Diana Dors' Delahaye

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Diana Dors' Delahaye

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14 жыл бұрын

At last, after a 27 year search, I finally found the Diana Dors' Delahaye.
Well here is your chance to see and hear the Delahaye in all its splendour, filmed in Chicago, August 2008. This was truly my golden ticket moment.
The car has recently sold for $3 million.
Enjoy
Sincerely yours Al Clinton

Пікірлер: 558

@hesse13 5 жыл бұрын

This is not a car. This is a piece of art.

@joefoley1480 3 жыл бұрын

yes you are right it is art but I think it is hideous and ridiculous.

@joefoley1480 3 жыл бұрын

@Michelle lee yes it does look like its out of a fable and it's still a ridiculous bloated monster

@clarissaflowers6200 Жыл бұрын

All of the modern cars look hideous compared to this beauty! I wish all cars were made with this unique character today.

@williamenriquesanchezcolme753 Жыл бұрын

That is true.

@marstondavis 5 жыл бұрын

Not only was Diana Dors a beautiful woman, but she owned one of the most beautiful automobiles ever made. God almighty, that is a stunning ride...and that's what her husband said!

@jazzfan6 2 ай бұрын

I see what you did there. 🤪

@juniorarbigaus9433 5 жыл бұрын

The most beautiful car in the world❤️❤️❤️

@jimscott6831 4 жыл бұрын

Beside the Auburn boat tail .

@gregorytimmons4777 5 жыл бұрын

Art Deco and vintage sci-fi on wheels. Fantasic automotive sculpture.

@fotorabia 3 жыл бұрын

Art Deco is 20s-30s..this modernist-futurist.

@jamesfox2579 Жыл бұрын

LOVE Diana, her Car AND the Music!💕

@paulfitzgerald7513 5 жыл бұрын

That’s not just a car, it’s a massive statement! Absolutely superb..

@vielstein 8 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful cars ever .

@bobduvar 10 жыл бұрын

Made in France. Driven in United Kingdom. This car was able to run until 180 km/h !! Wow !! amazing for the era !

@DeanMk1 10 жыл бұрын

That's 111.6 mph. Pretty fair for any era! Gorgeous car for a gorgeous girl. =)

@koenhuyvaert8476 5 жыл бұрын

Oké it's made in France I did not know for sure 🙂👍🙋‍♂️.

@RByrne 2 жыл бұрын

What a work of art. Hopefully it gets driven once in a while. I would like to see the engine on this one.

@ob1kenob738 5 жыл бұрын

As it exits the garage and the sun hits that chrome, just WOW!

@icegiant1000 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning. Rolling artwork. To bad those film clips were in B&W, the color doubles how amazing this car looks. Wow.

@patrickmaillard5860 10 ай бұрын

And all this was hand-made in France in the 40's. Delahaye provided the chassis and motor and it was coachbuilded by Jacques Saoutchik in Paris with a unique custom design (nautic and Art Deco inspiration). The most famous coachbulders of the time were: Jacques Saoutchik, Figoni & Falaschi, Gangloff, Henri Chapron ....

@constantdarkfog49 5 жыл бұрын

Delahaye was a true work of art, just gorgeous, no other like them. Wow.

@bobmitchell8012 2 жыл бұрын

Yes there was...Talbot Lago and Delage......to name a few.......you need to get out more.

@swingmanic 7 жыл бұрын

I love the fire extinguisher on the front seat - Oozes confidence that it won't burst into flames at any minute! :-)

@marc639 5 жыл бұрын

swingmanic she smoked and was always getting her dress on fire

@erniew5805 5 жыл бұрын

i keep it on the floor in the back seat better safe than sorry. mine is a CO2 so no dust.

@pamelaabbott2126 5 жыл бұрын

mar c n

@steelman86 5 жыл бұрын

swingmanic ...almost all concours require a fire extinguisher to be in a car being shown and it was probably put out of view upon arrival. Fabulous piece of automotive art but this video and the early locations shown sucked! This car deserves BETTER!!!

@D8W2P4 5 жыл бұрын

It's not a bad idea to have a fire extinguisher on your car whether it's a worn out rust bucket or fresh off the show room floor. Because IC or electric you're driving something that runs on highly flammable substances.

@RobertPlattBell 9 жыл бұрын

I saw this car at the Amelia Island Concours and thought I was having an LSD flashback. Fantastic!!

@jecarification 5 жыл бұрын

WOW'' WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAR ! NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO NICE !

@megaswenson 8 жыл бұрын

I just looked-up Diana Dors. She had quite an amazing life. Surreal, actually, like that car...

@motorcop505 5 жыл бұрын

Bunny Biedenharn She really was something else. There’s a bio pic of her that you might enjoy. She was quite talented. Her version of Come By Sunday puts all others to shame.

@billcobbett9259 5 жыл бұрын

Britain's answer to Monroe. Born Diana Fluck- on the idea of seeing her name in lights. she said 'if that 'L' doesn't light up I'm in trouble'

@jazzfan6 4 жыл бұрын

@@billcobbett9259 I read a story that she returned to her hometown once for a celebration honoring her. The local pastor was supposed to introduce her, and he was very nervous about leaving the "L" out when he said her name. He rehearsed his speech over and over. When the time came, he stepped up to the microphone and said, "Here she is, ladies and gentlemen, Swindon's favorite daughter -- our own Diana Mary Clunt!" (Actually, I think that Diana Dors liked to tell that one, too.)

@unclemunch 8 жыл бұрын

I believe it's a 1949 Delahaye Type 175 Saoutchik Roadster. Jacques Saoutchik was the carriage maker for some of the most beautiful cars ever built, working for Delahaye, Delage, Bugatti, Talbot-Lago and even Cadillac.

@krokodyl1927 5 жыл бұрын

ricardo ricky Thanks for that info. You have my respect & appreciation for doing the homework for us all.

@bobfitz7169 5 жыл бұрын

Delahaye

@krokodyl1927 5 жыл бұрын

Edward Carney Saoutchik

@koenhuyvaert8476 5 жыл бұрын

En I think made in France?

@krokodyl1927 5 жыл бұрын

koen huyvaert IDK, but Saoutchik was French.

@kindbluey 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! A work of art. Sounds splendid also. :)

@nemesisracing1 10 жыл бұрын

one of the most beautiful cars ive ever seen

@RagtimeAnnie 5 жыл бұрын

Wow - That is obviously an Earth Shaking Automobile ! The cameraman is shaking so violently from the tectonic roar of the engine, I am astonished he was able to remain on his feet to get what little live footage there was. Amazing !

@richardbrown1189 5 жыл бұрын

That must be the coolest car in the world! Beautiful and ridiculous at the same time, a real star's car. It looks totally impractical - it's massive, yet it only has two seats and a hopeless boot.

@propulsar 5 жыл бұрын

Six-cylinder 4.5-litre engine triple-carbureted 175S capable of about 160 km/h (99 mph), these figures were subject to variation depending on which sort of body was fitted, and which coachbuilder made it. Coachbuilder Jacques Saoutchik seemed oblivious of weight, and applied flamboyant heavily chromed brass embellishments on his extended enclosed fendered bodies.

@bilout17480 5 жыл бұрын

une pure beauté, une ligne à couper le souffle! Magnifique, gardez-nous ce précieux bijou!

@Chr.U.Cas1622 5 жыл бұрын

Simply fantastic. Good grief, what an incredibly wonderful/beautiful designed car. Thank you so much for taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards.

@racketman2u 7 жыл бұрын

Diana Dors' Delahaye! They don't make alliterations like that any more!

@kimvibk9242 5 жыл бұрын

They also don't make Wonderful Wicked Women like that any more...*sigh*

@coyotterestoration1754 4 жыл бұрын

LMAO!

@gregorytimmons4777 4 жыл бұрын

@@kimvibk9242 I guess if you want to deny that the torch was passed to the present day version of the glamorous starlet with the coming out years ago of debutante and socialite Paris Hilton.

@tommyd.743 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! I bet you saw THAT coming at you. What a beauty. A real piece of art. 😘 The cars nice too.

@Ingefurly 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! Somewhat as 7 meters of car with 2 seats and pratically no luggage stove! Great days!

@drwho534 5 жыл бұрын

When there we're 'stars' not just mere 'celebs', who has real class and style. Sadly a bygone era.

@kayEnt3rtainm3nt 5 жыл бұрын

Why is it so impossible for some people to say something nice about one era without dumping all over another? I like a lot of music and pop culture from times long ago but even back then the same sort of people who trash modern culture now trashed their culture then. Do we just need to hate everything new after we reach a certain age? "Darn these flappers with their loud jazz! Darn these vapid Hollywood types with their gaudy jewlery! Darn these young people who are different from formerly young people!" Sadly, a timeless mindset. Nice car by the way. Lovely bodywork.

@kayEnt3rtainm3nt 3 жыл бұрын

@Just Mingled Thank you for the kind words. I'm 31. I remember people utterly trashing boy bands in the 90s as the death of "real music" and being made fun of for liking a few songs by a few of these groups. Years later I was stunned to hear people lovingly gushing about the Backstreet Boys reunion tour and how much better music was "back in the 90s".

@ralphmoore7812 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fabulous. Such an elegant work of art. A supertanker for the pavement.

@euro1859 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing times,a beautiful automobile for a beautiful lady,rip diana.

@jukejointjulia 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll pay up to the owner and make my own travel arrangements & accommodations just for a simple passenger’s spin in this hot ticket! Drop-dead gorgeous! Die-hard Diana fan here - the gal had impeccable taste! 💙

@mjc5509 10 ай бұрын

Noone but DORS could ride in this car and look perfectly at home

@stephenhayston4314 7 жыл бұрын

She was perfect for that car

@teeswatertom 8 жыл бұрын

Pure Art!

@troybrown6012 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible lines and style. NICE

@richardelliott8352 Жыл бұрын

What an automotive statement. I grew up reading about hot rods in the southern california 60's car culture, so the first time I became aware of the Delahey brand was by seeing a group at a car museum, and it was an astounding moment . They are cars like no other, real Paris playboy stuff. This one is quite an example, although I have never seen a bad one. By the way, the "suicide" doors were used so women with big fluffy skirts could enter and be seated in the car more gracefully. Perhaps someday I will hear an interview with the owner of the car tell about the journey to get, or keep, the car in show condition, and the characteristics of the car in operation.

@hebneh 9 ай бұрын

In Diana's case, the suicide doors allowed a woman with big fluffy bosoms to enter and be seated in the car more gracefully.

@metalmicky 5 жыл бұрын

Built for speed........and the car looks pretty fast too!

@mikeyerke3920 5 жыл бұрын

So Art Deco it hurts. I love it.

@LessonLearnt101 5 жыл бұрын

WOW what an amazing car . Now that is a work of Art got all the curves in all the right places , I guess just like Dianna Dors herself . Truly amazing car .

@inkblot131 5 жыл бұрын

Final thought? What a gorgeously aerodynamic automobile!

@richardhoulton4016 5 жыл бұрын

inkblot131 Probably has the aerodynamics of a brick....but I take your point

@cfchh1905 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing car - wow, can´t stop watching this vid. Words can´t describe the matchless beauty of this icon.

@Seregium 8 жыл бұрын

It's awfully beautiful

@johnhardman3 5 жыл бұрын

It's gallons-per-mile-laughable!

@sum12see 8 ай бұрын

I have never seen,heard or even imagined a creation as this!😱...Thats a masterpiece of craftsmanship.....Wow😮!!!!!

@trickyrjb1 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, the blue!! You could not tell fromm the black and white! Such a spectacular machine!

@ManuCarsGallery 10 жыл бұрын

Saoutchick coach builder also made a Cadillac with this similar extraordinary chrome face and grille. Marvelous car !

@rabit818 9 жыл бұрын

This car screams Hollywood.

@doddyvanstraaten2774 5 жыл бұрын

rabit818 RANK Film Studios more like!

@ZnenTitan 5 жыл бұрын

Diana Dors might have British, but her spiritual home is MGM in sunny wide open California.

@Djamoekjouw. 5 жыл бұрын

What a beauty! Real car art!

@gf1001 13 жыл бұрын

What a FANTASTIC CAR I loved Diana but never heard of a Delahaye wonderful suited Diana to a fault thanks for sharing.

@RogerDDog 5 жыл бұрын

Wow... Stunning! Immaculate! Outrageous! I'd heard of the Delahaye back in the 60s but never saw one. That is the car for Diana Dors alright. Perfect example of pure kitsch in the most beautiful sky blue colour and immaculate chrome, big sweeping and iconic. A real head turner as Diana was in her day!

@shanedarden369 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about a land Yacht .. But absolutely a Mona lisa of cars

@stephenmoore7155 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning example of the designers and builders skills

@curtn7076 5 жыл бұрын

maybe the most artistic and beautiful car ever made.

@RonnieFry 9 жыл бұрын

Looks great, loved Diana, wish we could have seen more of the car and motor etc. And perhaps a bit of commentary on it. (I'm not familiar with Delahaye Automobiles)

@bobsmoth-iv3sp 4 жыл бұрын

Did they make their own engines or did they buy them from a large manufacturer, My guess is they did not make the drive train Like Rolls Royce used GM products for a time and AMC used Ford engines

@paulperfect226 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful car , this car looks like a movie star !

@discobiscuit6849 4 жыл бұрын

That car is stunning just like Diana Dorrs.

@robertcieslak1861 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful attempt at streamlining and drag reduction.

@MarkJT1000 5 жыл бұрын

Diana or the car? 😃

@garethbarlow5278 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah nah. Less to do with anything functional than pure Art Deco design from Mssrs Figoni and Falaschi. A feature of their designs from a time drag was not a design consideratin.

@robertcieslak1861 5 жыл бұрын

Both!

@tonydam 9 жыл бұрын

If Betty Boop had a car this would be it ... Stunnnnnnning

@faircommander 5 жыл бұрын

it is a very rare Delahaye Saoutchik Roadster; maybe one of the most beautiful car ever; in my opinion;

@shostakov66 12 жыл бұрын

great song!!! she could sing.

@alfresco4976 5 жыл бұрын

Now I know who Jessica Rabbit was based on!

@rancidpitts8243 5 жыл бұрын

Any of the movie Sex Kittens of that era had the Jessica Rabbit look.

@alfresco4976 5 жыл бұрын

@@rancidpitts8243 I did an image search and she even had the red sparkly dress!

@rancidpitts8243 5 жыл бұрын

@@alfresco4976 I bet they all did, and a black one as well.

@bonkeydollocks1879 5 жыл бұрын

That's correct

@bigredc222 5 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Jayne Mansfield.

@alannoorkoiv6281 5 жыл бұрын

Oh Diane!, you were certainly something in the day...

@ZnenTitan 5 жыл бұрын

Boy, wasn't she?

@MrVxrman 5 жыл бұрын

She was a beauty indeed 🌹

@faerieSAALE 5 жыл бұрын

ONE OF THE MOST SUBLIME AUTOMOBILES EVER CREATED. IT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. PERFECTION. And DIANA DORS isn't a bad singer either.

@edwardharbur4907 8 жыл бұрын

I really liked Diana Dors. What a shame she died so young!

@neildickson5394 6 жыл бұрын

Edward Harbur Yes, well if you consider 52 young?

@motorcop505 5 жыл бұрын

Neil Dickson Yes that’s young!

@Heimrik01 5 жыл бұрын

motorcop505 Indeed ! What did she die from ?

@darganx 5 жыл бұрын

Her bad choice of husbands maybe played a part..

@zinkzoyd 5 жыл бұрын

It's whats commonly known as middle aged, So not technically young @@motorcop505

@etherealcereal4424 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Figoni et Falaschi product. Absolutely gorgeous piece of craftsmanship.

@BegoneJonah 5 жыл бұрын

Diana Dors could sing? I didn’t know that. I like those two songs almost as much as the car...

@martinannand9966 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed she could sing. There is a Vynil record of hers called "Songs for swinging Dors" When it was made the cover had two doors on it and the record itself was pink! I know because I had one back in the '50s

@humbertome182 5 жыл бұрын

Simplemente hermoso.....

@robertalexander7661 5 жыл бұрын

WOW,!!!! What a beautiful car!!!! Nothing but class and style!!!!!! Driving that would definitely make a statement!!!!!!

@andrewthornhill7042 3 жыл бұрын

This is the sort of car you'd expect a star like Dors to drive! No compromise!

@ceasarandrepont1243 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! DAMN, that's not a car, that's a moving artwork with wheels...

@gulfgypsy 5 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful, beautiful, beast of a car!

@exzentrische 11 жыл бұрын

Nice Music. Beautiful Car.

@kenpofrancecnkkempofrancec666 5 жыл бұрын

Cette Delahaye est magnifique 😍 et Jane Mansfield toujours aussi sublime que dans la Blonde et moi 😍😘

@donaldredline1538 5 жыл бұрын

What kind of motor was in this thing???

@pensans1 5 жыл бұрын

Great car, great woman, great singer

@tattyshoesshigure5731 5 жыл бұрын

What an extraordinary car... it’s front end has echoes of a 1950’s Humber Super Snipe, but the main stretched out streamlined body of the car is like something out of a Salvador Dali painting... just amazing! Must have been quite a performance to change a wheel though... I mean how the heck do you access them?!

@yank-tc8bz 8 жыл бұрын

They just don't make cars like that anymore. Such a pity.

@harrybriscoe7948 8 жыл бұрын

+yank1776 they didn't make many like that back then either

@christophergreen5735 8 жыл бұрын

These were hand formed one-off vehicles. Qualified people ('tin benders' ) will be happy to build one just like it today... if someone's willing to pay for all that skilled work.

@Mr61grod 5 жыл бұрын

You could make 40 Hyundai’s out of all that metal .

@GoliathAngelus 8 жыл бұрын

Love it!! Rare very rare,,we mostlikely see more of such cars in cartoons than in real life

@Heimrik01 8 жыл бұрын

+GoliathAngelus Indeed sir ! I believed so as well ! You see this car in Tex Avery's cartoons with the big wolf crying and shouting like crazy when he sees a sexy girl like hell, the sole car as sexy as the girl in the cartoon is that one !

@GoliathAngelus 8 жыл бұрын

Just thinking the same !!

@stutzbearcat5624 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad they have the shots of the engine - that was interesting!

@66bgrs 12 жыл бұрын

diana dors and this beautiful car go together two of the most beautiful ever!!! i'd like to ride both !!!!!!!

@nobodyyouknow222 8 жыл бұрын

As tasteful and capable as Ms. Doors herself.

@btinsley1 8 жыл бұрын

thank god diana didn't crash it....oh that's right, there was no texting back then...

@ms.sonshine8878 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, supercool car. Enjoyed the music too.

@AlfradoBerad 5 жыл бұрын

She Knew how to get in a sports car :-)

@richiecasuccio2497 5 жыл бұрын

You’re right a lady with class!

@gvet47 5 жыл бұрын

I hope that sounds better than when they drove it out of the garage. Futuristic car and looked well ahead of its time.

@richardelliott8352 Жыл бұрын

I would suggest that it was the top state of the automotive art of the time, and just needed time to warm up, since show cars don't get driven a lot.

@MrVxrman 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that 😎 Many thanks for sharing 🙂🍻👍

@brucecarney4416 7 жыл бұрын

WISH we could have seen a pic of the lovely Ms Dors ar the wheel !

@billcobbett9259 5 жыл бұрын

Google Picture search is your friend.

@joeambrose3260 4 жыл бұрын

I've read she didn't drive

@howardmckenna 5 жыл бұрын

Coachbuilding at its finest. Bravo Saoutchik!! Loving that glass steering wheel.

@Dabooshky 5 жыл бұрын

This amazing and I guess unique car deserves a super cameraman to shoot a perfect smooth HD quality document of it!

@stp22 5 жыл бұрын

They don't make cars with character today or woman with stunning beauty, a time gone by

@tonymartin4255 5 жыл бұрын

delahaye are most spectacular automobiles

@sonnylatchstring 12 жыл бұрын

1:00 I've heard engines of harvesters running more smooth than this contraption

@edgy8481 2 жыл бұрын

Essentially truck engines

@gizmotony1234 5 жыл бұрын

that is the sweetest car i have ever seen !

@klaus-dieterkoch363 2 жыл бұрын

Outrageously gorgeous

@mitzyismad 5 жыл бұрын

Surprised at the turning circle available to the driver. I really thought those spatted front wheels were going to make for some 'backing and filling'> Beautiful piece of art.