1937 Delage D8-120 Aérosport Coupe Series 2
One of the finest coach-built streamlined automobiles ever designed, the Delage D8-120 Aérosport Coupe was introduced at the Paris Salon in 1936. Only twelve of these cars were made before production was halted by the war in 1939. After extensive research, David Cooper concluded that this car, shown in a photograph taken outside the 1937 Paris Salon, was owned by Standard Oil Heiress Millicent Rogers. Cooper Technica is restoring the Aérosport to the highest standards of quality, accuracy and authenticity.
1937 Delage D8-120 Aérosport Coupe outside the October 1937 Paris Salon, archives of
Les Amis de Delage, France.
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1937 Paris Salon de l'Automobile. The Delage Aérosport is shown on a raised stand at the Delage booth in the middle of the photo.
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Millicent Rogers, courtesy of the Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM.
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Original drawing of Delage Aérosport #51623, archives of
Les Amis de Delage, France.
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Delage #51623 at Claremont Manor, 1939, courtesy of Wiltraud Salm.
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Digital rendering of Delage Aérosport created by Cooper Technica
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Digital rendering of Delage Aérosport created by Cooper Technica
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Digital rendering of Delage Aérosport created by Cooper Technica
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Detail of original dash showing original Thuya veneer over walnut
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Detail of side trim, Thuya and steam bent walnut window trim
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Stamp on underside of original leather sample from the 1930s
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Here are links to two articles, and a link to a radio interview with David Cooper.
"An Iconic Automobile and the Style Icon Who Owned It", Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine, Spring 2012
Radio: Dick Gordon interviews David Cooper on NPR's "The Story", broadcast June 11, 2012. Direct link to .MP3 the_story_061112.mp3 (23Mb)
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