo brake.
Top speed, 103 km/ h.
The coachwork is a burl walnut pontoon-bodied torpedo with a double windscreen,
Six passengers thanks to two jump seats hidden in the walnut veneer marquetry,
A concealed belt/ apron in the veneer can cover passengers’ legs when the telescopic windscreen is pulled.
It is fitted with a three-headlamp Grebel lighting setup and a Vuitton trunk.
