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Delahaye VLR (1951-1955)
Light military vehicle, 9,630 built.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Stas Kozlovskiy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1951
- Engine
- Aluminium dry-sump engine
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The VLR is the Delahaye military jeep, not a passenger car. Its design was advanced for the period, with four-wheel independent torsion-bar suspension and an aluminium dry-sump engine, but its sophistication caused service problems.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Delahaye Delahaye VLR (1951-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Stas Kozlovskiy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Delahaye Delahaye VLR (1951-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: HornM201 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Delahaye Delahaye VLR (1951-1955) (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: HornM201 · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The prototype Delta was developed during 1948, and the army adopted the production model in 1951. Problems with the differential locks and with driver training led to accidents, and Delahaye revised the 1953 model.
A replacement design, the Cob, was delivered for evaluation in 1954 but was not adopted. Delahaye was rescued by a 1955 merger with Hotchkiss.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Delahaye VLR (1951-1955).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Aluminium dry-sump engine1 Independently researchedNo engine code or displacement is given on the page. |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Four-speed synchromesh with high/low ratios and differential lock1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 41 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Adjustable four-wheel independent torsion-bar suspension1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Delahaye Story (Delahaye jeep, VLRD) Level D m201.com (Hotchkiss M201 owner research)
- aluminium dry sump engine
- four speed synchromesh transmission with high / low gear ratios
- adjustable four wheel independent torsion bar suspension
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