I’M GLAD I CAN OPEN THIS REVIEW WITH the Darl’mat versions of the Peugeots which raced successfully at Le Mans and elsewhere in the 1930s, otherwise a book about a French coachbuilder could seem a little peripheral. But Pourtout shaped many a racing car, so my favourite coachbuilder has a valid excuse to be here. Why favourite? In its finest years Pourtout displayed an originality of line which made its products unique and dramatic – the prime example and the one most people know being the Bentley 4¼ built for Greek shipping
