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January 11 - 13, 2013 Interclassics & Top Mobiel MECC, Maastricht, the Netherlands
With this year a Bugatti Grand Prix pavillion, with the following Bugattis: Type 43, 51, 37, 51
(rolling chassis), 54, 35C, 35, 37A, 23, 35B, 43, Baby Bugatti and (for the rst time in Holland??) the T32
Tank, on loan from the Schlumpf museum in Mulhouse
And, as usual, a stand organized by Jean Prick, while there will also be some other nice Bugattis on show as
well!
More info www.ic-tm.nl
January 13 - 20, 2013 Scottsdale Collector Car Auction - Barrett-Jackson Salon Collection Scottsdale,
AZ, USA
1927 Bugatti Type 38 Four-Seat Open Tourer
CHASSIS #38243 | ENGINE #135
The Bugatti Type 38 is known for being one of the best and most forgiving road going Bugattis built. Although
the type 38 was not a competition Grand Prix car, it shares the same 8 cylinder engine with wider mountings,
gearbox and brakes, as with the Grand Prix type 35a. Usually the touring Bugattis from the 1920s are known
for being dull and slow, but make no mistake about the type 38, they are fun to drive and they get up to speed
in quite a hurry. This particular car was sold new to South Africa where the early history of the car is
unknown until the car was discovered by R. Lee of Brazil, with very low miles and still in very nice condition.
The car received a cosmetic restoration during the time it was owned by Manny Dragone. All of the
components still remain in original condition. One of Bugattis favored coachbuilders, lavocat et Marsaud of
Boulogne, was responsible for single seat bodies, as well as this very pretty open tourer body. With beautiful
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wood trim around the seats and the split windows, this car is a stunning open tourer. In 2008 the engine was
completely re-built, with no cost spared. Recently the car has been gone through by Jim Stranberg of High
Mountain Classics and is ready for many years of touring.
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January 18-19, 2013 Gooding & Company, The Scottsdale Auction Scottsdale, AZ, USA
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante #57766
Formerly the Property of Al Garthwaite, Sam Scher and John W. Strauss, 2011 Pebble Beach Concours
dElegance Award Winner
more info : www.goodingco.com
February 6 - 10, 2013 Retromobile Paris,
France
Next year it will be 100 years ago that
Roland Garros made his historic ight
across the Mediterranean and to celebrate
this fact, Rtromobile will exhibit the actual
plane, a type H Morane-Saultier, alongside
the actual Bugatti 5-litre Type 18 which
Roland ordered in 1913 and which later
became known as 'Black Bess', the car will
be on loan from the Louwman Collection.
Although the Paris Tennis Stadium was named after him, Roland Garros was not a tennis champion. During
World War I he was an aviator in the prestigious "Storks" squadron when a few days before the Armistice his
plane crashed. Five years before his death Roland Garros was the rst to cross the Mediterranean in his
plane, ying from Frjus in France to Bizerte in Tunisia.
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Also at Retromobile, the magnicent Bugatti which is shown in the photograph above, which will be shown at
the PreWarCar stand.
So far nobody has made clear who built this beautiful Roadster.
-The car was registered on 10th october 1951 in the name of Mrs Suzanne LENGLET,
Car licence : 9288 AR 75 She was living at 358 bis Rue de Vaugirard in Paris. She was the wife of a mechanic,
called Pierre Lenglet, living at the same address. The photograph was taken around 1951.
Please send any information you may have about this car to info@prewarcar.com
December 24, 2012
New Director of Bugattis Molsheim atelier
Christophe Piochon becomes new Managing Director of production and
Director of Bugattis Molsheim atelier.
Molsheim, December 21, 2012 Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. today announces
the appointment of Christophe Piochon as Director of Bugattis
Molsheim-based atelier, eective from January 1, 2013.
After receiving a degree in engineering, Piochon started his career as member
of the Quality Assurance department at Volkswagen Group. In 2004, he joined
the team in Molsheim and has led Bugattis Quality Assurance division since
2008. Part of Piochons responsibilities included the development of the
Bugatti Veyron. In August 2011, he became Head of the Quality Assurance
department at Die Glserne Manufaktur in Dresden.
Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S., said: Quality
is of utmost importance for our exceptional products. We are pleased to have
on board someone who is not only a native French man but also a quality specialist as Managing Director of
production and Director of the Molsheim atelier. With his in-depth know-how of the Veyron development,
Christophe Piochon is the perfect choice to lead our manufacturing processes.
Fred Schulemann, who is currently responsible for production at the Atelier, will return to Audi.
December 24, 2012
Breaking the production car world speed record
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Bugatti Grand Sport Venet, artist: Bernar Venet 2012 Copyright Bugatti.
MIAMI, FL.- Bugatti and the Rubell Family Collection announce the exhibition of artist Bernar Venets artistic
interpretation of the supercar-makers Grand Sport at the Rubell Family Collection, December 59, 2012
during Art Basel Miami Beach.
What other object of the 20th and 21st centuries is charged with as much signicance and has been cited,
adapted and interpreted by artists as often as the car? How has this myth evolved through the course of time
and what is the signicance currently held by the design of an object considered the fastest and most
expensive car in the world?
Artist Bernar Venet took on this challenge with the Grand Sport by Bugatti. Through a congenial synthesis of
artistic concept and technical possibilities, Venet has created an object that integrates the symbol of speed
with a fascinating, painterly exterior and an interior that alludes to haute couture.
Bernar Venet remarks, "A Bugatti is already a work of art in itself, one that transports both its beholder and
its driver into new dimensions of reality. I realized how I could translate my passion for mathematical
equations and scientic treatises into three-dimensional form. My works are usually self-referential. So I
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found the idea of translating the equations of the Bugatti engineers onto the bodywork of the car very
appealing. It was, so to speak, a logical conclusion and a new challenge in terms of the specic form of
collaboration and implementation. To me, the result is also exceptional when measured by artistic standards
and bestows the object with a mythical character."
The artistic avant-gardes of the rst half of the twentieth century found inspiration in the car as an object of
desire; they depicted it in drawings, paintings and sculptures that projected absolute speed as their point of
orientation. In the 1970s, the car served as an unconventional canvas for many artists, such as Robert
Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, who painted what became known as ?art cars?. This
practice continued to be embraced in the 1980s.
Since the 1990s, international artists have concentrated on exploring the shifting cultural historical
signicance of the car. This has resulted in sculptural and conceptual responses such as those by Erwin
Wurm, Gabriel Orozco, Christoph Keller, Olafur Eliasson and Damian Ortega, which tend to contextualize the
car as a paradigm for the acute social and cultural changes of a globalized world.
Bernar Venets approach is radically dierent from these movements and artworks, which pursued more or
less conventional solutions in both their gurative and abstract variants. Venet has recorded mathematical
formulas calculating the enormous power of the Bugatti engine on the car itselfin keeping with his artistic
credo of renouncing every reference to the external world and developing an autonomous idiom. Ultimately,
the artist is striving to express his interpretation of the Grand Sport as a tribute to the genius of technology
and to the extraordinary craftsmanship behind the ne art of German engineering.
In his 2012 artistic adaptation and exploration of the Bugatti Grand Sport, Bernar Venet has combined image
and object to highlight the fascination with this models absolute beauty and speed.
His work unites a conceptual approach and sculptural craft on equal footing. In this work for Bugatti, Venet
links the Pop artists claim to the car as a canvas with the utilization of every technical and aesthetic means
available for designing the fastest and costliest car in the world today. Venet incorporates signs taken from
the realm of production into his visual idiom and creates a total work of art that harmonizes object and outer
surface, interior and exterior, and evokes the exhilarating speed of the Bugatti Grand Sport.
Achim Anscheidt, Chief Designer at Bugatti, states, "Our collaboration with Bernar Venet, one of the most
demanding artists of our time, has led to creative impulses and inspiration that will continue to motivate us in
the elds of concept and design. We are pleased that this collaboration has resulted in the creation of a
signicant, collectible work of art. The self-image of the Bugatti brand derives from an artistic identity that
unites sketch, drawing, technical planning and realization into an intermedial whole. Bernar Venet doubly
honors our brand by making reference to the technical formulae of our engineers without fully revealing their
secrets. It is an homage to the principle of dialogue and to the human capacity to question and redene
established boundaries. Venet is always focused on the essentials and so is Bugatti."
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The Rubells have a long history with the artist, and Mera Rubell notes, ?Our friendship with Bernar Venet
began in the mid-1970s. Our young families bonded over dinners and great conversations in his SoHo loft.
The children played and the adults engaged in endless talk about contemporary art.
Don [Rubell] and Bernar have always shared an obsession with the beauty and complexities of mathematics.
When we met Bernar he was already an accomplished artist and a very intuitive collector of emerging art. We
benetted from his generous insight into the artists perspective and his artwork has been part of our
collection since the 1970s. Bernars life-long, signature obsession with mathematical formulas has found a
ready-made canvas on the Bugatti, which is both original and dynamic. Were proud to present the
Venet/Bugatti collaboration at our Foundations museum.
Take a close look at the formula's, especially in the interior one can see formula's summing the car's cylinders
(from one to 16!) all text (Zyl, Hub) seems to be in German, logical as the car was developed and designed
there!
November 17, 2012
Auction Results
RM Auctions, Automobiles of London England, October 31, 2012:
1937 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio Cabriolet by Ganglo #57467, Sold for 616,000
2008 Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron #VF9SA15C08M795100, Sold for 579,600
November 6, 2012
Auction Result
Motorclasisica Auction, Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2012
1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux, Chassis Number 57580: Sold at $450,000
October 22, 2012
Bugatti to bring out ber-Veyron!
Bugatti is reported looking to outdo itself, as they work behind the scenes on a SuperVeyron capable of
hitting 60 mph in 1.8 seconds... and carries a heft pricetag.
According to Automobile mag, the SuperVeyron is rumored to boast 1,600 horses, a beefed up 8.0-liter (or
9.6-liter) engine, enough to see the maximum speed soar from 259 mph to an unreal 288 mph.
While nothing is conrmed, word is the French carmaker will unveil the Bugatti SuperVeyron at the Frankfurt
auto show next fall.
The car is expected to cost upwards of $2.5 million.
November 1, 2012
Bugatti T73C running!
John Barton sent me the link of the movie of his T73C engine running. Enjoy at:
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purchased from them by the current vendor, the car's third registered keeper in the UK, having previously
belonged to Mrs Margaret Davison of Bledlow, Buckinghamshire. Presented in generally good condition and
running well, this beautiful Type 40 roadster is oered with aforementioned history le, Australian Owner's
Certicate (issued 1932), import and shipping documentation, BOC spare part books, copy service manual (in
French), SORN letter, a quantity of expired MoT certicates, old/current Swansea V5/V5C documents and
MoT to June 2013.
Call to the new owner: A Type 37 for sale with Jaap Braam Ruben (see: www.neautomobiles.nl/for_sale
/Bugatti/T37_347/t37.html does claim to have the original engine 40323. Perhaps the 2 owners should do a
swap? Also, I was contacted by the owner of the gearbox 40323 which he has available for swap or sale to the
new owner if he wishes a matching number car, as the front axle was indeed stamped with 323.
Mail me for information: J.J.Horst@BugattiPage.com
September 16, 2012
Bugatti Hot Rods at Pebble Beach
As you may have noticed, there weren't too many Bugattis at the Pebble
Beach concours this year. However, there were a few modern
interpretations, maybe you want to call them "Hot Rods", as some of
them are.
First of all there was Terry Cook's (Delahaye USA) Bugatti Pacic.
The best looking in my opinion, and a nice eort to build a modern-style
Bugatti Atlantic. The car has a custom-built chassis and a 5-litre BMW
V12 engine. When you knock o the knock o for the spare tire the
gasoline ller neck is revealed.
At the time of the show, it was not yet 100% nished.
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Ed Murmillo and Ron Dyer presented the Royale Kelner Hot Rod which
they started building a year ago. The body is fabricated in what is called
the cold molding process, using carbon bre. The A and B pillers are
fabricated out of 3/16" steel and boxed. Ed and Ron's vision is to produce
a street rod that pays tribute to this magnicent car while being able to
be enjoyed by many.
DETAILS
169" wheelbase
24" rims
35.5" tall tires (150MPH speed rating)
702CU.IN. 11.5 liter V12 ( THUNDER 12) - Just about a litre short of
the original engine!
51IN. to the top of the grill shell from the ground
The fenders have been widened to the inside to make room for steering(the tires are 13" wide) Front frame
rails will be cut to shape after frontbumper is fabricated.
At the time of the show, it was not yet 100% nished.
And then of course there was the one which was most written about,
Peter Mullin's Type 64 body recreation. Diering from the others
mainly in that the original Type 64 chassis was used. The body was
designed as a project by students, basing as much as possible on
original design clues, and was built in Aluminium.
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The Bugatti Royale Packard Torpedo was again presented, this time with an all new Lalique version of the
famous Rembrandt Bugatti elephant on the large radiator. During the rally, also the Lalique museum was
visited.
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I also heard rumours that the spaceship was in fact designed by the factory where currently the Bugatti
Veyron is manufactured, I'm not sure about that, but they must have at least given their approval to use the
Bugatti name and logo. A horseshoe shaped air intake for the spaceships engine would have been nice,
though! So what is Neill Blomkamp's Elysium about? The oicial synopsis states: In the year 2159 two classes
of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest,
who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hardened government of?cial,
will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of
Elysium. That doesnt stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky
Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not
only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds. Sony/Columbia has Elysium scheduled to
Lot 064: 2008 Bugatti Veyron #VF9SA25C18M795211, Estimate: $1,100,000-1,300,000, Sold for
$1,182,000
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The vehicles produced by Ettore Bugatti are renowned for their beauty and speed. The company was founded
in Molsheim in France in 1909. The work of Bugatti is hall-marked with artistic qualities and these skills had
been passed down from his father, Carlo, who was an artist, sculptor, architect and silversmith. Before
bringing out his own car in 1912 Ettore had carried out designs and done work for Peugeot, Mathis, Hermes,
Deutz and Isotta Fraschini. Bugattis workshop/factory and his cars were famous for the attention to detail,
perfection of nish and state of the art functionality. In the 1920s he forged a formidable reputation as a
builder of racing cars with the incredibly successful Type 35 and Type 37. As well as building fast cars,
Bugatti also built some of the most luxurious reaching their zenith in the 1930s. Included amongst these
models was the Type 57 designed by Ettores son Jean Bugatti. There were a total of 710 examples built of all
variants of the Type 57 between 1934 and 1940.
This Bugatti Type 57 is a marvelous example of the marque. Built in Molsheim in 1937 it is tted with the
two-door factory Ventoux coachwork. The car has a 3,300cc twin overhead cam inline eight-cylinder engine
fed by a dual throat UUR 2 Stromburg updraft carburettor. The engine block and cylinder head are one-piece
as is standard Molsheim practice. The cam boxes are in original hand scraped condition. The engine has been
recently overhauled and has had a new counterbalanced crankshaft tted. The four speed manual gearbox is
integral with the engine. It has recently refurbished four-wheel brakes. The interior was originally nished in
pig skin and whilst the leather on the seats and in the rear of the car has been replaced with cow hide
embellished with a pig skin print to replicate the original, the front door trims are still the original pig skin as
it left the factory in 1937. The hood lining has been replaced recently using the original hand stitching
techniques applied at the time. The car boasts matching and original engine, gearbox and nal drive all
numbered 415. Frame number 210 is stamped on rear cross member and body number 63 stamped on
numerous body components. These numbers have been conrmed by international Bugatti historians as being
the factory numbers.
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This car comes with signicant and copious historical documentation and photographs verifying its ve
owners from new, complete with factory documents etc. This magnicent, original Bugatti Type 57 which has
covered just 53,000 kms has an incredible history and provenance. It arrived in Australia on 2nd September
1963 and has been in storage for more than 40 years since it was purchased by its current owner of the last
46 years on the 22nd December 1966. The car is on full NSW registration with the numberplates EB0570.
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Highlights
Marvellous provenance and history
Incredibly original
Current (fth) owner for last 46 years
Matching numbers
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Lot No 099: 1931 Bugatti Type 40A Tourer, chassis 40905: kr.1,904,000 - Sold (295,596 euro)
July 10, 2012
Auction result
Bonhams auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, UK, June 29, 2012:
Lot No 223: The ex Sam Clutton and Jack Lemon Burton 1930 Bugatti Type 46 5,360cc Sports Saloon
Coachwork by The Lanceeld Coachworks, Registration no. BGC 860, Chassis no. 46534, Engine no. 383
Estimate: 140,000 - 160,000, Sold for 180,700
Lot No 273: The ex-Ettore Bugatti 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Special Coup Chassis no. 57335, Engine no. 340
Estimate: GBP1,000,000 - approx US$1,570,000, Not Sold
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wandered o a bit from the organised route, and thus from the
other Bugattis, and ended up in a police control in the small
town of Echt (which incidentally translates to Real, really!).
The police was not very pleased seeing an automobile without
fenders or lights, and nominated it a not road-worthy race car, t for a circuit only. The Bugatti with it's
unhappy american driver and co-driver (or should I say pilot and mechanic) had to be brought back to the
hotel on a trailer.
I'm not sure, but it may well be that the next day the Bugatti continued the rally anyhow. I was at the arrival
of the cars on Sunday (more about that later, probably in an issue of the Bugatti Revue), and there must have
been about a dozen fender-less Bugattis, and at least half of those had no lights!
For those of you interested in statistics; the Bugatti is chassis 4955, a T35B with replica T35B engine, owner
George Davidson.
June 5, 2012
Wolfgang Schreiber appointed new President of Bugatti
SAS
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Description of 1938 Bugatti Type 57C 'Csar Schaner Special Roadster' Coachwork in the style of
Corsica
From the auction catalogue: Chassis no. 57.584/57.577 (see text) Engine no. C15
The car oered here is an example of the Roots-supercharged Type 57C competition model. Chassis number
'57.577' was delivered on 8th October 1938 to Monestier, the Bugatti agent in Lyons, and rst owned by
industrialist Emile Glaizal. Its original body was made in standard Stelvio cabriolet style by Ganglo. After
the war, in April 1947, Glaizal moved to Geneva, Switzerland, taking the Type 57 with him. The car was
registered 'GE 12549', at which point it is noted that the car had hydraulic brakes all-round which it retains
to this day. The registration changed to 'GE 11982' when Glaizal sold it to public works contractor and
Bugatti collector, Gaston-Franois Riondel. Eventually the Type 57 ended up in the warehouse of the Geneva
Bugatti agent, Jean Schaud, and was purchased by Csar Schaner, together with several others, after
Schaud sold up in the mid-1960s. Bizarrely, Schaud had sold his cars for scrap! Schaner decided to
restore '57.577' in the style of '57.593', the Corsica-bodied Type 57S sports roadster rst owned by Colonel G
M Giles, a former chairman of the Bugatti Owners Club. Based in North London, Corsica was a relatively
small rm that allowed clients considerable freedom in determining their cars' nal appearance surely the
ultimate in 'bespoke' an approach that endeared it to wealthy sporting motorists. The body of the Colonel's
car was designed by his brother, Eric Giles. Registered 'GU 7' and known as 'La petite Szanne', the ex-Giles
Type 57 currently resides in a private collection in the USA and in 1993 won 'Best of Show' honours at the
Pebble Beach Concours d'legance.
Schaner removed his car's original Stelvio body and had the chassis frame professionally shortened to a
wheelbase of 2.6 metres (from 3.3 metres). This is much shorter than the standard Type 57S wheelbase of
2.98 metres. The engine was sent for reconditioning to the rm of Bereuter (Heinz and Kurt). Copies of
photographs of the rebuild, held in Bereuter's archive, are included in the sale and show the conversion to
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downdraft induction.
Using photographs of 'La petite Szanne' for guidance, Schaner made the aluminium body himself with
assistance from professional craftsmen. The Bugatti was nished in 1967/68 and painted in pale blue with tan
upholstery. Using trade plates, Schaner exhibited it at various classic car meetings around Switzerland
before selling it on to Rolls-Royce collector, Matti Schumacher. Within a matter of days the Bugatti had
changed hands again twice, leaving Switzerland for Germany circa 1972. From Germany the car went to the
UK, was sold via a London showroom to Robert Yung, an American collector from Hawaii, and exported to the
USA. The number currently stamped on the car - '57.584' - is believed to date from around this time when,
coincidentally, the real '57.584' was returning to Europe from the USA. '57.584' currently belongs to a
Bugatti enthusiast in the Netherlands.
Yung kept the Type 57 for some 30 years but it seems he did little with it. In 2004 the car was sold via a
London-based intermediary to collector Gene Ponder from Texas, USA following some cosmetic attention from
Gomm's Metals. Back in the USA, '57.577' underwent a thorough mechanical rebuild (engine, transmission,
brakes, etc) at the hands of award-winning marque expert Jim Strandberg of High Mountain Classics.
In April 2007 the Ponder collection was auctioned in the USA and the Type 57 where it was purchased by Mr
Paul E Andrews. In August 2009 a new Certicate of Title was issued in Texas for the next owner, Panther
City Classic Autos of Fort Worth, Texas. The Bugatti was then sold at auction at Scottsdale in January 2010 to
an intermediary organisation who sold it to the current owner. The current vendor then despatched the
Bugatti to Jim Strandberg for preparation prior to participation in the 2010 International Bugatti Rally in
California. Unfortunately, due to personal reasons, he was unable to attend.
The history of '57.577' is recounted in detail in the accompanying 11-page report researched and compiled by
noted Bugatti authority and Swiss Bugatti Club Registrar, Hans Matti. In his report, careful study of which is
recommended, Mr Matti quotes the American Bugatti Club registrar, Sandy Leith, who had this to say about
the Type 57: 'There seems little doubt that the frame, engine and rear axle assemblies are all derived from
the same car. It is therefore very likely that this car represents the continuous history of the chassis no.
57577 with engine no. C15 and gearbox no. 248 with all numbers having been veried in a physical
inspection.'
Hans Matti viewed '57.577' at Malcolm Gentry's workshop in February 2011 and his ndings with regard to
the serial numbers visible on various components are listed on pages 7 and 8 of his report. He concludes: 'For
me, there is no doubt left, that this is the original, matching numbers chassis of 57.577/15C, shortened,
restored and clad with the Csar Schaner special roadster body, as inspired to him by the pictures of the
ex-Colonel Georey Morgan Giles Corsica roadster "La petite Szanne."'
The ex-Schaner Corsica-style roadster remains in excellent condition, its mechanical preparation and overall
quality being quite exceptional. Although he only had photographs to work from, Schaner achieved an
accurate copy of the ex-Giles car's Corsica body and this most attractive lightweight coachwork is sure to
command attention. With some 160 horsepower available courtesy of the Grand Prix-derived, 'blown',
twin-cam straight eight, performance should be more than adequate and close to that of the original.
Constructed on a genuine, professionally shortened Type 57C chassis, '57.577' is eligible for numerous
prestigious events, including those of Bugatti clubs on both sides of the Atlantic, and thus represents a
wonderful opportunity for acionados of the marque to acquire a unique car with a fascinating history.
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It seems to be an interesting psychological thriller, and maybe somebody who saw it, can inform me as to
what the pre-explosion colour of the Bugatti was!
May 5, 2012
Wolfgang Durheimer to leave Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Wolfgang Drheimer who had been Chairman and Chief Executive
Oicer of Bentley Motors and President and Chief Executive Oicer of
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S from February 2011 (having come from
Porsche) will become chief of design for Audi.
It's not known yet who will take his position at Bugatti.
Bugatti presents second teaser video of the Galibier
It has been silent for a while about the Galibier, Bugatti's second model
and a luxury 4 door saloon, however, recently a teaser video was
presented. The general shape of the car has not been changed, as it
seems. More details are shown though in this video, which is also quite a
bit longer than the rst one from October 2009(!)
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April 5, 2012
French titles (or carte grises) stolen
A good friend of mine "owner of 37124 & 43305" was burglarized two days ago.
His two french title or carte grise were stolen with some other items.
We can fear that these two titles will be oered on the market soon.
T37 : 3616 EW75
T43 : 9466 B 75
If you get any info please contact the french club at clubbugattifrance@gmail.com
March 31, 2012
New Bugatti logo announced
After long negotiations between many of the
parties involved, like the Bugatti Family, Bugatti
SAS, the many national Bugatti clubs, like the
Bugatti owners club and the Bugatti
Identication Group (BIG), it has been nally
decided that from tomorrow the badge which
decorates the new Bugattis (Veyron, Veyron
Grand Sport, Supersport, Grand Sport Vitesse
and also the future Galibier) will be changed.
Especially the Bugatti Clubs found the initials
"EB" unappropriate, which will be now changed, so that the men who developed the new Bugatti range will
be nally honoured!
Long negotiations were necessary, as the Bugatti clubs preferred the use of the initials "VW", not the logo. At
which point Bugatti SAS threatened to continue using the original badge. Finally, this compromise was
agreed upon. After tomorrow, all Veyron owners can go to their local dealer, where a new badge will be tted.
After this considerable succes, the Bugatti
Clubs and BIG have a new goal, the Argentinian
Pur Sang Bugatti replicas (or look-alikes as
some prefer to call them). A new logo has
already been designed, and is shown here.
Though changing the badges on the Pur Sang
"Bugattis" may seem considerably easier (in
fact, these cars are delivered without a badge,
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Chassis. In order to put the unrivalled power onto the road absolutely safely and masterfully, the engineers
have recongured the chassis of the Vitesse. Thanks to the quick-responding dampers that have been adapted
from motor racing, the control of the vehicle has been further improved and perfectly balanced. In addition to
the incomparable lateral acceleration of up to 1,4 g, the precise interaction of the tires (on all-new, lighter
20-inch Vitesse-type alloy wheels), together with the intelligent all-wheeldrive system, ensures extremely
good handling. Since the recongured ESP kicks in slightly later, for example when you accelerate out of
corners, the Grand Sport Vitesse also provides a more dynamic performance in these situations. It goes
without saying that Bugatti has adapted the brake-cooling system to account for the even higher engine
output. The brakes, which are unparalleled in terms of stability and performance, now have additional and
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Numerous aerodynamic measures at the front and rear that appeared on the Super Sport have been adapted
for the Grand Sport Vitesse. The front end is therefore characterized by larger air intakes; the two central air
intakes to the left and right of the Bugatti radiator grille are divided horizontally by a bar.
The bottom air vent stretches sideways into the wheel housing and gives this exceptional sports car an
extremely masterful appearance. Immediately below this air intake, you will see a new, visually rened front
spoiler that has been designed in a similar way to the splitters used in motor racing. The rear end, which is
also derived from the Super Sport, is characterised by a double diusor and a centrally positioned twin
tailpipe.
Interior. Carbon bre is (along with stainless metals such as Aluminium and Magnesium) also the dominant
material in the interior of the Grand Sport Vitesse. Numerous interior parts are now made from carbon bre
in the 1,200 hp roadster. This includes the centre console extension, a cover with EB logo in the
rear-bulkhead leather trim (between the seat backrests) and the belt outlet covers on the seats.
The dcor on the centre console, the door inserts and the adjoining trim on the instrument panel are also
made from carbon bre. The bicolor black trim parts are also new in the Grand Sport version, and so is a
special seat design for the Grand Sport Vitesse.
Conguration of the show vehicles. There is no end to the individualisation options for the Bugatti.
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Each one of the 350 Veyrons built is therefore unique. This also applies to the two Grand Sport Vitesse
models that Bugatti is exhibiting at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show. The blue version of the new
roadster is nished in visible carbon bre. The second Grand Sport Vitesse is painted in dark Jet Grey. In
both cases, the aggressive, dynamic look of the vehicles ts in with the positioning of the new Grand Sport
Vitesse. The classic Grand Sport, a sports car with an elegant, artistic orientation, will, of course, remain in
the range. In Geneva, Bugatti is presenting a version of the roadster in visible carbon bre in a brownish
nish for the rst time. To create a contrast, the side parts on this Grand Sport, right up to the rear air
intakes, are made from polished aluminium.
Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse specications
February 27, 2012
Auction result
Ebay Auction, Ebay France, February 26, 2012:
Bugatti oil can: euro 10,500.And, not even in a good condition!
I can see at the pump everyday that the petrol and oil is getting more and more
expensive, but this....
Update: Concerning the Bugatti oil can for 10500 Euro: I get the impression that
the owner has tried to push the price articially with fake biddings. I hear other reports about bidders who
oer high prices, and then do not pay, which is also possible.
Actually this was the second can in 2 weeks time which was going up to that price and strange enough both
of these cans are now again oered under petites annonces on Ebay.fr by the same person for a sales price
of 3500 Euro each.
February 11, 2012
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what is technically feasible, reveals Bugatti President Wolfgang Drheimer. We gave our all to transfer the
achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport, thereby turning open-top driving itself into an
extraordinary experience at high speed.
Auction result
Bonhams Auction, The Paris Sale, La Halle Freyssinet,France, February 2, 2012:
Lot No: 221: 1921 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia Chassis no. 1339, Engine no. 911, Sold for 101,200
Lot No: 256: 1928 Bugatti Type 35B Re-creation by Pur Sang, Chassis no. "4878", Not Sold
Auction result
The Scottsdale auction, January 20-21, 2012
1928 Bugatti Type 38 Tourer, body by J. Figoni. Sold for $495,000. Just short of
the estimate of $500,000 - $650,000
January 17, 2012
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Until now. Noted Bugatti collector Peter Mullin bought the rolling chassis, with a 3.3-liter DOHC
straight-eight engine, in 2003 after the chassis won an award at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in
2002. He began a process to create a body for it, with the goal of displaying the nished car at his Mullin
Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif.
The thing I thought a lot about was the approach, he said. Do I make a modern, avant-garde-shaped
design? Do I make an evolution of the Atlantic?
It's impossible to put yourself in Jean Bugatti's shoes and make the car he would have made. But what we
have tried to do here with this design--like using the original sketches for the papillon [French for buttery]
doors--is paying respect to Jean Bugatti and his attention to art and engineering.
Enter Stewart Reed, head of the transportation design department at Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena, Calif., and principal of Stewart Reed Design. He has a long history of automotive design, having
worked for, among others, Jeep, Chrysler and Toyota.
Peter has a wonderful idea about preserving and teaching people about art deco design, he said. At the
outset, I didn't know that much about the Type 64. It's really quite a transition from the Type 57 Atlantic.
Peter has exercised some real scholarship and study in terms of what was being done in this era at Bugatti
and what Jean Bugatti was doing.
Eight Art Center students, selected by Reed, were asked to submit ideas for the body. They came up with
quite an interesting range of solutions, he said. But ultimately, Mullin decided to make the body more
evolutionary to the Type 57 Atlantic. Students made their presentations to Mullin and several of his invited
friends. He decided to have Reed proceed with the project. As for the cost, Mullin shied away from a total,
saying it is, in the ballpark of a very expensive restoration.
Reed said special attention was paid to a couple of engineering elements that Bugatti employed. Bugatti was
working on a plane in the late 1930s, so the company was expanding its use of aluminum; the chassis and
several major components were made of the material. It was decided the Type 64's body would be made of
aluminum and, in some places, would have exposed rivets, as on a plane. The windows would be acrylic, also
planelike.
Jean Bugatti, company founder Ettore Bugatti's son, designed the doors, which are hinged at the top of the
body. They predate Mercedes-Benz gullwing doors by more than a decade, and Reed's design incorporates
this feature. Then Mullin began looking for a coachbuilder.
We visited half a dozen shops before deciding on Mike Kleeves, said Webb Farrer, director of automobile
restorations at the Mullin museum.
Kleeves owns Automobile Metal Shaping and has more than 30 years of experience restoring exotic sports
and race cars and bringing Detroit Three concept cars to life. Kleeves has a reputation for being able to
fabricate body panels that are no longer manufactured or available. For the Bugatti, Kleeves and his sta are
using a 1940s-vintage hammer press that he salvaged from the General Motors Tech Center.
The process began with the chassis being shipped to Kleeves's shop, where it was placed on a surface plate--a
large metal base with a computer-controlled measuring device--and the suspension preloaded with the
approximate weight of the new body. Reed's drawings were transferred to a water-cut mahogany buck
constructed on an adjacent surface plate, so that at any point, precise measurements could be made to make
sure that all of the parts t.
The body panels are moved from the hammer to the buck, back and forth, making sure the t is correct. If
someone was to design and build a body today, it would be done based on a foam-core structure, Farrer said.
It was very important for us to tell the story the way it would have been done back in the day.
The buck will become part of the display at the museum. The body will be able to be removed, in one piece, to
display both the chassis and the body.
We're doing it by the exact same method that coachbuilders have done for years, Kleeves said.
The one thing that is really out of the ordinary is that the body is going to be raised o the chassis three feet
in the air. Normally, you t the body to the chassis. But the body has to be raised in order to display the
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chassis. That's presented some engineering challenges that we're working on now. It has to be very durable.
If all goes well, Kleeves and crew will complete the body this spring, and the car will debut to the public at
Pebble Beach in August.
Peter's whole goal is to shepherd these cars for this century and to leave them in better shape than when he
received them so the next generations can appreciate these cars as much as he has, Farrer said.
The car is not going to be nished completely. The interior will be left much the way it is now, and the
aluminum body will not be painted. It's like an unnished symphony, Reed said. It will always be a work in
progress.
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August 18-19, 2012 The Pebble Beach auctions Pebble Beach, USA
By Gooding & Company
1920 Bugatti Type 13
CHASSIS NO. 981
ENGINE NO. 538
Formerly the Property of Ben Moser and Yoshiyuki Hayashi
Beautifully Detailed Example of the Early Bugatti
Advanced 16-Valve, Overhead-Cam Engine
Impeccable, Well-Documented Provenance
Matching-Numbers Engine, Gearbox and Dierential
Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000
1932 Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet
Coachwork by Billeter & Cartier
CHASSIS NO. 55206
ENGINE NO. 6
Formerly the Property of Dr. Jacques Kocher
1933 Rallye des Alpes Competitor
A Matching-Numbers, Original-Bodied Example
Perhaps the Greatest Type 55 in Existence
Estimate: $5,000,000 - $6,500,000
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante
CHASSIS NO. 57401
ENGINE NO. 54C
Formerly the Property of George Rand and Dr. Sam Scher
One of Two Type 57 Atalantes Originally Delivered to the US
Very Desirable Original Coachwork with Roll-Top Roof and Art Deco
Detailing
Documented History from New
Period Upgrade to Supercharged Type 57C Engine
Recent Improvements Such as Hydraulic Brakes and Discreet Overdrive
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Two of Bugatti's speed record projects, the 100P airplane and a world land record contender that was never
built. The rst was equipped
with 2 4.7 litre T50B engines, the record car would have had 3 of the same engines, and is huge, even in
miniature!
The airplane in 1:18 scale was made by Dennis Hamaker from the USA over a decade ago, in solid acrylic,
and painted by yours truly.
The car, also in 1:18 scale, is made out of resin and was factory built by Notion models from Germany.
May 6, 2012 Concours D'Elegance at Greystone Mansion 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, USA
A "world renowned Bugatti from the 1930s" will be on show, whch one? You'll have to go there to nd out,
though it will be presented by the Petersen museum!
Be aware of the costs though: 108 advance purchase, $133 at the door. Free parking (Yeah!) with shuttle at
450 N. Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills.
More information: www.latimes.com
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the same Bugatti family as Carlo, a furniture craftsman, and the most famous Ettore, automotive engineer
and design legend.
The impressive elephant gure, circa 1912, has an incised signature stamped Cire Perdue, AA Hebrard and
incised "2." It measures 10 3/4 inches high by 15 inches long by 4 3/4 inches deep. An example of this bronze
can be found page 329 of Veronique Fromangers Rembrandt Bugatti Repertoire Monograhique.
The sale will be conducted beginning at noon Eastern on Sunday, Feb., 19, at the Burchard Galleries facility
at 2528 30th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33713 and also will be carried live online by LiveAuctioneers.com.
Preview for the sale will be at the gallery from1-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Advance seating arrangements are
suggested.
For more information call Chris Ball at (727) 821-1167 or email chris@burchardgalleries.com This e-mail
address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit the website at
www.burchardgalleries.com.
March 10, 2012 RM Auctions Amelia Island, USA
1930 Bugatti Type 46 Superprole Coupe, Chassis 46208, Estimate:
$1,250,000 - $1,750,000 US
A faithful recreation of Jean Bugattis Superprole coachwork
Barely 30 years elapsed from the emergence of the rst Type 13 Bugatti
until the cessation of production at the onset of the Second World War.
In that time, an almost endless stream of models and variants poured
forth from Ettore Bugattis works, each of them meticulously crafted from the nest materials and lovingly
detailed by dedicated artisans. Of all Bugatti models, one of the most elegant, imposing and luxurious was the
Type 46, which was introduced in late 1929, and approximately 450 examples were produced to 1933. The
steel ladder-type chassis of the Type 46 featured a long 138-inch/3,505-mm wheelbase and was powered by
an equally impressive, long-stroke 5.4-liter inline eight engine featuring a single overhead camshaft. Its
impressive specications included three valves per cylinder and twin spark plugs per cylinder, which
delivered a stout 140 brake horsepower. Engine durability was also very good, by virtue of the engine block
casting itself, which extended down to the main-bearing supports. Consequently, the engines structure was
rigid and thereby provided exceptionally smooth operation.
The three-speed manual gearbox was mounted within a rear-transaxle
unit, marking another technical innovation of the basic T46 design.
Four-wheel, self-adjusting cable-operated brakes with 16-inch drums
provided stopping power. Wire-spoke wheels were used early in the T46
production run, while stylish, vane-type Royale-style alloy wheels were
tted to the later cars. The T46 also inuenced the mechanical
specications of the long-wheelbase T50, which shared the T46 chassis,
radiator and transaxle assemblies.
The combination of Type 46 attributes, especially when its ne chassis
and engine is clothed in sophisticated coachwork, makes it one of the most appreciated Bugattis. In fact, the
T46 is perhaps best known as the Petit Royale, so-named for its striking resemblance to the Type 41 Royale,
which remains famous for its massive 4.3-meter wheelbase and 12.8-liter engine. With the Type 41 Royales
engine displacing roughly 2 times the volume of the next Bugatti model oered, the Type 46 Petit Royale
very capably bridged this otherwise massive gap in the manufacturers model range.
As described in the denitive book Bugatti Type 46: La Petite Royale by Bohuslav Klein, Roland Saunier and
Kees Jansen, the T46 remains highly signicant in the Bugatti pantheon as one of the marques most
inuential road-going models. As they wrote, no other Bugatti Type motivated so many European
bodymakers in the thirties, to build such exclusive bodies, as this one did. They further stated that no fewer
than some 40 custom coachbuilders applied their unique artistry to the T46 chassis during the models
relatively brief production run.
As noted in their authoritative reference, chassis 46208 was originally
mated to and still retains engine number 77. It was ordered as part of a
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surprises for an estimated 90,000 visitors from all over the world.
The rst major fair of the year, this thrilling annual auto show will, once again, be a showcase for a range of
facinating displays and special events so be sure not to miss RETROMOBILE!
10 cars from the Peter Mullin collection will be on show, with at least 2 Bugattis: The ex-Peter Williamson
T57S(C) Atlantic, and a Type 46.
February 2, 2012 The Paris Sale, Bonhams Paris, France
Lot No: 221
1921 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia
Chassis no. 1339
Engine no. 911
Chassis number '1339' has the 1,453cc engine and is almost certainly unique among Brescia Bugattis as it
has a continuous history of Swiss ownership that has been well documented over the years. The car was
supplied new to Hr Jules Friedlander in 1921 and originally was tted with coachwork in 'torpedo' style and
rear wheel brakes only. Hr Friedlander used the car extensively, records showing that he and the Bugatti
ventured well beyond the Swiss borders.
The car's next owner was a Hr. Leuenberger, proprietor of a hosiery factory in Marzili, Bern, who altered the
bodywork to two-seater conguration and (probably) tted the later, braked front axle. In 1954 the Type 23
changed hands again, on this occasion passing to Mr Charles Pochon. There are various items of Type
23-related literature on le together with documents relating to Mr Pochon's ownership, including a copy of a
Bugatti Register entry stating that 'the front axle and the front wheel brakes are from an Amilcar'. >{? One
year after Pochon's death in 1992 the car was acquired by Mr Peter Jost, its condition at that time being
described as 'more wrong than right.' Working from original photographs, Mr Jost decided to recreate the
original bodywork as part of a complete 'last nut and bolt' rebuild. The latter included re-forging the leaf
springs, completely reupholstering the interior, making and tting a new hood and its mechanism, and
replacing the old pressurised tank fuel feed with an electric pump. F Rolli undertook the mechanical aspects
of the rebuild while construction of the bodywork was entrusted to R Grubenmann. The car still has
front-wheel brakes so it would appear that either the Amilcar axle was retained or a later, braked Bugatti axle
tted. (It is expected that clarication will have been obtained by time of sale). Now nished in Burgundy and
black with magnolia leather interior, this superb motor car displays all the elegance of the period.
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The oldest Bugatti currently registered for the road in Switzerland, '1339' has featured in several specialist
books on the marque and represents a unique opportunity to acquire a well known and equally well
documented Brescia with Swiss title.
Estimate: 100,000 - 140,000
Lot No: 256
1928 Bugatti Type 35B Re-creation by Pur Sang
Chassis no. "4878"
Reported to drive excellently, the car is particularly interesting as it is
road registered in the Netherlands as a Bugatti Type 35B and comes
with the relevant documents.
Estimate: 180,000 - 240,000
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