
Delahaye Type 135 M Cabriolet White Red Minichamps 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Delahaye
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 107116161
- Year
- 1937
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138128262
About the Delahaye Type 135 M Cabriolet White Red Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 resin Delahaye Type 135M Cabriolet, finished in white with red accents, reproduces the coachbuilt French chassis from 1937 that carried the Delahaye 135 racing pedigree into elegant road-going form. Sealed resin construction favors the sculpted body over interior access, matching how this car was always meant to be judged.
The Delahaye 135 built its reputation on Le Mans results as much as coachbuilder artistry, a rare combination this resin piece is built to honor.
A Chassis With Genuine Le Mans Credentials
The Delahaye 135's racing variants competed at Le Mans through the late 1930s, with the marque's chassis taking an overall win at the 1938 running, a genuine achievement for a French manufacturer better known today for elegant coachbuilt road cars than competition hardware. The 135M road chassis shared that racing lineage's underpinnings while carrying custom bodywork from coachbuilders whose names still carry weight at concours events. This cabriolet variant represents the road-going side of that story, sculpted flowing fenders and a low, wide stance that reflect period coachbuilding at its most confident.
Why Resin Suits This Coachbuilt Body
Resin construction at 1:18 means no opening doors on this piece, a sealed body that trades interactive features for panel lines sharp enough to do justice to the compound curves a hand-built coachbuilder would have shaped in aluminum. The white-and-red combination highlights the fender sweep and running-board details that define the 135's silhouette. For a subject this dependent on sculptural presence rather than mechanical access, sealed resin is the right call, and displayed among other pre-war classics, this Delahaye's proportions carry the piece without needing a single opening panel to prove its worth.






