Delage Type X

Delage
Delage Type X
Type X
Production period:	1911
Class :	race car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.0 liters (62 hp)
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Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2750 mm
Empty weight :	900-1030 kg
successor	Delage Type Y

View of the steering wheel and dashboard

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

description

Louis Delâge decided to return to motorsport in 1911 after a two-year break from racing . He only started the vehicles in 1911. The approval by the national authority was granted on June 17, 1911 after the vehicle with the chassis number 1611 and engine number 1 had been tested. Successor was Delage Type Y .

A four-cylinder engine powered the vehicles. It had a bore of 80 mm and a stroke of 149 mm . This resulted in a displacement of 2996 cm³ . For tax purposes, the engine was classified as 32  Cheval fiscal and developed 62  hp . The top speed was more than 95 km / h.

The chassis had a track width of 1320 mm and a wheelbase of 2750 mm . Both 900 kg and 1030 kg are specified for the empty weight .

A total of five vehicles and spare parts for another vehicle were built.

Delage also offered the vehicle as a passenger car . It can be assumed that no buyer was found.

Races

On June 25, 1911, some vehicles were used in the Coupe des Voitures légères in Boulogne-sur-Mer . The Paul Bablot / Losson team won, René Thomas / Lhermitte was third, Albert Guyot fifth, Victor Rigal was not classified.

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 X  - 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. 18-19 (English).