Discovered in a barn in France during the early 1990s, this Delage received a meticulous restoration and is painted its original colors.
1937 Delage D8-120 Coupe Aerosport by Letourneur et Marchand:
The Aerosport was designed by Letourneur et Marchand of Paris and featured pillarless "hardtop" styling and a fin on the trunk. The styling was so highly regarded that an Aerosport was one of a pair of Delages chosen to represent the French government at the automotive display at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
The Petersen Automotive Museum:
Founded on June 11, 1994 by magazine publisher Robert E. Petersen, and his wife Margie, the Petersen Automotive Museum is owned and operated by the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation. Previously located within the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the museum is permanently housed in a historic department store originally designed by Welton Becket.
Robert Petersen selected the largely windowless site as an ideal space for a museum, where artifacts could be displayed without harmful exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight.
In 2015, The Petersen Museum (Los Angeles, CA) underwent an extensive $90 million renovation.