The 1949 Delahaye Saoutchik Roadster 

The 1949 Delahaye had a naturally aspirated inline overhead valve six cylinder engine with 4,455 cc and produced 165 bhp with a four-speed electro-mechanically actuated Cotal Preselector gearbox, semi elliptic springs, De Dion rear axle with drive-shafts passing through the side rails of the frames, Dubonnet coil spring front suspension, hydraulic braking system with twin master cylinders and finned alloy brake drums and a wheel base of 166 inches.

Jacques Saoutchik was commissioned by Sir John Gaul a flamboyant English collector to produce a unique and spectacular work of art. Jacques Saoutchik was originally a cabinet maker in the Ukrane Saoutchik and moved to Paris in 1900. It didn't take Saoutchik long to get himself established in the automotive coachbuilding industry and over the next fifty years he showed a consistent flair in his designs that put him among the very elite of automotive designers and considered to be one of the most foremost designers of exquisite Art Deco coachwork in the 1920's and 1930's.

The unveiling of the Delahaye took place at the 1949 Pairs Auto Show and was on exhibit at of the major European automotive events that year. The car was once owned by English blonde bombshell actress Diana Dors.