1935 Delahaye Type 135 S Competition

Original owner who registered the car in December 1935 and campaigned it extensively through 1939, logging around 30 competition entries. Paul died during the war and the car passed through his estate.

Acquired from the Paul estate and raced the car under his Ecurie France team banner before selling it on.

Continued competitive use of the car, achieving at least one outright victory during his tenure.

Operated the car in multiple events in 1949 with a driver known only as 'Ralph'.

Acquired the car around 1950 after it had been rebodied as a coupé by coachbuilder Antem circa 1949.

Held the car briefly before selling to a private buyer.

Purchased from Garage Le Marois; held the car for some years before it passed to Terzulli.

Recognised the car's racing heritage through specialist inspection in 1979 and initiated a restoration from 1985, including an engine overhaul and a new racing body modelled on another surviving example.

Commissioned a bespoke new body from coachbuilder Verne to his own specification, apparently unaware at the time of the car's association with Joseph Paul.

One of several outright victories recorded by Paul during his extensive 1936–1939 campaign with the car.

Delahaye 135 Specials filled positions 2nd through 5th behind the winning Bugatti Type 57G; Perrot's co-driver was Dhome.

Co-driven by Marcel Mongin; one of three consecutive Le Mans entries Paul made with this chassis.

Part of Paul's three-year run of Le Mans appearances with chassis 46094; specific result not stated.

Final wartime-era Le Mans entry for this chassis under Paul's ownership; result not stated.

Outright victory recorded during Mairesse's brief ownership of the car.

Entered under Ecurie Mundia Course with driver known only as 'Ralph'; result not stated.

Another entry under Ecurie Mundia Course with driver 'Ralph'; result not stated.

Recorded as the car's final competitive appearance, driven by someone identified only as 'Tenno', some 16 years after the chassis was built.

Formal technical examination conducted by three specialists confirming the presence of original competition components including a racing engine block, race exhaust manifold, large ventilated aluminium drum brakes, and chassis dimensions set to racing specification.

Carried out by F. Joly, M. Varet, and R. Deleplace at the request of owner Gino Terzulli; findings were published in the September 1979 Club Delahaye Newsletter.

Engine overhauled by the competition division of B. Pigelet; during the work, the block was confirmed to bear a grease-pen inscription reading 'competition', and the unit was found to retain additional cooling passages, a lightweight crankshaft, a non-standard flywheel, special cam timing, and enlarged valves.

Part of a broader restoration initiated by Terzulli from 1985.

A new open racing body was fabricated by restorer Blasquez, modelled on the coachwork of Delahaye 47186 which was then owned by Serge Pozzoli, replacing the earlier Antem coupé body.

Workshop located in Perpignan; work commissioned by Gino Terzulli.

A further replacement body was commissioned from coachbuilder Verne to meet the new owner's personal preferences, superseding the Blasquez racing body fitted the previous year.

Ordered by Jean-Philippe Peugeot shortly after his acquisition of the car in 1986.

Original open racing bodywork replaced with a coupé body constructed by Antem coachbuilders.

Carried out around 1949; the car retained this coupé body through several subsequent owners until restoration in the mid-1980s.