Two wonderful cars are coming up for sale at the next Historics at Brooklands sale on 26 May: one a recreation in superb condition, the other the very opposite.
The first was inspired by the later incarnation of the Delage D6 70 that raced to a fourth place in the 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Originally based on the Delahaye Type 135, and with a fixed-head-coupé body, competition success prompted a lightweight version of the body by Figoni et Falaschi in 1937, which then went on to secure success at the Donington TT and elsewhere.
In 1998, renowned coachbuilder Michael Sharpe was commissioned to recreate the Delage D6 70 TT (main image), which comes with racing papers and is expected to fetch £145-160,000 when it comes up for sale at Brooklands on 26 May.
Rather less finished – even the bits that are there need complete restoration – but a wonderful prospect to rebuild a unique car from scratch, is a one-off Bertelli-bodied 320-based Frazer-Nash BMW four-door saloon that will be sold with no reserve.