Delage Type S

Delage
Delage Type S
Type S
Production period:	1914
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Otto engine : 4.4 liters (115 PS)
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Width:
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Wheelbase :	2700 mm
Empty weight :	950 kg
Previous model	Delage Type Y

Designer Arthur Michelat, driver Arthur Duray and owner Louis Delâge in front of a Delage Type S.

The Delage Type S was a racing car from the French brand Delage .

description

The homologation took place on May 14, 1914 after the vehicle with chassis number 5795 and engine number 101 had been tested. Delage put the model in Europe only in 1914, in the United States , however until 1917. predecessor was the Delage Type Y .

A four-cylinder engine powered the vehicles. It had 94 mm bore and 160 mm stroke . This resulted in a displacement of 4441 cm³ . The engine was rated 26  Cheval fiscal and developed 115  hp . The four-valve technology of the previous model was retained.

The top speed is 170 km / h.

The chassis had a track width of 1350 mm and a wheelbase of 2700 mm . The curb weight was given as 950 kg.

Presumably four vehicles were built.

Races

date	event	place	vehicle	team	Result
06/04/1914	Meeting de la Pentecôte 1914	Tours	Type S	Paul Bablot	6th place and class winner
07/04/1914	1914 French Grand Prix	Lyon	Type S	Arthur Duray / Mathys Paul Bablot / Losson Albert Guyot / Charles Flohot	8th place goal not achieved goal not achieved
08/07/1915	Chicago Indycars 1915 (over 100 miles)	Chicago	Type S	Barney Oldfield	4th place
08/20/1915	Elgin Indycars 1915	Elgin	Type S	Barney Oldfield	place 3
08/21/1915	Elgin National Trophy	Elgin	Type S	Barney Oldfield	5th place
09/04/1915	Minneapolis Indycars 1915 (over 500 miles)	Minneapolis	Type S	Barney Oldfield	8th place
10/09/1915	Sheepshead Bay Indycars 1915	New York City	Type S	Carl Limberg Barney Oldfield	6th place target not achieved
11/25/1915	San Francisco Indycars 1915	San Francisco	Type S	Barney Oldfield	place 2
1916	Speedshead Bay	New York City	Type S	Jack Le Cain	4th place
1916	Speedshead Bay (over 100 miles)	New York City	Type S	Jules Devigne	9th place
03.1916	San Diego Road Race	San Diego	Type S	Barney Oldfield	place 3
05/13/1916	Coney Island Cup 1916 (over 20 miles)	New York City	Type S	Carl Limberg Jules Devigne	3rd place 6th place
05/13/1916	Queens Cup 1916 (over 50 miles)	New York City	Type S	Carl Limberg	4th place
05/13/1916	Metropolitan Trophy 1916	New York City	Type S	Jules Devigne Carl Limberg	2nd place target not achieved, fatal accident
05/30/1916	Indianapolis 500 1916 (over 300 miles)	Indianapolis	Type S	Barney Oldfield Jules Devigne / Jack Le Cain	5th place target not achieved
06/10/1916	Broadview Speedway (over 300 miles)	Chicago	Type S	Barney Oldfield	Goal not achieved
07/08/1916	Sioux City Race	Sioux City	Type S	Moore Jules Devigne	Place 10 over 50 miles Place 8 over 10 miles and over 20 miles
10/30/1916	Sheepshead Bay (over 50 miles)	New York City	Type S	Jack Le Cain ( Jules Devigne )?	1st place
1917	Chicago Derby (over 250 miles)	Chicago	Type S	Jack Le Cain Jules Devigne	Target not achieved Target not achieved
05/10/1917	Universal Trophy Race (over 112.5 miles)	Uniontown	Type S with Miller engine	Barney Oldfield	9th place
05/30/1917	Sharonville Sweepstakes (over 250 miles)	Sharonville	Type S with Miller engine	Barney Oldfield	11th place
06/16/1917	War Derby (over 250 miles)	Maywood	Type S with Miller engine	Cliff Durant	place 3
09/03/1917	Annual Autumn Classic (over 112.5 miles)	Uniontown	Type S with Miller engine	Frank Elliott	1st place
09/22/1917	Speepshead Bay Ten (over 10 miles)	New York City	Type S	Jack Le Cain	1st place
December 05, 1925	Olympia Speedway Maroubra	Melbourne	Type S	McCarey	1st place

Source:

literature

• Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 (English).

Web links

Commons : Delage Type S  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Daniel Cabart, Claude Rouxel, David Burgess-Wise: Delage. France's Finest Car . Volume 2. Dalton Watson, Deerfield 2007, ISBN 978-1-85443-219-3 , pp. 18-20 (English).