Delage models

Delage was a French maker of luxury and racing cars founded in 1905 by Louis Delâge in Levallois-Perret, near Paris. In 1910 the factory moved to Courbevoie.

Racing made the name famous on both sides of the Atlantic, in America as well as in Europe. René Thomas drove a Delage to victory in the 1914 Indianapolis 500, and in 1927 the Delage 15 S 8 won four European Grands Prix, earning the company the title of world champion of car builders. Around 1930 the eight-cylinder Delage D8 became the flagship of the marque and was offered in several wheelbases. Despite a loan in 1932 and talks with possible partners, the Courbevoie business entered voluntary liquidation on 20 April 1935. Delahaye, another Paris car maker, then took control of the business and kept the Delage name alive after the Second World War, until Delage car production finally ended in 1953. See also Delahaye and classic cars.