1936/39 Delahaye 135

This car competed in four races at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in June 1985.

 

The only information about it in the programme of the event is that it was the 1936/39 Delahaye of W.D.Fox and had a 3500cc engine. The Delahaye 135 was produced from 1935 to 1954 with a 6-cylinder inline engine, initially of 3,227cc, later increased to 3,557cc. I have been unable to find out any further information about W.D.Fox.

1937 Delahaye 135

I took this photograph at Knickebrook corner during a morning practice session at the Vintage Sports Car Club's meeting at Oulton Park in May 2019.

It's Malcolm Underwood in his 1937 Delahaye 135 which the programme of the event says has a 3,590cc engine. The Delahaye 135 was produced from 1935 to 1954 with a 6-cylinder inline engine, initially of 3,227cc, later increased to 3,557cc.

1937 Delahaye 135

This car is listed in the programme of the event as competing in three scratch races at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in July 1987.

The only information about it in the programme is that it was the 1937 Delahaye of R.W.S. Matthews and has a 3557cc engine. The Delahaye 135 was produced from 1935 to 1954 with a 6-cylinder inline engine, initially of 3,227cc, later increased to 3,557cc. I have been unable to find out any further information about Mr Matthews except that his first name is Robert.

1936/39 Delahaye 135

This car competed in a handicap race and a scratch race at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in August 1992.

The only information about it in the programme of the event is that it was the 1936/39 Delahaye of W.D.Fox and has a 3500cc engine. The Delahaye 135 was produced from 1935 to 1954 with a 6-cylinder inline engine, initially of 3,227cc, later increased to 3,557cc. I have been unable to find out any further information about W.D.Fox.

Delahaye 135

This car was one of a 4-car team that competed in the 2 hour long VSCC Relay Race for Pre-war Sports Cars at the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in May 2011.

It's Malcolm Underwood's 3590cc straight-6 1937 Delahaye 135.

Rileys at Oulton Park (3)

I've shown photographs (on 17 Jan 2016 and 26 Jan 2016) of Rileys in the paddock at the VSCC's Hawthorn Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in July 2015, and here are some photographs of Rileys in action on the track that day.

This is Race 1 and it's Durward Lawson's 1937 Riley Special at Knickerbrook on the short Fosters Circuit.

Race 1 again and it's Greg Lerigo's 1932/35 Riley Special at Knickerbrook leading Malcolm Underwood's 1937 Delahaye 135

Still Race 1 and Dr David Pryke's 1935 Riley 12/4 TT Sprite Replica heads up Clay Hill towards Druids Corner.

Here's John McAvoy in Race 1 in his 1936 Riley 12/4 Special on his way up Clay Hill

This one's Race 4 and it's David Lamb in his 1929 Riley Brooklands at Druids Corner

Again at Druids Corner and this time it's Andy Bush in Race 5 in his 1935 Riley TT Sprite Replica

Two French Cars

These two cars took part in the Pre-War Sports Car Team Relay Race at the SeeRed meeting at Donington Park in September 2004.

The car on the left is a 1939 Talbot Darracq T150C, entered by B.S.Dollamore and driven in the race by Toby Heelis. On the right is a 1936 Delahaye 135, entered and driven by Sir Ralph Robins.