Voiture à pédales Eureka, Modèle « Delage » Baby... Lot n° 11

Model Baby 35 - Code EK 17, "Delage" grille Pressed steel body, painted in British Racing Green. Model year: 1935-1940 Length 100 cm - Height : 35 cm Damage, missing parts and oxidation. Missing grey card. In 1922, the Eureka brand created its first pedal car. This new creation, both avant-garde and technically superior, contributed to the success of the brand, which had to register a number of patents to protect its creations. These first steps marked the brand's entry into the automotive world. Each year, the models would follow the stylistic advances of the automotive industry, allowing children to have the same cars as grown-ups. In 1935, Delage offered 4, 6 and 8-cylinder models that were associated with the great names of French coachbuilders: Letourneur et Marchand, Henri Chapron, or Jacques Saoutchik, true sources of inspiration for Eureka, which can be seen in this charming pedal car. Bibliography : Marcel Grandvoinnet, EUREKA, un siècle de jouets de rêve, La librairie du Collectionneur, Paris, 1991, reproduced on p. 78.