Bugatti my grandpa sold - help!
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Was chatting with my dad and he was saying when he was young my grandpa sold a Bugatti to a museum in the USA (from uk).
My dad says he thinks it was a 1957 but google suggests they only ever made 1 car that year which was a prototype so I would say it wasn’t that.
Was a 2 seater convertible with covered wheels from his memory (was young at the time).
What could it possibly be?
My dad says he thinks it was a 1957 but google suggests they only ever made 1 car that year which was a prototype so I would say it wasn’t that.
Was a 2 seater convertible with covered wheels from his memory (was young at the time).
What could it possibly be?
Cold said:
I wonder if he meant a Type 57 (from the mid 1930s) ?
My thoughts as well. This one went to Simeone Museum. Story here. https://www.simeonemuseum.org/collection/1936-buga...
sim16v said:
If you ever want to take in a lot more, the Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse, France is definitely worth a visit!
Indeed, although not all T57s are elegant roadsters. Many are stunning coupés, like this ex-Earl Howe 1937 Bugatti T57S Atalante:
...and even a few (very) rare saloons, like this 1938 Bugatti T57C Saloon at Mulhouse:
Many of the factory body designs (Ventoux, Stelvio, Atalante and Atlantic) were by Jean Bugatti.
Edited to add:
Puddenchucker said:
Type 57 is probably a good bet.
1939 Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet by Vanvooren of Paris, given by the French government as a wedding present for the Shah of Iran (now in the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles).Edited by Roy C on Tuesday 30th April 07:33
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