1948 Delahaye 135 Cabriolet by Faget-Varnet
Posted by Maynard078@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 22 comments
Posted by Maynard078@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 22 comments
costafilh0@reddit
How could we ruin car design so much.
KindOfPoo@reddit
Mostly safety regulations
Willing_Big194@reddit
Also China
KindOfPoo@reddit
Not sure what you're implying. Having said that, pedestrian safety regulations and fuel efficiency regulations have absolutely shaped cars. The hood of a car is designed to mitigate injuries that would be sustained by pedestrians otherwise. Fuel efficiency is massively affected by aerodynamics, so cars have been getting more aerodynamic to allow them to adhere to emissions regulations.
fothergillfuckup@reddit
Which is a surprise when you see so many cubist SUV's?
Willing_Big194@reddit
I meant that the last 5 years, all car manufacturers are styling their cars for a Chinese audience
Willing_Big194@reddit
Nothing can beat a pre war
Capri280@reddit
Is that a jab at the styling? 🤣
Willing_Big194@reddit
Its praise to the styling of pre war cars
Capri280@reddit
But what does that have to do with a car from 1948?
Willing_Big194@reddit
Its a pre war car sold after the war...
Capri280@reddit
It's true that the 135 was launched in the 30s, and it soldiered on into the 50s. However, Delahaye had no body building facilities and thus were dependent on coachbuilders. How the car looked (except for the grille) depended on whichever coachbuilder bodied it and since they were bodied as one offs or as part of extremely limited series and could iterate incorporating the latest styling trends quickly, unless the buyer wanted a more conservatively styled car. This body is designed in a style quite typical of french luxury cars of the early postwar period and looks fairly different to a prewar car. Ditto with "razor-edge" styling, which was much more of a postwar british trend, than prewar.
Willing_Big194@reddit
This is definitely not very different than a pre war car. Many pre wars followed this aerodynamic style, look at Figoni et Falaschi. This type of style was all the rage in the 30s.
Capri280@reddit
They look alike in that they don't have all-enveloping full width bodies ... other than that, these are hardly identical. You'd be hard-pressed to find a prewar french car with with its wings flowing into the doors for one. It's a transitional style, but distinctly postwar.
Willing_Big194@reddit
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Capri280@reddit
I see that there's no point in trying to educate. Let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that.
Willing_Big194@reddit
Teardrop shape / aerodynamic styling was very popular in the 30s
Next time think before writing silly comments
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Grandbob328@reddit
Very glamorous!
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