[3] The 135 featured independent, leaf-sprung front suspension, a live rear axle, and cable operated Bendix brakes.

[4] Competition 135s set the all-time record at the Ulster Tourist Trophy and placed second and third in the Mille Miglia in 1936,[5] and the 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans.

[6] The list of independent body suppliers offering to clothe the 135 chassis is the list of France's top coachbuilders of the time, including Figoni & Falaschi, Letourneur et Marchand, Alphonse Guilloré, Marcel Pourtout, Frères Dubois, Jacques Saoutchik, Marius Franay, Henri Chapron, Faget-Varnay, Antem, and others.

When the large displacement chassis-series was discontinued in 1951, the 135M was updated to be introduced as the Type 235, as a last ditch effort to save Delahaye.

[8] Wheelbase remained 315 cm while the use of artillery wheels rather than spoked items meant minor differences in track.

Strong, wide, and fast, like their Viva Grand Sport half sisters, the 168s proved popular with the army.

The 135 was successful as a racing car during the late 1930s, winning the Monte Carlo Rally in 1937 and 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1938.