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Ecurie Bleue Delahaye Type 145 V12 R. Dreyfus Coupe du Million Montlhery 1937 Minichamps 1:18

Ecurie Bleue Delahaye Type 145 V12 R. Dreyfus Coupe du Million Montlhery 1937 Minichamps 1:18 107116100 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Delahaye Type 145 V12 reproduces Rene Dreyfus's 1937 Ecurie Bleue entry, built specifically to beat the target time for Montlhery's Coupe du Million prize. Diecast construction covers the pre-war streamlined racer with period-correct blue livery.
Ecurie Bleue Delahaye Type 145 V12 R. Dreyfus Coupe du Million Montlhery 1937 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Delahaye
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
107116100
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About the Ecurie Bleue Delahaye Type 145 V12 R. Dreyfus Coupe du Million Montlhery 1937 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Delahaye Type 145 V12 reproduces Rene Dreyfus's 1937 Ecurie Bleue entry at Montlhery's Coupe du Million. Diecast construction covers a purpose-built streamlined racer commissioned specifically to beat a demanding average-speed target for a million-franc prize.

Few racing cars were built for as narrow and specific a purpose as this Delahaye, commissioned by patron Lucy Schell's Ecurie Bleue team to beat one exact target time.

Diecasting a Purpose-Built Record Racer

The Type 145's streamlined bodywork reflected the aerodynamic thinking Delahaye applied specifically to this record attempt, and Minichamps' diecast follows the car's long, tapering nose and enclosed wheel arches closely, proportions distinct from Delahaye's more conventional road-going chassis of the same period. The V12 engine underneath was itself a departure for a manufacturer better known for smaller, more conservative units, and the model's blue livery, Ecurie Bleue's signature color, is rendered with the flat, period-correct tone rather than a modern metallic reinterpretation. Diecast construction gives the piece appropriate density for a subject built from period aluminum bodywork over a purpose-engineered chassis.

Rene Dreyfus and the Coupe du Million Challenge

The Coupe du Million offered a substantial prize to any car that could average a demanding speed over a set distance at the Montlhery circuit, a challenge few manufacturers took seriously enough to build a dedicated car for. Rene Dreyfus, already an accomplished Grand Prix driver, took on the challenge for Ecurie Bleue and succeeded, cementing this specific Delahaye's place in pre-war motorsport lore as a car built and driven to beat a clock rather than a field of rivals.

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