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The new Louwman museum, the museum based on the oldest private collection of the world, has been opened last Friday, by our Queen Beatrix (picture). The museum is now in a purpose-built building in the Hague, close to the Queen's palace.
Apparently the long-awaited Grand Raid (on the other picture, chassis 57221 or 57222?) is also in the museum, but I have had no reports yet of anybody actually seeing it. Also there Black Bess, the T50 Profilée, the T54 Bachelier, a T43 and a T44.
The old museum already was one of the best in the world, it is said that the museum is now even better. The 3 most interesting museum's worldwide for the Bugattiste now probably are the Louwman museum in the Hague, the Netherlands, the Musée national de l'Automobile, collection Schlumpf, in Mulhouse, France, and the Peter Mullin museum in Oxnard, California, USA.
More info: www.louwmanmuseum.nl
The Helle Nice Foundation has commissioned a marker to be placed on the grave of Hellé Nice (her sister Solange accepted HN's remains but refused to inscribe her name on the stone), the ceremony will take place Saturday, September 4.
A number of Bugatti owners have expressed interest in attending and bringing their Bugattis, and there will be members of Hellé Nice's family present, as well as VIPs from the area and from racing. Women Bugatti driver Historian Patricia Lee Yongue will be saying a few words in behalf of Helle Nice.
For more info read the Press release
June 23, 2010 The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was named "Best Convertible" by the world renowned Robb Report magazine in its annual "Best of the Best" issue.
Each June, Robb Report, a leading US journal on luxury brands, publishes this special issue, which represents the culmination of an entire year's search for excellence in every aspect of the affluent lifestyle. The Bugatti Grand Sport hails as this year's "Best of the Best" Convertible and is featured as the blue ribbon winner in the 22nd annual issue. In fact, Robb Report has awarded the Grand Sport two prestigious honors since the car's introduction, one being the unprecedented "Car of the Decade" award, created specifically for the Grand Sport.
"Named "Car of the Decade" by Robb Report's Car of the Year panel last November, the Grand Sport is not only the most arresting vehicle on the market today, but it also happens to be the world's best convertible, " said Paul Meyers, Contributing Writer for Robb Report.
June 23, 2010 Posted: 11:34 am June 18, 2010 by CarsUK
We’ve been here before with rumours of a lighter and more powerful Bugatti Veyron. In fact the rumours have been around almost as long as the Veyron itself. And they resurface at regular intervals. So when we saw the rumours earlier this week we thought it was probably more of the same – a slow news day for someone so ‘Let’s run a Veyron Story’. And then we got a phone call.
“Have you heard about the new 1200bhp Veyron Supersport?” said the familiar voice. “It’s just the same old rumour, sunshine” we retorted. “Then why am I about to transfer €400k to Bugatti?” came the reply. So it’s not a rumour – it’s real.
There are going to be 30 Bugatti Veyron SuperSport. They will shed in the region of 300kg with liberal use of carbon fibre, get 1200 horses and each will cost their owners €1,650,000. There are exterior styling changes but Bugatti aren’t sending out photos – even to buyers – at this stage.
Bugatti were hoping to have the Veyron Supersport ready for Goodwood this year, but that’s not going to happen. The aim now is to show the new Veyron at Pebble Beach in August. But Bugatti aren’t the best in the world at keeping to delivery dates so it could even take until Paris before the world sees the SuperSport.
The Veyron SuperSport will be the last iteration of the Veyron. Probably.
The picture is NOT of the SuperSport, but of the Bugatti Ettore concept. Though it looks professional, it probably does not come from Bugatti.
TrueCar, a Santa Monica firm that gathers vehicle buying and pricing data, has done a study on gender differences based on 13 million vehicle registrations from the past two years.
Most popular with women is the Volkswagen New Beetle, with 56.1% women buyers.
On the other side of the scale is the Bugatti Veyron, with no women buyers at all! (At least in the US, does anybody know female Bugatti buyers in other countries??)
So, it seems that the Veyron is a pure masculin automobile! Or has this something to do with the old story about big cars making up for small....
However, sports car marques in general are unpopular with women: Ferrari (5.6%); Lamborghini (6.5%); Tesla (9.8%); Aston Martin (9.9%); and Lotus (10%).
June 17, 2010 A 1926 Bugatti Type 35 sold to its first owner by Brooklands personality Malcolm Campbell made a triumphant return to the Birthplace of British Motorsport at the Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival on 5-6 June, 2010.
The Bugatti beat a strong field of classic cars to take overall first place in the Brooklands Double Twelve competition for its current owner, Chris Jaques (photo top right). And in a similarly nail-biting finish on the Mercedes-Benz World circuit next door, Pete Candy’s 1936 Riley Special “Super Rat” stole first place in the Brooklands Speed Trials by just 0.2 sec from Terry Crabb’s ERA R12C.
The two competitions kept a strong crowd at the 2010 Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival – organised by Brooklands Museum and the Vintage Sports-Car Club – captivated throughout two days of motoring action, spectacle and glamour which culminated with the Museum’s Royal Patron Prince Michael of Kent presenting the Double Twelve prizes.
In the Double Twelve competition – in which car and driver had to excel in both complicated driving tests and the rigorous judging of a Concours d’Elegance to be in with a chance of winning – the Bugatti narrowly but decisively beat Simon Taylor’s beautiful 1937 Bentley 4¼ litre Sedanca Coupé, which was a winner at last year’s Pebble Beach Concours in the USA. Other class winners included John Dennis’ 1907/16 Berliet-Curtiss racer, Alex Pilkington’s 1930 Alfa Romeo 1750 Zagato, Bryan Smart’s 1973 Porsche 2.7 RS Carrera and Jo Moss’ 1973 Morgan Plus 8.
Another historic Grand Prix Bugatti claimed honours in the Brooklands Speed Trials – this time it was Martin Overington’s spectacular 1927 Type 35B grand prix car, which was the fastest Vintage (pre-1931) car, taking just 1.36 longer to cover the 900 metre course than Candy’s time of 43.0 sec. The fastest road-going sports car was Andrew Mitchell’s 1937 HRG 1½ litre, and honours in the closely-fought Edwardian (pre-1919) class – with six giant racers taking part – went to Karl Foulkes-Halbard’s 5 litre 1907 Corbin Vanderbilt Cup car.
Brooklands Museum Director Allan Winn said, “The 2010 Brooklands Double Twelve Motoring Festival proved to be a real hit with competitors and spectators alike. We were very pleased to see so many families and enthusiasts enjoying the biggest competition event held at Brooklands since the original circuit closed in 1939. We look forward to building on the success of this weekend at the next event in June 2011.”
Source: Sports Car Digest Above right: Edmund Burgess in 1924 Bugatti Brescia
June 11, 2010 The famous champion Maurice Trintignant was Mayor of Vergèze from 1959 to 1965
To honor him, the municipality ordered a statue of the champion, at the wheel of his Bugatti 51.
The statue will be unveiled in Octobre 2010.
Picture: Trintignant's T51
June 6, 2010
Bugatti CEO Dr. Paefgen, who also heads the likewise VW-owned Bentley, assumes that the Galibier will reach the production stage. A green light has not yet been given, though. "We now encounter many challenges," he said to Dutch car-magazine Autovisie, "but count on the Galibier being produced."
The Galibier, named after the famous Pass in the French Alps, as well as a 4-door version on the Bugatti Type 57, was shown to potential buyers the first time last year. The reactions were very positive to the new five-door saloon, says one of those present. Dutch Bugatti dealer Hessing could immediately write some orders. A price tag for the limousine is not known, but will be around 800,000 euros. Excluding taxes, though. Including taxes the car will be at around 1.3 million euros.
As a technical basis, the Galibier is the sister of the Bentley Mulsanne. The prestigious brand will have the same architecture, including double wishbones, air suspension, self-thinking shock absorbers and four-wheel drive. Under the hood the Galibier will have the sixteen (!) Cylinder power from the Veyron instead of the 6.75-liter V8 engine from the Mulsanne. The ability of the engine is reduced to a still impressive 800 hp. Enough for the 5.30 meters long car to run at 350 km / h.
If Bugatti decides to put the limousine into production, she will not leave the factory before 2012.
May 29, 2010 - it´s officially the only EB 110 SS (Sport Stradale) with the luxury interior of the EB 110 GT.
The last car, which was personally registrated on Michael Schumacher.
The car is in mint condition, best EB 110 SS available, better than new. Car comes from a high class collection and was never used. (It is NOT Michael Schumacher selling the car!)
- Car ID: ZA9BB02EO RCD 39020
€ 600,000
Maranello Motors
Cologne, Germany
Phone: +49 22137050096
May 27, 2010
According to insiders at Molsheim, France, Bugatti has produced an 800-hp electric supercar prototype, which may never be displayed to the public… at least that’s what the sources told AutoExpress.
The working electric supercar Bugatti is said to be built on the chassis of a Bentley Continental GT and features an advanced lithium-ion battery pack and two huge powerful electric-motors that can deliver a neck-snapping 1,622 lb-ft of torque from 0 mph.
Why is it that we may never get to see the electric supercar from Bugatti? Insiders say that the model is being built just to study the technology and allow engineers to explore the ultimate performance available from an electric powertrain.
This isn’t the first time that Bugatti has ever built a battery-powered car. Ettore Bugatti, founder of the company, made an electric-car called the Type 56 that he used to tour around the factory in Molsheim, France.
Last week Evert Visser passed away, at the age of only 54 years.
Many of the especially Dutch Bugattistes entrusted their Bugattis to Evert of Superleggera, for repairs or maintenance. Evert was a skilled technician, friendlym and always in for a conversation. Only recently he participated in the 100 miles rallye together with Bart Rosman in his 43.
The death of Evert is a big loss for the Bugatti world.
Olav Glasius
The Volkswagen Group and Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A. (IDG), Turin, are to intensify their successful cooperation, putting it on a new footing. This was announced by both companies at a joint press conference in Turin on Tuesday. The Volkswagen Group will take a 90.1 percent stake in IDG, including the brand name rights and patents. The shares are being acquired by AUDI's Italian subsidiary Lamborghini Holding S.p.A. The remaining shares will stay in the possession of the present owner family Giugiaro.
"With this shareholding in Italdesign, we are participating in one of the most renowned design and development companies with one of the richest traditions in the automobile industry. Italdesign is the flagship for creative Italian automobile design and has been instrumental in shaping the face of the automobile industry worldwide. As the creator of the Golf I, Giorgetto Giugiaro laid a new foundation for Volkswagen design in the 1970s," Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, commented in Turin.
The Volkswagen Group has enjoyed successful cooperation with IDG for many decades. Giugiaro made a name for himself not only with the Golf I, but also with concepts for important models such as the first Volkswagen Passat, Scirocco or the Audi 80. A comprehensive development framework agreement was concluded in 2008. Volkswagen and IDG are also collaborating closely on ongoing projects such as the planned Volkswagen Up! model family. Implementation of the agreement is also subject to the standard approval by the relevant authorities."A new era in the strategic partnership between our companies begins today. Italdesign becomes a permanent member of the global Volkswagen family," Winterkorn said. "The Volkswagen Group will be continuing its model initiative over the coming years and will benefit from the capacity and competence of Italdesign. The company will therefore be making an important contribution to our 2018 global growth strategy," Winterkorn continued.
IDG was founded in Turin by Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani in 1968. Both founders are considered pioneers of modern Italian automobile design. Italdesign has also acquired a reputation worldwide as a highly-competent development center. Today, the company generates sales of over €100 million and has a workforce of some 800 employees.
With Italdesign having designed a series of Bugattis in the past, starting with the ID90, the EB112, EB118, EB218 and EB18-3 Chiron, one wonders if VW now will give Italdesign again a role in designing the future Bugattis!
May 27, 2010
You are right, the electric Bugatti announced above is strange enough in itself, despite the type 56 provenance. The truth of course is that Bugatti continues to inspire (automotive) design students: this one seems to be the most radical so far!
Masters students from Sweden's Umea Institute of Design recently exhibited their final-year projects at the university's annual degree show. Featuring the work of both graduating diploma students and those completing the first year of their MA in Transportation Design, this year's exhibition brought together a diverse range of themes, ranging from futuristic interpretations of existing brand DNA to new concepts in car production, usage and forms.
The Bugatti Morpheus was designed by
Doojin Choi
Designed for the year 2050 - a time when congestion forces drivers to take to circuits and areas of desert for thrills - the Morpheus concept takes the Bugatti Veyron's hunched-forward, beetle-like proportions and evolves them into an even more extreme single-seat speedster form designed purely for track day use.
The driver sits on an outrigger section that hangs on the right side between the front and rear wheels, creating an unusually open driving experience. Other unusual features such as the exposed structure, bespoke luggage set and the large spare wheel attached to the middle add a futuristic twist to design cues that date back to the birth of the Bugatti brand, not to mention a welcome dash on humour on the part of its South Korean creator.
The most innovative aspect is the backbone structure of the chassis, which flexes and acts as suspension also.
May 15, 2010 What has been a legend for half a century, has now been confirmed to be true; there does indeed exist a seventh Royale.
This was all brought about by an article in the Bugatti Revue, published on May 13; in it a brochure from Gene Cesari's Grand Prix Imports in the USA, dated 1961. In this brochure a chassis of the prototype Royale is described; a car that has been missing ever since. This is the text:
The Royale does exist, but we will not photograph it until much more work has been completed. We knew that Bugatti had crashed the original Royale and had then sold it. After four years of sleuthing, our cloak and dagger boys turned it up, sadly neglected but indomitably proud, in a barnyard in France. Thus far our restoration has been difficult, with many new parts being made at considerable expense in Molsheim, preventing us from quoting a price at this time. We expect to sell it in the chassis form: allowing the future owner to select his own design features , which will surely be in the classic tradition.
From: www.bugattirevue.com/revue41/henry.htm
The existence of this chassis has been confirmed to me. The chassis of the prototype Royale was sold in the 60's to Bill Harrah, and afterwards to a collector in the USA, who had it for about 40 years. It was then sold again, the current owner wants to remain unknown however (at least for the time being). It seems that the chassis (which is the prototype chassis and different from the later "production" Royale's) is being restored, and that a body will be made for it. Which one is not known, though the Weyman body would be the most appropriate.
This does imply that the Bugatti Royale coupé Napoleon (chassis 41100) was indeed a new car, and not a rebuild of the crashed prototype, as has been often written.
Sotheby's auction May 5 and 6, NEW YORK, NY.- Impressionist and Modern Art Evening and Day sales, Property from the S. Joel Schur Collection
Rembrandt Bugatti, Petite panthère
278,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Chimpanzé assis sur une boule
512,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Petit Léopard assis, la queue placée en avant
194,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Marabout au repos
92,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Lionne de Nubie
1,426,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Babouin Sacré Hamadryas
2,098,500 USD
Rembrandt Bugatti, Grand Girafe tête basse
1,426,500 USD
Prices including buyer's premium.
Of the 11 Bugattis, the above 7 were sold. The male "Lion de Nubie" was not sold.
Did we report yesterday that the Williamson Atlantic had been sold, to an undisclosed buyer, we now get reports that it is sold to Peter Mullin, and his Oxnard museum!
This makes sense, Mr. Mullin is buying almost all Bugattis that are really special, like the Brescia Submarine.
The following is from: automotive.speedtv.com
The highest price ever paid for an automobile was reached last week when a 1936 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic was sold for something approaching $40 million, according to unconfirmed reports.
The curvaceous Bugatti coupe, considered to be the epitome of French art deco styling, was sold by California auction house Gooding & Company, which served as broker for this private sale.
The Bugatti sale eclipses the highest price ever paid at auction for a car: $12.2 million for a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa sold a year ago in Maranello, Italy.
Although Gooding would not reveal details about the transaction, the buyer of the Bugatti was reported to be the Mullin Automotive Museum of Oxnard, Ca., according to a Wall Street Journal report. The museum, dedicated to French deco style, was recently opened by noted car collector Peter Mullin.
Just before its opening, the Mullin museum made headlines when it paid $365,000 for the corroded remains of a 1925 Bugatti Brescia that was under Lake Maggiore for more than 70 years.
“I am extremely pleased to have found the new buyer for the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, one of the world’s most significant and valuable automobiles that has been in a private collection and rarely seen during the past four decades,” said David Gooding, president and founder of Gooding & Company.
Yesterday the amount indicated was 30 million, probably closer to reality than the 40 million mentioned in the above article. Either way, a lot of money for an old car, not much though for an automotive Mona Lisa.
May 5, 2010 A continent away from the glitz of Monte Carlo, a private sale has just taken place which ends two years of speculation about the car’s fate and establishes a new all-time high in the classic car market. Considered by many to be the ultimate expression of the motor car as an art form, the Bugatti Type 57S Atlantic of the late 1930s puts even a Ferrari 250GTO in the shade. Styled by Ettore’s son and heir apparent Jean Bugatti, so rare and mysterious that historians cannot agree on how many were made or even survive (three and two is a best guess), most collectors would however agree that this grandfather of all supercars is about as good as it gets. Ralph Lauren famously has one, whilst the second Atlantic was owned for almost four decades by respected former American Bugatti Club president Dr Peter Williamson until his death in 2008, when David Gooding auctioned most of his collection to benefit medical charities. He’s now been involved in the private sale of the family’s Atlantic for an as-yet undisclosed sum thought to be in the region of $30,000,000. Stay tuned for news of where you'll be able to admire it shortly...
When Dr Williamson bought the Atlantic at Sothebys auction on 12th June 1971 in Los Angeles for $59,000, it was a logic-defying world record price.
From: www.kidston.com
I knew from when dr.Williamson was still alive, that he was interested in selling the car in the 30 million $ region. There were rumours about 5 years ago that his Atlantic had been sold for 3 million, which he very clearly told to be not true. (Ed.)
RM Auctions, Sporting Classics Of Monaco, 1st May 2010, Grimaldi Forum
- Lot No. 253: 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux #57594, Not Sold at high bid of €220.000 Vs estimate of €285.000-€340.000
- Lot No. 254: 1951 Bugatti Type 101 Coupé by Van Antem #101504, Not sold at high bid of $508,875 versus pre-sale estimate of €500.000-€750.000 / $680,000 - $1,100,000.
- Lot No. 283: 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio by Gangloff #57435, Sold for €336.000 - $455,952 Vs estimate of €420.000-€480.000 / $570,000 - $650,000
Thanks to Christophe Chanterault
May 5, 2010 I was sent the link to these photo's, and thought I really should show them to you.
They were taken in Argentina, at the rally de Jose C. Paz, in the spring of 1963.
The boys are: Jaime, Diego and Manuel Arcos, Lucio Bollaert, Marcos (sitting in the Buga), Javier and I. The one in the background I can't see.
In the other picture, the Mini Bugatti has been taken apart to paint, in the workshop of "Chuzo".
Chuzo Gonzalez
From: www.retrovisiones.com/2010/04/les-petits-bugattistes/
Where Ettore used to refuse some customers, supposedly he did not sell a Royale to the King of Bulgaria because of his bad table manners, it seems to be that Bugatti SAS should do the same:
In the Netherlands a 20 year old boy took out his dad's Veyron for a spin, and was arrested while doing 160 kmh where 80 was allowed. The car was taken by the police, as was the boy's driver license.
(this reminds me of the story of a Dutch Bugattiste, who was not allowed by his father to drive any of his Bugattis any more, for having passed a red traffic light at high speed, in the centre of Hamburg.)
From the UK comes the following news:
TWO Bugatti Veyrons were among £4million of flash motors in police custody last night after being seized from a suspected crime king.
Cops found £750,000 in CASH in the cars - stashed across Britain and in Switzerland but tracked down after a tip-off from French detectives.
The amazing fleet boasts four Ferraris, two of them £800,000 Enzos, three Rolls-Royces and two Porsches.
The 250mph Veyrons are each worth £750,000.
Last night alleged drugs baron Alexander Surin, 44, was in custody facing trial in France after being extradited from Spain.
He is understood to have kept his fleet hidden while driving a humble banger to avoid attention. Keys were found in raids on addresses in London and the Midlands.
An Interpol source said of the fleet: "It's absolutely incredible. Never mind the Godfather's Don Corleone - he is Don Car-leone."
source: www.thesun.co.uk
April 25, 2010
Last Friday Jean Jacques Strub was killed in his Type 51, while practising for the Monaco Historic Grand Prix at the l'Anneau du Rhin circuit in Biltzheim, Alsace, France.
Jean Jacques was 62 years old, and owner of a plant where solar cells were produced, a new plant was only recently opened.
He was presumably testing the freshly rebuilt engine of his Type 51, now 2.3 litres instead of 2.0 litres before, and 230 HP. He had an accident, and the car rolled over 3 times.
April 17, 2010
Bonhams is delighted to have been chosen by the Bugatti Owners’ Club (BOC) to be its official auctioneer partner.
As the market leader in collectors’ motor cars and having sold some of the world’s most important Bugattis, Bonhams was the obvious choice to be the BOC’s new partner. Last year Bonhams sold a 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, which had been owned by the first BOC Chairman Earl Howe, for a staggering 3.4 million euros.
At the same auction (Retromobile, Paris, 2009), Bonhams sold the famous ‘Black Bess’ 1913 Bugatti Type 18 for over 2.4 million euros, against a pre-sale estimate of 1,300,000 – 1,600,000 euros.
Bonhams was also recently in the news for the sale of a ‘sunken Bugatti’ - a 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia which had lain at the bottom of Lake Maggiore for seventy years. The car fetched 260,000 euros, far outstripping the pre-sale estimate of 70,000 – 90,000 euros.
The BOC was established in 1929 to bring together Bugatti and motor sport enthusiasts, and today has a membership of 1,750 and runs approximately 40 events throughout the year.
Ian Patton, General Manager of the Bugatti Owners’ Club, confirmed that “The Bugatti Owners’ Club is looking forward to a long association with Bonhams. As one of the most prestigious and respected international auctioneers, they are ideally positioned to serve the interests of our members.”
Tim Schofield, Head of Bonhams UK Motoring, comments: “We are delighted to be the auctioneers of choice for the Bugatti Owners Club. On the back of some outstanding results we have achieved for the sale of Bugattis at auction, Bonhams is a natural partner for the BOC, and we look forward to being in attendance at the BOC’s headquarters, the legendary Prescott Hill Climb in Gloucestershire throughout the season.”
April 17, 2010 There was time in the late '70s and early '80s in America when a few misguided industrious souls decided to recreate some of the most iconic shapes in motoring history. Kit cars with shapes emulating classic Bugatti, Delahaye, Auburn, Pierce-Arrow, Mercedes, Bentley and Rolls-Royce designs flourished, many poorly made and based on cars like the Buick Regal or Lincoln Town Car. With the originals selling for six, seven or even eight figures, it wasn't surprising that anyone would want a budget alternative, but the offerings were generally more of an insult to the originals than a tribute.
Flash forward a few decades and you'll now find companies like Delahaye USA taking up a similar charge. Rather than offering unfortunate fiberglass bodies for existing vehicles, however, the NJ company is building modern interpretations of some of those classic designs, with the intent to show what those 
legendary designers of yore might be building today. Take their "Bella Figura" Bugnotti Coupe above, for instance. Inspired by the 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, it's said to be a tribute to Ettore Bugatti's son, Jean. At least as it shows in these renderings, we think it is beyond gorgeous.
The company has been showing off a 1/4-scale model of the project at certain shows and concours recently, but will have a full-size version to display for the first time this Fall. The full-scale carbon fiber body is set to debut at Retro Auto Aug. 13-15, in Pebble Beach, during the annual classic car festivities in Northern California. Delahaye USA plans to offer a turnkey version of the coupe on a custom chassis with an alloy body for $450,000, while a clear-coated or painted carbon fiber version will sell for around $250,000. Plans are to make a targa-style roof and drophead version as well.
March 25/ April 17, 2010
By PATRICK C. PATERNIE
From Autoweek.com
The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, which houses a large collection of vintage French Art Deco cars, opens its doors to the public Saturday, April 17!
The French supposedly have a word for everything, but we couldn't muster any in English let alone the remnants of high school language lab upon first entering the new Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif., just west of Los Angeles.
All we could do was grin giddily at the sparkling array of Bugattis, Voisins, Delages, Delahayes and other unique examples of French automotive masterpieces from the 1920s and 1930s in an exhibition hall evocative of the salon that housed the 1936 Paris motor show and similar exposition halls of the Art Deco era.
The collection is an immersion into the excitement and optimism of Art Deco design, especially in terms of automotive design. A red-and-black 1938 Bugatti 57C Atalante Coupe greets visitors. It's a car that could monopolize your attention but instead introduces you to its spectacular companions, about 100 or so, occupying the 50,000-square-foot exhibit space.
It is not just one or two standout cars but a spectacle that includes a two-tone blue Figoni et Falaschi pontoon-fendered 1937 Delahaye 135M Roadster, a long and lean silver 1951 Delahaye Type 235 Roadster with coachwork by Saoutchik, and a gorgeous yellow 1934 Voisin C27 Grand Sport Cabriolet purchased by the Shah of Persia at the 1934 Madrid motor show.
Sitting on a low turntable is Peter Mullin's favorite, a burgundy 1938 Talbot Lago T 150 CS once owned by Bentley Boy and CEO Wolf Barnato. The rare fastback coachwork by Figoni et Falaschi is nicknamed Goutte D'eau for exemplifying the teardrop streamlining that is one of the major attributes of Art Deco design as applied to automobiles, trains and aircraft of the era.
"It's my absolute favorite," said Mullin, "because it merges perfect engineering with raw beauty in the shape of a raindrop. I don't think there is a bad angle on this car."
Mullin said he has always been a car nut, but "didn't even know how to say 'Delahaye' let alone know what it was" until he OK'd the use of his house as the backdrop for a calendar shot of a 1948 135 MS nearly 30 years ago.
"I just knew it was the most gorgeous piece of rolling art I'd ever seen," he recalled.
That started a passion for French cars that, spurred on by the artistic as well as automotive talents of the Bugatti family, led to a passion for industrial and artistic designs of the Art Deco period.
That led to the Mullin Automotive Museum, which in addition to autos features examples of Art Deco period art, photography and furniture.
The latter makes up a lounge area in the mezzanine that also pays tribute to 100 years of Bugatti innovation. The rest of the upper level includes an homage to the 24 Heures du Mans with a 1930s style pit lane and race car display including, of course, grand prix Bugattis, a patina-coated 1911 Hispano Suiza Type 15 and the so-called "million franc prize" 1937 Delahaye Type 145 V12 driven to victory by Rene Dreyfus.
Downstairs, on the rear wall, are cars from the legendary Schlumpf Reserve Collection, most of which now belong to Mullin, including 17 unrestored Bugattis.
Then there is Mullin's "$50,000 car with a $300,000 story"--the 1925 Bugatti Type 22 that, because of a customs duty dispute, sat on the bottom of Lake Maggiore on the Italy-Switzerland border for 73 years before being salvaged last year to raise funds for a local charity. The car sits in its own room, battered and water-ravaged, resembling the remains of a prehistoric amphibian.
"Bugatti designed it in 1925, and Mother Nature finished it," Mullin said when asked why he has no intention of restoring it.
He does, though, plan to finish the Type 64 Coupe that Jean Bugatti designed as the successor to the Type 57S Atlantic. Mullin established a scholarship program at the Art Center College of Design, where an eight-student design proposal inspired by Bugatti's original sketches will be crafted in aluminum and mounted on the chassis.
Carrying the past forward is important to Mullin. The building that houses his eponymous collection once housed the impressive muscle-car and motorcycle museum of the late Otis Chandler. The building has been updated to fully green Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified specs.
The museum will open to the public later this year; check www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com for more information. The museum will be a must-see for automobile, design and art lovers.
Some of the many unique Bugattis are:
March 25, 2010 New Bugatti saloon in 2013
The Bugatti 16 C Galibier super-saloon concept is poised to be given the green light for production, following positive reaction to the concept car.
The Galibier has been on tour since last September, visiting Bugatti customers, the media and motor shows as Bugatti assesses its suitability as a replacement for the Veyron. Production of the hypercar will end in 2012.
A decision on the Galibier had been expected this spring, but Bugatti’s position as the smallest of VW’s brands has meant it has had to wait its turn for Group funds. Each of the 300 Galibiers earmarked for production from 2013 is expected to retail for around £900,000.
Despite this high price, the funds required for development are small within the context of the group. But VW is currently trying to raise around €4bn (£3.6bn) in a share sale and has frozen any announcements on new products. It is worried that committing to a new Bugatti model will have an adverse effect on its attempts to raise the funds.
The reaction to the car has been overwhelmingly positive and Bugatti insiders claim there is now a strong will within the Volkswagen Group to make the car. It is almost certain to be signed off for production this summer after the share sale has ended.
“It will be made one way or the other,” said one insider. “We’re the smallest VW Group member and there’s a recession on so we’ve not been a priority.
“But we can expect to announce something by the summer; it looks good, people like it and it wouldn’t be a great financial commitment in the context of the Group.”
The Galibiers are influenced by the Veyron and the fuselage styling of the classic Bugatti Type 35.
Its doors and wings are constructed from aluminium, but the rest of the body is made from carbonfibre. Carbonfibre is also used in the front end of the chassis to add stiffness and keep weight down.
A weight hasn’t been given, although Bugatti wants the Galibier to be the lightest car in its class. The four-seat cabin is more luxurious than the Veyron and has a more minimal design.
Powering all four of the Galibier’s wheels is the Veyron’s W16 engine, tuned to produce around 800bhp, albeit using twin mechanical superchargers rather than the Veyron’s four turbochargers. The Galibier probably won’t have the Veyron’s DSG gearbox, either; instead it’s expected to use a conventional eight-speed automatic transmission.
But like the Veyron, it will be exceptionally fast. Bugatti tech boss Wolfgang Schreiber has said he wants the production Galibier to “be the world’s fastest, highest accelerating and powerful four-door”.
[Mark Tisshaw]
March 23, 2010 In 1976 the banks of Mulhouse didn’t give any more money to the factories of Hans and Fritz Schlumpf. There was no economical or financial reason for that. Because the textile industry in Europe was in heavy weather as result of the low prices of the Asiatic textile industry, the Schlumpfs had a big problem. The history told until now says, that the Schlumpfs invested to much in their car collection and that that was the reason for their bankruptcy. Result: 2000 workers on the street without work and the Schlumpfs were to blame. The trade union took possession of the car collection and later the French government nationalized it. Fritz and Hans Schlumpf fled to Switzerland were they lived in expulsion for the rest of their live. They lost every legal suit in their absence so justice had been done. But was it justice?
After our book “the fate of the sleeping beauties”, which will appear in English worldwide by Veloce in September 2010 about the car collection of Michel Dovaz and the bad things, that had been done to the guy, Arnoud and I went investigating the very nice car collection of the Schlumpfs and the Schlumpf affair. The first thing we noticed was, that not any French Authority wanted to give us any information. We were not allowed to see the verdicts of the processes against Schlumpf and the management of the museum didn’t allow us to photograph the reserve of the museum. It looked like the French authority had something to hide. Meanwhile we discovered, that the large sum of money and the Malmerspach Collection were the credit balance of the bankruptcy in 1977. We were staggered. We never heard about that big a credit balance in a bankruptcy and we certainly were surprised, that the French government gave that back to Arlette Schlumpf, the widow of Fritz. It encouraged us to continue our research.
A couple of weeks ago we read in an English automotive magazine in an article about the late Tom Wheatcroft – he died 31 October 2009 - , that his greatest disillusion had been not been able to buy (a part of) the Schlumpf collection back in 1976 because of the French government. We made contact with the son of Tom, Kevin Wheatcroft, who confirmed us that story, because he was with the negotiations in 1976 between his father and Fritz Schlumpf. It encouraged us to continue our research.
We found out, that in 1976 besides Wheatcroft there have been 4 more interested possible buyers for the collection, but they were confronted, too, with the dismissal of the French government. We will tell their names in our book. The history became a slurry pit. What has really happened in 1976?
The banks of Mulhouse refused to give any money to the factories of Schlumpf. They obviously had their reasons. In order to save – this was confirmed to us – the factories Fritz Schlumpf was willing to bring a great offer. To sell a part of his collection or even the whole collection. He negotiated about it with Tom Wheatcroft and reached an agreement. The French government blocked a transaction like that. Fritz negotiated separately with at least four others with the same result. In order to save the employment of his workers he was willing to sell the factories for a symbolic amount of money, but because of the recession in the European textile no buyer came and the three factories went bankrupt. The French authority and the trade union pointed to Schlumpf as the guilty and took possession of his beautiful car collection.
If you read this story it is clear, that Fritz did all he could do to save the employment of his workers and not he and his brother, but the French government and the trade union kicked 2000 workers unemployed on the street. In our book we will describe the story more detailed.
Ard and Arnoud op de Weegh
www.extraordinarycarcollections.com
March 20, 2010 Intense activity as all the pieces come together
David Grainger, National Post
I have lost track of the number of reports I have made on the progress of the Bugatti Aerolithe, but I am pleased to say this is likely the next to last.
As many of you might remember from my earlier columns, the Aerolithe was a Type 57 Bugatti prototype created by Jean Bugatti in 1935. It was an aerodynamic coupe with a body created from Electron, and it was often called the Electron Coupe by the press of the day.
I have been recreating in infinitesimal detail the coachwork of the Electron Coupe on an original Type 57 chassis--number 57104--the fourth T 57 created by Bugatti and the oldest surviving chassis of its kind.
The project is at a stage where, on some days, you can look into the coachbuilding room and see an almost complete car, while, a day later, you look in and see a stripped-down hulk. This is all pretty standard as fenders are fit to the frame and body, floors are planned and fabricated, pedals and their assemblies are fit and checked, seats and brackets are made and checked and the myriad tiny items that go into a car get fabricated, shaped, honed and polished.
At this stage in the project, it is a period of intense activity, where the craftsmen involved finally have the satisfaction of seeing the items they create reach a finished form.
Decisions have been made as to the colour of the exterior and interior and the leather, carpet and wood to be used in the interior has been sourced and purchased.
There are still some flies in the ointment, though. The radiator grille assembly is of different dimensions than the ordinary T 57 grille, and while we have the entire grille, there is a small panel in the bottom that is an unusual shape. The one that was supplied is from a stock grille, so it doesn't come close to being a fit. It is a small part that we could manufacture by hand, but that would take more than a week. An attempt to have another grille piece that would fit fabricated by the original company that made us the flawed part has been fruitless so far.
Between last year, when we ordered the parts to be manufactured, and now, the supplier has disappeared. One of our problems is so many companies have folded their tents in the last year that we are often met with disconnected phone lines and web and email addresses that no longer work. That is a strong argument for doing almost every kind of fabrication in-house.
Some of the gauges in the dashboard remain unsourced and, as we get to the end of the line, we have to make final decisions about such items. In some cases, we have simply avoided purchasing gauges because their owners want so much money for them. I still bridle at being asked to pay $5,000 for a speedometer. At this point, we can actually make a gauge for less. The question becomes whether we should, considering how many original parts are in the car. That is why decisions get put off as we search for other, hopefully less expensive, original gauges to flesh out the dash.
It is during this phase of a project such as this that one can really appreciate the skills and talents of the people working on it. To hold a complex part in your hand that came through the door only days earlier as flat stock and which is now undetectable from an original part is inspiring -- and such a change from the unfortunate lack of skills that pervade too much of modern society.
The parts range from tiny fasteners and clips for the interior to the correct seat rails and brackets for the original seats. Of course, the entire body has been created from sheets of magnesium, no small feat, but that does not take away from the beauty of parts such as door handles, dashboard, headlight mounts, pedal assemblies and even the parking brake handle, which had to be designed, cast and then finished and plated in nickel.
No matter how many years I have been in this business or how jaded I have become about many classic cars, I still hold a sense of wonder as I see a complex machine take shape from sheets of metal and bars of rough stock. To be tasked with the re-creation of one of the most beautiful cars of all time and to have had the pleasure of assembling the talent required to breathe life into it is a major accomplishment. Considering how fortunate we have been over the last years and how many incredible cars we have restored -- more than 1,000 at this point -- it takes a pretty special car to rise above the herd.
The Aerolithe is certainly that.
david@guildclassiccars.com
March 18, 2010
Udo Joerges lets me know this. Check it out on Youtube: " Bugatti Type 5 engine running in the car ".
There is also another movie of the engine running, while not yet in the car.
March 15, 2010
Gooding & Compagny, Amelia Island Auction, March 12, 2010 (prices include the buyer's premium):
Lot 9 - 1928 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix "#4935" - Sold for $900,000 versus pre-sale estimate of $1,000,000 - $1,400,000
Lot 66 - 1932 Bugatti Type 50 Cabriolet #50144 - Sold for $1,100,000 versus pre-sale estimate of $1,250,000 - $1,500,000.
Thanks to Christophe Chanterault
Herman Brouwer sent the following mail:
3 out of the 5 harddisks that my friend bought (new!) for this job, have crashed. (in different computers, different locations).
Both the server my friend was building, and the server which should host Bugattibuilder, have been turned off, to prevent loss of the other 2 disks, which contain operating systems and data. (no Bugattibuilder data yet). Given the fact that 3 disks died already, the trust in the remaining 2 disks has gone.
So basicly it is now a task of bringing in more harddisks, and claiming warranty on the old ones. Which unfortunately will set us back a few days.
Plain annoying, but not much I can do right now.
Herman Brouwer, the sites' host reports:
The server I am running the site on, lost 1 harddrive fatally, without any warning. This is the harddrive which contains the operating system.
The 2 disks (mirror, for safety) which hold the data, including the websites, appear to be OK.
A friend of mine has been working all weekend and a couple of nights, trying to recover and restore the faulty disk, unfortunately to no avail.
A completely new, professional server has been purchased, which has far more safety features then the old one. Basicly everything that is vital for running, is duplicate in this new server. (power supply, harddisks, processors, etc.). Also, the operating system architecture will change dramatically, to allow fast recovery in the event of a future failure. (VMWare, for the experts)
I hope to have the server up and running in the next couple of days. I must say that I will try and install the websites on a Linux server (I have never done that before) to allow for some nice features and better performance.
The only drawback at this point is that I am very limited in time, due to personal circumstances.
March 7, 2010 New Southern California Institution Celebrates Art Deco and Machine Age Design Eras
Oxnard, Calif. (2010) – The Mullin Automotive Museum, a facility that will pay homage to the art deco and machine age design eras (1918-1941) that produced exquisite art and magnificent automobiles, will officially open its doors for the first time in the beach community of Oxnard, Calif., Spring 2010.
The dramatic facility will be a three-dimensional celebration of the pre-World War II Belgian/French decorative arts movement, long described as Art Deco. Sharing the more than 50-thousand square-feet of exhibit space will be one of the finest collections of coach-built automobiles, furniture and art from the Deco era.
A display of more than 100 historic French cars is planned to include examples from Delahaye, Delage, Talbot-Lago, Voisin, Hispano-Suiza and of course, Bugatti, wrapped in voluptuous forms from the iconic coachbuilding ateliers of Chapron, Figoni et Falaschi, Gangloff, Vanvooren, Labourdette, Letourneur et Marchand and Saoutchik, among others. And, while his work was exclusive to the cars created by his father, Jean Bugatti was among the best designers of his time and will also be well represented, along with the art of his sister, uncle, father and grandfather.
Next to the Pebble Beach Concours winning automobile restorations, will be displayed 30 unrestored art treasures. They are the core of the collection purchased by the Schlumpf brothers, industrialists of the Alsace region of France in the early 60s. Their goal was to bring all the Bugattis back to where they had been created. Their enormous collection of French cars is now called Musée National – Collection Schlumpf.
The remaining collection, called "The Reserve Collection" is made up of the renowned American sportsman John Shakespeare's collection, purchased by the Schlumpf brothers along with other French classics. Peter Mullin recently purchased that complete collection and will exhibit 30 of his favorites in as-found condition before a 90-foot diorama of the barn in which they were discovered. This remarkable juxtaposition will also illustrate the work required to make a barn-find car into an award-winning showpiece.
On the nearly 11-thousand square foot mezzanine is planned another exhibit of French classics from the less sensual Grand Prix and Le Mans sports-racing school of design including Gabriel Voisin's incredible "Laboratoire" experimental racer. They will be shown in a pre-WWII Le Mans track and racing pit diorama to give viewers a sense of the casual atmosphere once enjoyed by the racing elite.
"Club Bugatti" will share the second floor. Here we will be encouraged by Mr. Mullin to remember that the Bugatti name and its creative gene predated and paralleled the famous Ettore, so reverently chronicled in the automotive world. The family art exhibit will include priceless furniture created by Ettore's father Carlo near the beginning of the last century, bronze sculptures by Ettore's brother Rembrandt and elegant pastels and charcoal drawings by Ettore's daughter, Lidia. The entrance to the Club will be around a freestanding wall containing a set of Carlo Bugatti's splendid doors.
The science of the Twenty-first Century will protect the art of the Twentieth. A well-integrated green power supply and supporting insulation will create an interior climate carefully tuned for preservation. In that atmosphere, the priceless restorations and fine art pieces will cease measurable age.
An elevator will rise from the main floor through the mezzanine to a roof deck and garden. Art deco waveform grilles surround the elevator mechanism. The elevator tower includes a staircase and will double as a photo gallery illustrating Parisian life during the "Belle Époque." The rooftop view will include the green discipline of the 21st century facility. The roof itself is sealed in thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) with heat-welded seams. The surface is so white and smooth, its manufacturer states it will reflect 20% of the solar heat away from the interior. An array of photovoltaic panels collects the area's nearly uninterrupted daytime access to solar power and a set of ducted-turbine generators makes use of the steady ocean breeze. Their design will actually advance the deco theme above the museum's entrance. Below them, the entrance is shaded by an Eiffelesque iron portico supporting dozens of tinted windshields that looks both period correct and apropos collections within.
Mr. Mullin would like the collection to be known as a museum of the art deco period. The mature forms of that new design language were established by "l'Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes" (1925); dubbed Art Moderne for many years then Art Deco by a journalist in 1960. That concise description has survived half a century. In spite of the best efforts of a devoted connoisseur of Arts Décoratifs Modernes, it will likely be the Arts Industriels that will raise emotions and make memories - it will be the cars.
Swiss sculptor Max Bill described the convergence of fine and industrial art of the period; "Whether he like it or not, those who create new forms succumb to the influence of modern art...Comparison between an automobile and the sculpture of its time will show how close the relationship is between works of art and the forms of useful objects." Contemporary designer Philippe Charbonneaux describing Figoni's work said, "...very much an artist...a master of curves and elegant lines." Even the connoisseurs in Britain could not resist colorful commentary. As auto enthusiast and noted aficionado Sir Peter Ustionov suggested: "One drives, of course, an Alfa Romeo; one is driven in a Rolls Royce; but one gives only a Delage to one's favorite mistress." Sir William Lyons, father of the sweeping forms of SS and Jaguar cars, described the classic French work as, "positively indecent."
The Mullin Automotive Museum
1421 Emerson Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93033
www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com
info@frenchcurves.org
ATTENTION: I GET REPORTS THAT THIS EXHIBITION IS NOT OPEN YET!
With some Rembrandt Bugatti sculptures.
Museum Beelden aan zee
Harteveltstraat 1/Boulevard
SCHEVENINGEN
For more info: Click here
In the show there will be various 4WD automobiles, from the Spyker to the mooncar
In the show there is of course the chassis of the Bugatti T53 from the museum ‘Cité de l’Automobile’, the Schlumpf-collection
May 1 - 2, 2010 Grand Prix De Monaco Historique Monaco
Race A - Pre 1947 Voiturettes and Grand Prix cars
See for more info: www.acm.mc
May 6 - 9, 2010 Mille Miglia Italy
Last year Bugatti won first and second place, with Bruno Ferrari in a Type 37 coming first, and Carlos Sieleckis 2nd in a T35A
This year the Bugattis will of course have a good chance of winning again, with 10 Bugattis competing!
See for more info: www.1000miglia.eu
May 8 - 9, 2010 1st Historisch Waterloo Waterloo, Belgium
Rally and Concours d'Elegance.
See for more info: this PDF file
May 31 - June 6, 2010 International Bugatti Rally 2010 Salzburg, Austria
More info: www.bugatti-club-austria.at
June 5 - 6, 2010 Brooklands double 12 Brooklands, UKIf you haven’t already entered your car for the Brooklands Double Twelve, there are still a few more weeks to go until the class lists close. I am delighted that we already have some great cars entered for this competitive and fun event and am really looking forward to June 5th and 6th when the Double Twelve returns to Brooklands.
There will be 144 cars in total, 12 in each of the 12 classes, invited to compete in the combined Double Twelve Driving Tests and Concours competition in and around the Museum site over the weekend. A new feature this year will be to incorporate some of the original Campbell Mountain Circuit in to the driving tests. There will be more about this when the full test details are announced.
More info from Nic Waller phone +44 (0)787 551 6817 or email me at nic.waller1@virgin.net
June 13, 2010 Classy Chassis - Concours d'Elegance Houston, USA
More info: www.classychassis.org
20 juni vindt de 26e editie plaats van de Nationale Oldtimerdag in de Flevolandse hoofdstad Lelystad.
Graag nodigen wij u uit om met uw Bugatti gast te zijn tijdens deze meeting met 400 veteran, vintage en classic cars.
Er komen gemiddeld 25.000 bezoekers die gratis toegang hebben.
Wij bieden u daarvoor een hotelarrangement voor twee personen in het 4-sterren Apollo Hotel Lelystad City Center inclusief oldtimerontbijt, een welkomstdrankje en een surprise op de kamer.
Tijdens de dag bent u onze gast en zorgen wij voor lunchpakketten, koffie- en consumptiebonnen, deelnemersvaan, rallyschild, deelnemersdraaiboek en een attentie na afloop.
More info: www.oldtimerdaglelystad.nl
Coys will show a 1932 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix motor car, which has been raced by legendary driver Jean Pierre Wimille and is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind.
More info: www.masterpiecefair.com/
August 16 - 22, 2010 U.S. International Bugatti Rally and U.S. Bugatti Grand Prix A Most Exciting Event is coming in 2010
The 2010 International Rally sponsored by the American Bugatti Club. During the famous Monterey Weekend: The Monterey Historic Automobile Races and the Pebble Beach Concourse ‘de Elegance (August 13 -15, 2010), the club will sponsor a Bugatti Grand Prix and other events. This will be followed by a Rally-Tour through some of the California coast’s most beautiful scenery. Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge and tour the John Muir Woods. You will drive along the cliffs of the Pacific ocean, through back roads of rolling hills and the legendary California Wine Country. Along the way, visiting a Steam Railroad, stopping at a private estate for lunch, tour the famous Hearst Castle in San Simeon, stroll and shop at Solvang, a quaint Danish Village, a dinner under the stars at Fess Parker’s Winery.
There will also be stops at Historic California Missions and a tour of the back roads of Santa Barbara. The Rally will end in Oxnard, California, at the beautiful Mandalay Beach Resort on the beach. There will be a reception at a new Museum featuring Bugatti cars, French historical vehicles, and a Bugatti Exposition of Memorabilia. Following, will be a gala dinner at Mandalay Resort. The next morning will be a tour through the Santa Monica Mountains with lunch at a private estate in Malibu.
More info:
Paul Simms, Secretary, 600 Lakeview Terrace.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5419 USA, E-mail: quiltbug57(AT)sbcglobal.com
August 12 -15, 2010 2010 Monterey Historic Automobile Races USANext year’s Monterey-week races at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will feature historic Trans-Am saloons, an all-Bugatti ‘Grand Prix’ and the first appearance of classic NASCAR racers.
The races, which will book-end the annual Pebble Beach festivities, will be held on 7-8 August (Pre-Historics) and 12-15 August (Historics) 2010. The ‘Featured Classes’ for 2010 will be Formula 1 1966-1983, Trans-Am 1966-1972, drum-braked NASCAR Stock Cars 1966-1975 and a ‘Bugatti Grand Prix’.
For further information, see www.mazdaraceway.com where entry forms can be downloaded.
August 12 -14, 2010 RM Auction USASports & Classics of Monterey auction.
On offer:
1931 Bugatti Type 51 GP, chassis 51132
2003 Bugnotti by Deco Rides
For further information, see www.rmauctions.com
I can be reached by email at J.J.Horst@BugattiPage.com.
