4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1953–60
NAMED MODELFrance

VLR without differential locks.

Many VLRs had their differential locks removed in service after they were blamed for accidents.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEVLR (1951–54)BUILT BYDelahaye, ParisIN SERVICE1953–60PRODUCTIONA modification, not a production figureLAYOUT4 wheels · 85″

The record

A locked differential on a light vehicle with independent suspension is unforgiving of a driver who forgets it is engaged; the army's answer was to take them out.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1950s
ENGINE1,992 cc light-alloy overhead-valve four, 63 hpDelahaye VLR 1,992 cc four
PRODUCTION RUNA modification, not a production figure
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
STATUSmodified in service
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEVLR
FAMILYVLR
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE85″
BODY STYLEsoft

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Vert Armée (French Army green)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Delahaye VLR ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft