Photography courtesy Saint Louis Art Museum
Bugatti. Citroën. Delahaye. Delage. Voison. Talbot-Lago. These French marques represented some of the finest automobiles during 1920s to 1930s. And you can see them among 12 cars in the special exhibit “Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939” at the Saint Louis Art Museum.
The museum says the exhibit features “cars alongside paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, and fashion to spotlight the automobile’s transformative influence on art, design, and modern life between the world wars.”
What cars can see at the Saint Louis Art Museum? Here's a list:
• 1923 Bugatti Type 32 “Tank de Tours”
• 1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Labourdette Skiff‑Torpedo
• 1927 Bugatti Type 35B Hellé-Nice Grand Prix
• 1928 Citroën B14 Faux Cabriolet
• 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Zagato Spider
• 1931 Bugatti Type 41 “Royale” Weinberger Cabriolet
• 1936 Le Corbusier Voiture Minimum
• 1937 Delahaye Type 135MS Figoni et Falaschi Competition Court
• 1937/1938 Delage D8-120S Chapron Cabriolet
• 1936/1937 Voisin Type C28 Aérosport Coupe
• 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Figoni et Falaschi Coupe
• 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet
“Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939” is open now and runs through July 27, 2025. Advance tickets are recommended.
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