DELÂGE LOUIS: (1874-1947)

DELÂGE LOUIS: (1874-1947) French Engineer. A Pioneer automobile Manufacturer. An attractive signed and inscribed postcard photograph `L. Delâge´, the image depicting the French engineer driving one of his Delâge Automobile cars. Signed and inscribed in bold black fountain pen ink `I am very sensible to your kind congratulations and I send you my very sincere gratefulness´ in French. Post-stamped to the verso, Paris, 4th July 1911. Extremely small, minor age wear and staining, otherwise VG £150-200 The Delâge Automobile Company grew rapidly in the 1910´s and 20´s, and their vehicles soon gained a reputation for their stylish appearance and quality and as a dominant force in motor racing. With the great depression the company bankrupted and went into liquidation in the 1930´s. Delâge lived the rest of his life ruined in near poverty.