AS CURVACEOUS AS ITS OWNER, THE 1949 DELAHAYE TYPE 175 S ROADSTER IS GOING UP FOR AUCTION ON 4,AUGUST IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA FOR BETWEEN $4 AND $6 MILLION. THE STUNNING CAR WAS ONCE OWNED BY DIANA DORS, AN ENGLISH ACTRESS AND SEX SYMBOL WHO IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS BRITAIN'S ANSWER TO MARILYN MONROE. THE CAR IS ONE OF ONLY 51 EVER MADE AND FLAUNTS FRENCH CURVES OF THE 1930s, SEE THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AND BIRD MOTIFS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS. DELAHAYE'S BEAUTY IS CLEARLY VISIBLE IN THE DETAILS, SUCH AS CHROME ACCENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE CURVES, THE EMBEDDED TURN SIGNALS FLANKING THE SIDES AND THE ELEGANT FACADE. PARISIAN COACH-BUILDING COMPANY SAOTCHIK CREATED THE BODY OF THE UNIQUE BEAUTY. SIR JOHN GAUL, A GOOD FRIEND OF PRINCE RAINIER, PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN PARIS AND AFTER ABOUT FIVE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, HE SOLD IT TO DIANA DORS FOR £5,000.SHE WAS JUST 17 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A DRIVERS LICENSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED AND DELIVERS 165bhp WITH ITS 4.5 LITER SIX-CYLINDER ENGINE.
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