Coddington French Connection

"The French Connection"
Last Car Built by Boyd Coddington

Custom One-Off Copy of 1937 Delahaye
Barrett Jackson Auction January 23-31, 2016 Scottsdale, Arizona

If The French Connection conjures visions of the cars of Emil Delahaye, specifically the 1939 Type 165 and the 1949 Type 175S, the resemblance is purely intentional. Like Delahaye, Coddington was inspired to push design boundaries, and his son Boyd Jr. credits the Lincoln Zephyr-inspired Led Zephyr for turning his father’s eye toward streamlining, and later, European design influences.