Recreating the gorgeous 1935 Bugatti Aerolithe

[RDMcG]

The original 1935 Bugatti Aerolithe has been lost in the mists of time, but a ground up recreation is now almost complete in Canada...

Here is some info:

http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/12/27/reincarnat...

http://www.guildclassiccars.com/1935_Aerolithe_cou...

[0a]

Lovely looking thing, this is a great picture as well:

[Major Fallout]

A stunning car!

[AndrewW-G]

Lovely looking car and a very interesting project

[Laughingman21]

How can a car that stunning get lost?

[wibble cb]

I stopped there once on the way to cottage country, the skill on view was amazing (the workshop is visible from the shop).

[clarkmagpie]

Great read and an amazing project.
Looking forward to seeing it completed.

[lowdrag]

My goodness me! what a fantastic project this is and likewise I shall follow it through to its conclusion. It nakes my own project pale into insignificance, so complicated it must be. and finding out that the tyres were painted! I wonder how long it has taken so far?

One point that intrigues me is the spare wheel opening, for such I assume it must be. The fin has a break at the top but not it seems the bottom, so does it must hinge backwards I assume towards the rear. I wonder if the wheel is attached to the inside or is this just a cover? Fascinating stuff.

[RDMcG]

lowdrag said:

My goodness me! what a fantastic project this is and likewise I shall follow it through to its conclusion. It nakes my own project pale into insignificance, so complicated it must be. and finding out that the tyres were painted! I wonder how long it has taken so far?

One point that intrigues me is the spare wheel opening, for such I assume it must be. The fin has a break at the top but not it seems the bottom, so does it must hinge backwards I assume towards the rear. I wonder if the wheel is attached to the inside or is this just a cover? Fascinating stuff.

I don't think your project pales at all. They are just different but fascinating cars.

[wibble cb]

I live in Toronto, and have looked in on your efforts several times on my way to Gravenhurst, all I can say is, wow! Congratulations on this incredible achievement, its astonishing what you accomplished.

[XJ13]

Such an inspiring project and breathtaking car

I was at the Bugatti Museum (Schlumpf) a little while ago and took pics of some of Bugatti's other beautiful cars Bugatti Museum - YouTube.

I was too busy wandering around with my chin on the floor looking at the racers to capture many saloons but did capture a Type 57 Atlante at about 6 mins 58.

[dbdb]

Astonishing quality and utterly beautiful.

[Gaspode]

Having read up about this project, I then read up on the Type 57 Atlantic. Which has got me wondering, because apparently there are only two of them left, both are in the US, and they have a 'pronounced dorsal seam running front to back'.

So could anyone please identify this car (which I always though was an Atlantic), that I photographed at Prescott in 2004?

TIA

[MGJ2]

There were only two Type 57 SC built. SC stands for lowered and supercharged. The number of other T57's is much higher.

[RDMcG]

MGJ2 said:

There were only two Type 57 SC built. SC stands for lowered and supercharged. The number of other T57's is much higher.

Three were built I believe ,one badly crashed but remains exist in France. The other two are in the US,one in the Ralph Lauren collection and the other in the Peter Mullin collection IIRC

[Gaspode]

Thanks for this. So the car in the pic is a 57 Atlantic, not a 57 SC Atlantic.

[Alfa101]

Well researched history on these cars here. Contends that:

- Aerolithe was built on shortened 57 chassis
- 4 Atlantic Coupes were built on the 57S chassis

http://www.bugattibuilder.com/articles/002_From_Ae...