1930 Delage DR 70

29663roadFrance

Engine: L-head inline-six, Ricardo-type cylinder head, 2170cc or 2516cc displacement

A 1930 Delage DR 70 chassis believed to have been exported new to Australia, where Melbourne coachbuilder James Flood bodied it. The car passed through several Australian hands before a dedicated enthusiast undertook a comprehensive restoration, after which it participated in a number of events. It subsequently moved to the United Kingdom and then entered a Spanish collection before passing to a large American Midwestern collection. Though the restoration has aged, the car retains intact green leather trim and a clean engine bay.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$101,750
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1930 → 1938Factory delivery
Claude Vanderkelen
partial documentation
Original Australian owner; chassis reportedly imported new and bodied locally in Melbourne. No documentary evidence has been located to confirm this history.
1938 →Acquisition unknown
First unidentified Australian owner
none documentation
One of two unspecified Australian owners who held the car after Vanderkelen and before Ian de Beuzeville.
2004 → 2007Acquisition unknown
Unidentified UK-based owner or importer
partial documentation
Car was brought to the United Kingdom around 2004; ownership details during this period are not specified.
2007 →Acquisition unknown
Spanish collection
partial documentation
The car joined a collection in Spain in 2007 before passing to a large collection in the American Midwest.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Second unidentified Australian owner
none documentation
Second of two anonymous Australian intermediate owners prior to de Beuzeville's acquisition.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Ian de Beuzeville
partial documentation
Australian enthusiast who acquired the car during the 1960s, drove it regularly for several years, then carried out a comprehensive restoration after which the car was used in competitive events.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Large Midwestern US collection
partial documentation
Current custodian; a sizable private collection based in the US Midwest.

Competition

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Various competitive events post-restoration
Following completion of a full restoration by Ian de Beuzeville in Australia, the car participated in multiple unspecified competitive or motorsport-related events.

Maintenance & restoration

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Restoration
Full restoration undertaken by owner Ian de Beuzeville while the car was in Australia; by the time of cataloguing the work was described as showing its age.
No date range or specific scope details are provided beyond it being described as a complete restoration.

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