DELAGE 9 images Created 17 Jun 2020
Delage, also called SAFAD (Société Anonyme Française des Automobiles Delage) was a French car brand.
Delage was founded in 1905 by Louis Delage in Levallois-Perret, near Paris. Delage, a young ambitious technician, had previously been employed by Peugeot. In the beginning Delage assembled chassis and powertrains from other manufacturers on a self-designed bodywork, which was also bought from others.
After moving to larger premises, the '500 km Dieppe Grand Prix' was won in 1908, and from 1909 Delage made its own engines and advanced bodies. In 1910 the Seine broke its banks, so it was moved again, this time to Verdun Boulevard in Courbevoie in 1912. Until 1927 Delage was very successful in car racing. During the war the factory was used for the war industry.
Delage had a very hard time during the crisis period of the thirties and the company voluntarily dissolved itself in 1935. The factory in Courbevoi was closed and all inventory sold. Delahaye, a competing French car brand, obtained a licence to build cars under the name Delage and did so until the brand disappeared from the scene in 1953.
Delage was founded in 1905 by Louis Delage in Levallois-Perret, near Paris. Delage, a young ambitious technician, had previously been employed by Peugeot. In the beginning Delage assembled chassis and powertrains from other manufacturers on a self-designed bodywork, which was also bought from others.
After moving to larger premises, the '500 km Dieppe Grand Prix' was won in 1908, and from 1909 Delage made its own engines and advanced bodies. In 1910 the Seine broke its banks, so it was moved again, this time to Verdun Boulevard in Courbevoie in 1912. Until 1927 Delage was very successful in car racing. During the war the factory was used for the war industry.
Delage had a very hard time during the crisis period of the thirties and the company voluntarily dissolved itself in 1935. The factory in Courbevoi was closed and all inventory sold. Delahaye, a competing French car brand, obtained a licence to build cars under the name Delage and did so until the brand disappeared from the scene in 1953.
