Bugatti news, 2008 Plus events

Drawing by Dutch artist Piet Olyslager, made in the 1960's. It is clear that this scene could have been of only one race. Here we see Trintignant competing against a Ferrari (or being overtaken, possibly).

June 13 - 14, 2008 Bugatti at RM Auction Tustin, CA, USA

Joe's Garage - The MacPherson Collection
36 Auto Center Drive, Tustin, CA, 92782, USA

1928 Bugatti Type 35B Recreation #BC083
Estimate: $250,000-$350,000 US Offered Without Reserve

The Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, A sale of Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia

1934 Bugatti Type 57 Double Cabriolet Stelvio
Coachwork by Gangloff of Colmar
Chassis no. 57164
Engine no. 63

More info: www.bonhams.com

1936 Bugatti Type 57 Graber Sports Saloon

Registration Number: JT-80-50 (Dutch Registered)
Chassis Number: 57443

Part of the Bugatti Type 57 launch range the ‘Galibier’ was a four-door, four-seater touring saloon. Named after a peak in the French Alps and notable for its pillarless doors, the model was otherwise a somewhat conservative design with formal lines and an upright stance. However, customers wishing for a sportier variation on the Galibier theme could always have their Type 57 chassis clothed by an outside coachbuilder.

Entrusted to Carrosserie Graber, chassis 57443 retained the comfortable four-seater accommodation and pillarless doors of the factory offering but added a number of decidedly rakish touches. For instance, the absence of external rear door handles made the car look more like a coupe than a saloon. An impression reinforced by the sloping tail complete with ‘sunken’ spare wheel and pontoon wings. A particularly nice feature is the moulded swage line that begins at the radiator’s shoulders, runs along the bonnet sides and then flows down towards the rear wings taking the window ledges with it.

A much treasured possession, this Bugatti has been in the current family ownership since 1962. Pleasingly retaining its original tan leather upholstery, the Type 57 is running and driving but would benefit from recommissioning. Known to the Dutch Bugatti Register and something of a timewarp, chassis 57443 will accompany us to the Vintage Sports Car Club’s April 26th Silverstone meeting and the Bugatti Owners Club’s May 24th – May 25th La Vie en Bleu weekend.

Invoiced to Bugatti’s Swiss agency, Bucar SA, on September 19th 1936, chassis 57443 was subsequently dispatched to Carrosserie Graber. Believed but not warranted to be a one-off commissioned by its architect first owner, the resultant Sports Saloon offered the same internal accommodation as a factory-bodied ‘Galibier’ but with far more flamboyant packaging. Although, a spacious four-seater, the Type 57’s coupe-like lines are accentuated by the absence of exterior rear door handles or hinges. While, other notable styling features include the sloping tail (incorporating a partially ‘sunken’ spare wheel) and moulded swage line that begins at the radiator’s shoulders, runs along the bonnet sides and then flows down towards the rear wings taking the window ledges with it. The last of a long line of Bugattis to have belonged to the vendor’s family, chassis 57443 was purchased from A. van Ramshorst’s renowned ‘NV Albatros’ dealership in November 1962. Resident in Sweden before then, the past forty-six years have seen it used for a variety of touring duties including attending a wedding at Molsheim. Pleasingly retaining its original leather upholstery, the Type 57 is in unrestored but running order (though, the engine was treated to an extensive overhaul by Jan Keizer of Doetinchem in 1991). A familiar sight in Dutch Bugatti circles and well known to the late Hugh Conway with whom the vendor’s family were good friends, this ‘timewarp’ Graber Sports Saloon will be taking pride of place on our stand at the Bugatti Owners Club’s forthcoming May 24th-25th La Vie en Bleu weekend.

Estimate: £100,000 - £120,000

More info: www.classic-auctions.co.uk

More info: www.2fast4you.it

Bugatti will be the featured marque this year. With participation from all our past and future exhibitors in conjunction with support from Bugatti USA we anticipate showcasing a gathering of cars second to none, including the Veyron exhibited by Bugatti USA.

More info: www.classychassis.org

David Grainger, National Post
The last installment of the Aerolithe Project ran some time ago, but, as in any restoration, there are periods of little visible progress or repetitive tasks that, while crucial, don't make for a particularly sizzling progress report.

However, things are now starting to gallop. As we have been progressing on the car's recreation, we have been making engineering discoveries that are not only unexpected but downright unpopular with some of the Bugatti world's old guard. These are basically the same people who would in an earlier time have you burned at the stake for thinking the Earth may not be flat.

First, let me bring you up to speed on the car's progress. The beautiful aerodynamic coupe body that identifies the Aerolithe as one of the world's most significant automotive designs was composed of metal sheeting attached to a complex under-skeleton of carved and formed white ash.

I debated at some length as to whether or not my own craftspeople -- or even local cabinet makers -- would have the ability to reproduce this framing based on one grainy photo we had of an original skeleton for the Bugatti Atlantique -- the car for which the Aerolithe was the progenitor -- plus the measurements we had deduced from original photographs of the complete car at the 1936 Paris Auto Show.

To tell the truth, while I am a great supporter of Canadian craftspeople, I thought this task might be too expensive for the client as workers unfamiliar with this discipline tried to recreate the wood in the same fashion as Bugatti had in 1935.

Instead, I chose to go with a German woodworking company with a 300-year history of manufacturing coffins -- a task that is still its bread and butter. Its incredible skills have been put to the test on other major car framing jobs over the years for which it has established a dedicated studio. After seeing the framing it built for an almost identical Bugatti coupe design, I decided to use its services.

The result was spectacular. The quality of this wooden skeleton is so fine it is almost a shame to swathe it in metal and paint. I had expected fairly rough-hewn wood that exactly followed the contours of the car. What I got instead was a perfectly finished and smoothed masterpiece that had been lovingly rubbed with linseed oil, which imparts a lustre and a warm, rich smell reminiscent of an era long gone.

The car's frame, engine and driveline are all reaching completion. After a false start in which we bought a misrepresented and entirely inappropriate front axle from a restoration shop in England, we settled on another English company to remanufacture a perfect replica.

When I opened the shipping crate, I was confronted by a masterpiece indistinguishable from an original front axle in everything but the Bugatti factory stamps. It was even fully polished to a correct chrome-like finish, no small feat with the rough steel casting with which it would have started.

We are in the process of assembling the chassis into a running and driving entity that will be tested bereft of bodywork. The position for the engine, radiator and body itself has been ascertained to fractions of a millimetre and we are just machining several mounts and attaching hardware from billet aluminum and steel.

During the process of recreating the car, we have examined every tiny detail millimetre by millimetre and as a result we have made some discoveries that have put into dispute some of the long-standing theories about the original car.

It was not even like we were looking for these discoveries or even really cared when they were made, but, stupidly, we said in the Bugatti club newsletter, "Hey, guys, look what we've found. It's really cool." Oops.

In a future column, I will outline how we are not only fighting the good fight but are in the process of cutting the legs and perhaps other dangly bits off our most vehement critics by publishing indisputable engineering evidence. What fun.

david@guildclassiccars.com

Jessica Craven, Geelong Advertiser
A $1 MILLION car formerly owned by actor Nicolas Cage will leave Geelong this week after being lovingly restored by a local company for six years.

Bellbrae Panels and Paint has been doing up the 1937 Series 57 Bugatti after it was bought from the Hollywood star by a Queensland car fanatic.

The car has a straight-eight super-charged motor and is now believed to be worth more than $1 million.

Restorer Graham Smith said he wanted to thank the tradesmen who had been involved in the long restoration process.

"We actually hand-made all of the panels on the car because they were all corroded; it has been so much work," he said.

Mr Smith said it would be hard to say goodbye to the car.

"You do have that gutted feeling because you've spent so much time on it and you are left with nothing," he said.

"But you know that these cars are like works of art. It's not like doing up a Holden, they are going to be around a thousand years from now."

He said the car was rare and was only sold to the wealthy.

"Bugatti was very eccentric, but his cars were light years ahead of their time," Mr Smith said.

The car will be displayed at the Winton Historic races before being delivered to its owner in Queensland.

Photoshoot goes into Top Gear
ABU DHABI - Psst, buddy, can you spare me a sports car? Yes, evidently, three of them. This weekend Top Gear, the UK-based car magazine, which is in the country for a photo shoot, sent out an urgent request for an unusual car, the million-dollar Bugatti Veyron.

It was hoping for one. Instead, it was offered three of the vehicles, which cost more than Dhs 4.4 million (USD $1.2m) each. “No other place in the world could we have found three Bugattis in a span of 48 hours,” said a relieved Charlie Turner, the creative director for the magazine.

The cars were tracked down by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority and belong to local owners who wish to remain anonymous. Built by Volkswagen, the 1,000-horsepower vehicle can reach 255 MPH (407 KPH). One car in the shoot, a gleaming aluminium-bodied model, is one of only five in the world.

The Corniche area and Jabel Hafeet were briefly closed off for the shoot, which featured the Stig, Top Gear’s mysterious, overall-clad driver. Top Gear, paired with a BBC television show of the same name, sells more than a million copies a month.

Well here we are folks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Top Gear UK’s favorite and definitely my favorite TV show and magazine is filming with THREE Bugatti Veyrons. The BBC show’s crew was jaw droppingly surprised to find all 3 loaner Bugatti Veyrons. The team racecar driver THE STIG was also there. All the Veyrons were heading to the Marina Mall in downtown Abu Dhabi. Transport Officers had to close several roads for the photoshoot.

Oh almost forgot, part of the shoot was on top of the Jabel Hafeet mountains, and the amazing roads leading upto and through it. Boy, would this be a helluva fun joyride!

QuickSilver Exhaust Systems are fitted to many of the World’s finest cars. The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is no exception.

QuickSilver’s newly developed ‘SuperSports’ exhaust for the Veyron is designed to give the driver that ultimate roaring sound, as the original factory silencer is too muted for many drivers’ tastes. Sound is such an important part of driving a wonderful sports car.

The QuickSilver production team has engineered the system’s internal design to allow the volume and flow to increase in proportion with rpm. This provides the engine with a deeper tone at low engine speeds rising to a unique, growl and crisper exhaust note at higher rpm - without ever spoiling the luxury of this exotic sports car.

This QuickSilver system also only weighs 11.6kgs (approx. 25.5lbs) a saving of 7.4kgs (approx. 16.3lbs) and is constructed from mirror polished stainless steel as it will be visible when the spoiler is raised on the car. The attached picture shows the QuickSilver system (left) placed next to the factory OE system (right).

Attention to detail has always been a hallmark of QuickSilver products and this is no exception. Using Type 304 austenitic stainless steel, the pipes are mandrel bent to keep a constant internal diameter throughout the length ensuring an even flow of exit gases.

All systems carry the QuickSilver 25-year guarantee.

QuickSilver is a recognised maker of original and ‘Sports’ performance stainless steel exhaust systems for the World’s finest classic, prestige, luxury and exotic sports cars since 1973.

http://www.quicksilverexhausts.com

So, if you want to upgrade your second hand Veyron a little bit, go for a new exhaust!

- The Houston Classic Auction, May 3, 2008:
Lot 50: 1934 Bugatti Type 59 3.3 Litre Supercharged Grand Prix, $495,000
Lot 59: 1928 Bugatti Type 37A Grand Prix, $434,500

- Bonhams "Les Grandes Marques" à Monaco, 10 May 2008:
Lot 135: 1994 Bugatti EB110 GT Coupé ZA9AB01EOPCD39052, €203,300
Lot 147: 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport Roadster #55208, €2,097,500

Thanks to Christophe Chanterault (for this item and others)

Bugatti, awaiting the launch of a truely new model, like the Veyron Targa or the Saloon, presents the 3rd variation of the Veyron. After the Veyron PurSang, and the Hermès Fbg, they now present the SANG NOIR, presumably as a homage to the Bugatti T57SC Atlantic.

It seems that the Veyron clients appreciate an even more individualised (though a series of 15 Pur Sang's is claimed) car than what the Veyron already is.
See for yourself, the carbon bonnet and top, black sides, black air scoops and new wheels do give the car a different appearance, though nowhere close to the Atlantic, which Bugatti in it's brochure calls a T57 Atlantique! What about the attention to heritage that Bugatti says to have!?

Though the Veyron's all look differently from the outside, they all have the same mechanics, with 1001 HP 16 cylinder engine and 4-wheel drive. There are some price differences, with the "Basic" Veyron being 1.1 million, the Hermès Fbg 1.55, and this Sang Noir in between with 1.4 million.

Download the brochure here

2010 will see the launch of the Bugatti-Schumacher F1 team.

VW will bankroll the team to the tune of £500million over the next 5 years. The drivers are unknown but could include Nick Heidfeld and Lewis Hamilton as his contract with McLaren will be over by then.

Micheal Schumacher will be the team CEO and test driver. Ferrari are understood to be disappointed to be losing such a great asset to the team but understand his desire to run a team of his own name. Micheal will step away from the team at the end of 2008 to concentrate on setting up Bugatti-Schumacher and so as not to have a conflict of interests.

There have been rumours of Bugatti entering Formula 1 already more than 5 years ago, this time, it may be true. However going by what Micheal is doing nowadays, there sure is determination in him in the technical side of Formula 1.

Themotor.net – 05.05.08.

At the recent (May 6) IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN ART Auction (Christie's) in the Rockefeller Plza, New York, a Rembrandt Bugatti sculpture, "Grand tigre royal" fetched a stunning $2,617,000.

Info:
Signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'R. Bugatti CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD A3' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Length: 28¼ in. (71.7 cm.)
Conceived circa 1913 and cast in the artist's lifetime

Provenance
Galerie A.A. Hébrard, Paris.
Maison Jansen (acquired from the above).

This work will be included in the new edition of the Rembrandt Bugatti Catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Véronique Fromanger.

This magnificent sculpture represents the last stage in Bugatti's stylistic development and in many respects the height of his achievement as an artist. While having created some three hundred sculptures during his tragically short life, it is his depictions of big cats that are, for many, his greatest and most charismatic works. Having spent a period of ten years sculpting and studying the animals at close hand, Bugatti acquired considerable knowledge of their attitudes and behavior, and would apply this to greatest effect in his final works. Created in 1913, less than three years before his untimely death at the age of 31, the Grand tigre royal is one of his last and most compelling sculptures, embodying as it does his late and most expressionistic technique. The piece is imbued with a powerful sense of movement and dynamism; the considered and often impressionistic surfaces of many of his earlier works here giving way to rich striations and lines that crisscross irregularly, rendering simultaneously the stripes of the coat and the musculature beneath. An essay in anatomical accuracy and awareness of form, Bugatti here skillfully captures the essence and vitality of his subject, to create a sculpture that gives lasting testament to his mastery.

For the the Bugatti revue the earliest issues have been available in CD Rom format only, due to a lack of space on my server. I now relocated all my sites BugattiPage.com, BugattiRevue.com, BugattiAircraft.com and Special-Classics.com to new servers.
This gave me 4 time the original space (4GB now), that I could put all the old issues back on. So, enjoy your reading!

Prizes won by Bugattis at the 2008 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este :

Concorso d’Eleganza Design Award
By Public Referendum at Villa Erba
Bugatti Veyron Hermès 2008, Georges Keller, D

Trofeo Girard-Perregaux
Special Prize of the Jury
Bugatti 57 SC Atalante 2-door Coupé Gangloff #57532, 1937, Antonius Meijer, NL Above

Class C: STREAMLINED - Style and speed
Mention of Honour
Bugatti 57 SC Atalante 2-door Coupé Gangloff #57532, 1937, Antonius Meijer, NL

Further Bugatti present was:
Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Graber 1936 #57444, owner Roland Jordi (CH)

Thanks to Christophe Chanterault (for this item and others)

RM Auction Amelia Island: 1928 Bugatti Type 35B Supercharged Recreation, Not Sold
The estimated value was set at $175,000 - $225,000 which was not obtained. Bidding reached $160,000 which was not enough to satisfy the reserve and the car was left unsold.

RM Auction Classic Car Auction of Michigan: 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Galibier Sedan #57178: $242,000 Sold. The buyer is J. Braam Ruben (NL)

Amongst Bugatti items stolen from me in UK at Christmas last year my Eureka Bugatti pedal is still missing. Anybody with any information could you please send me details via email: brianswann01@aol.com

Bugatti’s widely renowned Veyron will be getting a Targa variant next year, according to a source at parent company Volkswagen. The news confirms what we had speculated almost a year ago, and the fact that a former Bugatti executive has spoken out lends a good deal of credibility to the claim - not to mention that Bugatti’s communication chief, Georges Keller, has also confirmed the convertible Veyron is in the works.

According to the exec, the targa option was the only one available to Bugatti “because there was no other solution which could fit with the car’s safety cage”. While the hard-top will be removable, there will be no storage space for the roof within the car, meaning the cover will have to be taken off at home. If the weather turns nasty a concealed fabric cover can be extended to protect the cabin, reports Automotive News.

Without the roof, the car will require added reinforcements and underbody changes to maintain torsional rigidity. These changes are expected to come at a cost to performance, and top speed is rumored to be limited to 217mph (350kmh).

Bugatti is yet to reveal how many convertibles Veyrons will be produced and when the first cars will be available. Previous reports claim production numbers will be somewhat lower than the 300 coupe models, with many suggesting there will be just 80 Targa models.

Austrian Helge Hauk over the years collected almost all literature, magazines, publications, videos etc. about Bugatti, and constructed a fantastic catalog of all known published Bugatti information. It is now free for anybody to see and discover what is still missing in one's collection (and I can tell you, that is quite a lot)

It is published in 5 separate PDF files, of which over 600 items on books alone, and about 500 items on all other publications!

All this information is now accessible on: http://1974.19.funpic.de/Almanach/almanach.html

Two Bugattis on auction:

1934 Bugatti T59 Supercharged 3.3 litre
A stunning example in Concours Condition

1928 T37A GP
Complete with FIA papers and Logbook

More info: wwgauctions.com

For this 6th edition already several Bugatti are planned for this event, Type 35, Type 37, Type 51.

More info: www.acm.mc/gpmh

Star of the sale will be a stunning 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport that raced at Le Mans in 1934, which is expected to sell for €2,000,000 – 2,600,000.

The Type 55 Bugatti was built as a road-going version of the Type 54 Grand Prix car and became the ultimate supercar of the early 1930s. Only 38 examples were built and chassis no.55208 is one of less than 20 to be fitted with flamboyant Jean Bugatti-designed roadster coachwork.

The Bugatti’s original owner was French amateur racing driver Charles Brunet who entered the car into the 1934 Le Mans 24-Hour race, sharing the drive with Freddie Zehender. The car was running 5th in the 75th lap, but in avoiding a collision with a car that had crashed, it spun and subsequently retired from the race.

In more recent times, this important Bugatti has been part of two prestigious collections – the Bill Serri Collection and since 2003, the ‘Mas du Clos’ Collection, during which time it has been fully mechanically restored by the French specialist Etablissements NOVO. The car, presented in two tone blue with black leather interior, is ‘on the button’, eligible for this year’s Le Mans Classic and ready to grace the lawns of the world’s most prestigious Concours events.

A spectacular weekend of racing with the largest display of veteran & classic French cars to date

Win a ticket to go up the hill in the Bugatti Veyron!

More info: www.prescot-hillclimb.com

Many of you did correctly identify the mistery Figoni below as a modern design, even coming up with the original photograph from which the background was taken. It was of course all too obvious, especially the sloping bonnet and the too modern front wheel. I put it on my page just for fun, to see what reactions I would get.

However, I was still surprised to see that it was copied as a true mistery car, on BugattiBuilder.com. No Jeroen, I won't be giving any names here!

Terry Cook's Decoride Bugatti / Delahaye Figoni & Falaschi / Van Vooren inspired "Hot Rods" were presented before on this page. The car above is just a coupe version of an existing open car design.

More info: www.decorides.com

I received this, relatively unsharp picture of a Bugatti, at first I wouldn't believe it, but according to the person who sent it to me, it reads "Figoni & Falachi - Bugati - 1939" on the rear. This should be a T57 or T57 C then. I tried searching my archives, but couldn't find it.

Does anybody have more information on this car, or any additional information, chassis number etc.?

If you have information, please mail directly to me.

PRESS RELEASE

ANGERS, FRANCE - April 2, 2008.

The much anticipated decision from the High Court of Appeal in Angers, France was handed down on the biggest Bugatti legal battle in years. On March 18, 2008 The High Court of Appeal found that American businessman and car connoisseur Mr. Christopher Gardner and French engineer Mr. Thierry Bizon were completely innocent of all charges. The High Court also found that Mr. Francois Cointreau had lied regarding statements and documents he filed with the French court. If the Cointreau name sounds familiar, it should. Cointreau is a household name in France, and is renown for the liquor that bears its name. Francois is the son of the patriarch of the Cointreau family.

Find here the complete court papers in French

The case began years ago with a dispute between Mr. Gardner and Mr. Francois Cointreau. Mr. Gardner had brought his 1935 Mercedes 500K to the Cointreau’s shop “Sarl Restaur’Auto” for restoration. In the course of that restoration Mr. Cointreau expressed his interest in purchasing one of Mr. Gardner's prized possessions, a rare and important Type 57 Bugatti Cabriolet with one-off coachwork by Albert D'Ieteren (57589).

Mr. Gardner agreed to sell his Type 57 Bugatti to Mr. Cointreau on an installment basis for FRF1,800,000 (280,000 Euro), with payments due over time. Subsequently, Mr. Cointreau abandoned the restoration of Mr. Gardner’s 1935 Mercedes Benz 500K pushing the unfinished car into a vacant garage. Mr. Cointreau also failed to make the final installment payment for the Type 57 Bugatti. After much correspondence, Mr. Cointreau and Mr. Gardner settled their dispute in October 2001. That settlement was that Mr.Gardner would take back his T57 Bugatti , for which Gardner had only been partially paid, and accept the unfinished restoration on the Mercedes 500K after having already paid for that restoration in full.

However, to Mr. Gardner's surprise, that was not the end of it.

According to court documents, Mr. Pierre Cointreau, father of Francois and part owner of the Cointreau car restoration company, was unhappy about how his son Francois had settled the dispute with Mr. Gardner. The elder Cointreau sought to revise the settlement, despite the fact that the settlement was signed by Francois Cointreau and witnessed by Mr. Thierry Bizon who was at Mr. Cointreau's shop at the time of the settlement. Mr. Gardner said he was not interested in revising the settlement. Then inexplicable things began to happen.

Mr. Cointreau generated a suspicious invoice for over 150,000 Euro for work on the Bugatti T57. Mr. Cointreau also furnished a suspect affidavit by Dutch Bugatti dealer Braam Ruben to inflate the value of Mr. Gardner’s Type 57 Bugatti and thus undermine the true settlement.

When the influential Cointreau's presented these documents to the lower French courts, the case escalated into a criminal complaint, naming Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon as conspirators. In November 2001, French authorities seized Mr. Gardner's Bugatti Type 35C (4882) and Mercedes GULLWING while stored at Mr. Thierry Bizon’s shop. That Court ordered seizure was made on the basis of another falsified document rendered to the Court by Mr. Cointreau in order to trumped- up his revised settlement claim. The Cointreau’s even managed to have Mr. Gardner arrested based on these and false documents. Gardner was immediately declared innocent before the Angers Court in 2002 days after being retained on those bogus charges. Despite that clearance the investigation continued deadlocking Gardner's assets with the use of a criminal overtone.

The case dragged on for over six years through the complex French Court system. Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon consistently proclaimed their complete innocence during those years. In 2005 it was thought that the case had seen the light at the end of the tunnel when the Judge ordered a hand writing analyzes of Mr. Cointreau. The Carte Gris (title) of the T57 Bugatti appeared to have been signed by Mr. Gardner. This Court investigation found that likely Mr. Cointreau had forged Mr. Gardner's signature. This forgery put the Bugatti into the Cointreau's companies name, despite not having paid for it in full.

Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon persisted, but their claims of innocence fell on deaf ears. The lower Angers court found them both guilty despite all the material evidences in their favor. Undeterred, Mr. Gardner retained new counsel and appealed the low court decision. Mr. Gardner retained Maitre Antoine Barret of Angers, France, a close relative of Mr. Cointreau's own attorney Patrick Barret , the former President of the Angers Bar Society. The appellate case was set for a January 2008 argument.

At the January 2008 appeal hearing, the powerful influence of the Cointreau family in Angers was brought to bear. The Cointreau’s provided another affidavit to further inflate the value of the Type 57 Bugatti. This affidavit was by Cointreau’s new witness, Bugatti middleman Mr. Patrick Faucompre. Faucompre issued the new affidavit after implicating a unsuspecting American Bugatti Club member under questionable circumstances in a phone conversation. The Faucompre document was deemed fictitious with the outraged Club member emerging immediately to issue a statement to the High Court of Angers that Faucompre had lied.

In a bold move, Mr. Gardner’s attorney let Mr. Gardner testify as part of his closing appellate argument. Mr. Gardner methodically and passionately explained what the true value of his Type 57 Bugatti was, and why the Faucompre affidavit, as well as the earlier affidavits, were each inaccurate, unreliable and falsified to trick and deceive the Courts.

The High Court of Angers found Mr. Gardner's testimony compelling and ruled his explanation of transaction well documented , reasonable , logical , and fair. The High Court of Appeal reversed all prior rulings and cleared Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon. The High Court of appeal also found that Mr. Cointreau had lied outright in his statements to the Criminal Court and had contradictory statements throughout the proceedings. The Civil case was dismissed and Mr. Gardner’s other cars were released immediately.

Mr. Gardner's attorney, Maitre Antoine Barret, summarized the years of litigation: "It has been a long road for Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon. They consistently proclaimed their innocence. It was a long awaited and well deserved victory."

Mr. Gardner and Mr. Bizon have made no comment to date, other than to express their satisfaction that the High Court of Appeal handed them a resounding reversal, ending the years of rumor and innuendo directed at them by many of the Bugatti Clubs and members. Bugatti and classic car enthusiasts alike should take note: In the world of Bugatti, as well as all other car circles involving rare cars, one should be very careful in assessing the honesty and integrity of shops and restorers, even when those persons are assumed to be of high regard.

Stay tuned for the rest of the story in an upcoming three part expose of interest to all Bugattists and connoisseurs of rare and classic cars.

Joseph Ford III
Attorney and Bugattist

Since the death of Yorkshire Bugatti enthusiast Dr H. Carr, specialists have been trying to secure his ex-earl Howe Bugatti Type 57S Atalante. Not seen since the early '60's, the car is now rumourd to have sold privately for 3.5 million GBP. a similar price to that achieved last year for another Atalante.

The New Hermes designed Veyron Bugatti will revive a relationship initiated in the 1920's between Emile Hermès and Ettore Bugatti. Hermes needed a zipper designed, and called on Ettore to design it for him. Thus this new designer issue Veyron has a zipper designed radiator to hint that special zipper connection. The new Hermes-designed Bugatti Veyron - was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show today. It features a maroon colored exterior with beige bonnet. The interior looked like my wallet, but not so empty. It comes with 22-inch special edition wheels and Hermes fuel-filler cap. In fact there is the H logo all over the car. The inner surfaces of the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès have been designed in bull calfskin (Young Bull ?) by the Hermès workshops in Paris. The door handles follow the forms of handles on Hermès bags and luggage. Hermès, originally a Parisian-based saddle maker is the only special designer edition Bugatti plans to do. I asked about a Prada edition and that and the Von Dutch special issue was not possible. Rumor at the Geneva Show stand on Press day ( March 5 ) was that this car was going to RUSSIA where it would be able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 2.5 seconds. It is priced at 1.55 million Euros (not including tax), and available at the end of 2008 if you want to order one. It comes with a special wallet in the glove box that matches the interior.

Photos and text By Christopher Gardner, Switzerland

Press Release On the occasion of the 78th Geneva Motor Show (from 6 to 16 March 2008), Bugatti and Hermès co-present the fruit of their partnership: the “Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès”, associating Bugatti’s technical performance with the expertise of Hermès and its craftsmen. In partner-ship with Hermès, designer Gabriele Pezzini has married the distinctive Hermès style to the legendary Bugatti Veyron 16.4, magnifying the car’s personality.

This remarkable car features an array of excep¬tional characteristics: the innovative alliance of a technologically advanced engine, deliver¬ing 1001 horsepower, with an understated yet uncompromising silhouette reflecting the high performance capacities of state-of-the-art engineering and design, and above all, the pleasure these inspire in every Bugatti owner.

The fascination exerted by this sports coupé, capable of reaching 407 km/h, is due in large part to its unique alliance of the very finest motor-racing technology with comfortable handling for everyday driving. The 16-cylinder “W” configuration engine is fed by four turbochargers and features 64 valves, generating 1001 horse¬power at 6000 rpm. The engine draws on its 8-litre displacement to deliver a maximum torque of 1250 Newton-metres between 2200 and 5500 rpm. With full-time all-wheel drive, the car’s phenomenal power produces breath-takingly dynamic handling, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 2.5 seconds. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 benefits from aero-nautical and aerospace technologies, making it the fastest production car ever made. The car also features a braking system designed to deliver unprecedented powers of deceleration, establish¬ing a new industry benchmark. The carbon-fibre discs provide brake pressure of up to 180 bars, combined with eight-piston monobloc callipers and titanium pistons fitted with fine steel heads and ceramic heat protectors. Apply the brakes at speeds above 200 km/h, and the rear wing acts as an airbrake, positioning itself at an angle of 113 degrees in less than 0.4 seconds, augmenting the Bugatti Veyron’s already impressive stopping power. The airbrake increases negative lift at the rear of the car to 300 kg, enhancing the braking torque on the rear axle. At 400 km/h, emergency braking will bring the sports car to a complete halt in less than 10 seconds.

This, the world’s most fascinating car, has pushed back the limits of physical engineering to offer a completely new sensation for driver and passenger alike. But it has also adopted a radically different stance to that of other sports cars: its features and finish are sure to impress the most demanding clientele. Hermès and designer Gabriele Pezzini have lavished attention on the interior and exterior of this exceptional car, to create the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4: the “Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès”

The official name of the highly exclusive Bugatti Veyron “Fbg par Hermès” refers to the historic Hermès headquarters on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, in the heart of Paris’s eighth arrondissement: the “Fbg” appellation evokes the house’s “faubourg” address.

With the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès, the exacting standards of Émile Hermès and Ettore Bugatti come together for the first time, in a exceptional collaboration: the culmination of their extreme attention to aesthetic and techno¬logical quality and performance.

Gabriele Pezzini has reinterpreted Bugatti’s tradi¬tional two-tone carriage work, fostering a fluid, harmonious transition between the car’s exterior and interior design. The colour of the hood extends to the interior of the cockpit, and re-emerges behind, at the level of the rear wing.

As a tribute to the celebrated 1924 Bugatti Type 35, undoubtedly the most famous of all time, thanks to its many successes on the racetrack, the new Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès features eight-spoked wheels in polished aluminium, central butterfly wheel locks branded with the letter H, and air vents around the rims repro¬ducing the characteristic appearance of Hermès saddle-stitching. The horseshoe radiator grille, and the lateral ventilation grilles flanking it, are made from lightweight alloys with a design of interlocking H’s evoking the Hermès “signature”.

The inner surfaces of the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès have been designed and sheathed in bull calfskin by the Hermès workshops in Paris. The care and attention to detail observe an extremely refined, minimalist formal vocabulary, reflecting the tradition of the very first Bugattis and the fundamental design principles of the house of Hermès. The door handles echo the fluid forms of handles on Hermès travel bags and luggage. And the dashboard, traditionally finished in brushed aluminium, is here clad entirely in bull calfskin. Passengers aboard the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès will find a dashboard glove compartment designed to hold a selection of small travel accessories and a zipped Hermès wallet. Both seats are covered in two-toned bull calfskin, and the panel separating the cockpit from the central rear engine – traditionally made of carbon fibre – is covered in the same fine leather. The leather-lined trunk holds a specially-fitted “Toile H” and leather case, hand-made by craftsmen from the Hermès workshops.

This exceptional model – in toning colours of ebony and étoupe, or ebony and brick – is priced at 1.55 million euros (not including tax), available at the end of 2008.

Having spent a frustrating couple of years looking at your website but being unable to let on as to what I was doing, I can confirm that the Bugatti Trust and myself (Stuart Brown) have created a Bugatti Type 35 down to its' last nut and bolt in a 3D design package. The ultimate goal is to get the car working as a virtual system.

As far as we are aware, this is a world first in that no out-of-production car, let alone a pre-war Grand Prix car has been recreated out of the original plans, in its entirety, in 3D.

So why is this so ground-breaking and important?

1) The project has from the outset been to do with preserving all the known information on the Bugatti Type 35. To that end, we have worked from the original plans: the car's DNA. We have also involved the UK's foremost experts on the Bugatti marque. Working from the original plans has meant that by deduction, plans for those parts which did not previously exist have now been created.

2) Both myself and The Bugatti Trust are keen to involve "new blood" in the classic car scene and the fact is that the younger generation are at their most comfortable when dealing with computers. To this end, what we have achieved is akin to the human genome project (but obviously massively less important to humanity). Now that the parts have all been recreated in 3D the way the information can be used is limited only by your imagination,for example the aerodynamics, cooling system, chassis rigidity and strength of individual parts can all be analyzed to see just how good Ettore Bugatti's designs are.

3) Bugatti owners should benefit from more accurate and better value parts (obviously supplied via the Bugatti Trust/Owners Club). I personally feel that this is a very important issue as the balance of power with parts should be with the owners and not engineering firms and motor traders.

4) If any potential replica car owner cares to look, they should see that replicas cannot possibly be as accurate as the original car because without the plans they are at best guestimates as to what the car design originally was. There are over 2,500 total parts in a Type 35. This means there are at least 25,000 individual dimensions within the car and probably more.

5) The project has been donated to the Trust and shortly will be placed on their secure computer system, for the benefit of owners and further study of the design.

The project is being launched to the press shortly probably at the Bugatti Trust headquarters.

Comment: An immense amount of work, and a perfect way to make available the info from the drawings in a modern format.

Here the results of the two auctions at Rétromobile 2008 (February 8 and 9), by Artcurial and Bonhams :

- ARTCURIAL :
Lot 1K: Bugatti type 52, Baby: 26 210 €
Lot 12: BUGATTI Type 57 Cabriolet Stelvio 1935 #57314 Engine: #162: 320 664 €
Lot 15: BUGATTI Type 57 Atalante 1939 #57753 Engine: #544: Not Sold

- BONHAMS :
Lot n°102: By order of the executors of the late John Gardiner, Bugatti Type 51 Project: €47,150
Lot n°103: By order of the executors of the late John Gardiner, Bugatti Type 55: €92,000
Lot n°119: 1951 Bugatti Type 101 Coach 101 502: €185,700
Lot n°120: 1929 Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport 43303: €1,327,500
Lot n°125: 1925 Bugatti Type 30 Tourer 4637: €310,000
Lot n°147: 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupé #57427: Not Sold
Lot n°168: 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux #57546: Not Sold

The T43, which belonged to the great Guillaume Prick and lately to Pim Hasscher, is reported to be sold to the Netherlands, where most of it's history lies. Therefore, I expect that the car will not receive an "American" restauration, and will be brought back to a good mechanical condition, without changing the character of the car.

Most info by Christophe Chanterault

About 40 magnificent, mainly hystoric, automobiles will be on exhibition in the tecnical Museum in Vienna. Automobiles that wrote history and made legends. Only milestones of automobile history will be shown. Amongst them 3 Bugattis: The Type 41 Royale Binder 1932 and the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1937, and, the only contemporary car in the show, the Bugatti Veyron.

More info: www.tmw.ac.at

RM Auctions returns to the beautiful grounds of the Amelia Island Ritz Carlton Hotel to host the annual auction of Vintage Motor Cars in conjunction with the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

Lot n° 279 : 1928 Bugatti Type 35B Supercharged Pur Sang Recreation Chassis No. 4938, Estimate: $175,000-$225,000

NOTE: This Pur Sang T35B, chassis no. 4938, should not be confused with an original, Molsheim-built Bugatti T35B, which may also carry this number.

More details on: www.rmauctions.com

Organised by the Bugatti Club Australia, www.Bugatticlubaustralia.com.au

April 26 - 27, 2008 Classic Car Auction of Michigan Novi, USA

In this RM Auction a 1934 Bugatti T57 Galibier Pillarless saloon will be on auction.

The chassis number is 57178, recently restored and fitted with both side mounted as well as one rear spare!

More info: www.rmauctions.com

April 26 - May 3, 2008 Bugatti a Cagliari – Sardegna del Sud Italy

More info: www.2fast4you.it

February 25, 2008

In cooperation with Jean Prick and Teresa Bugatti I have crafted this bronze sculpture of her father. Ettore Bugatti, with bowler hat and white gloves, shows with pride one of his masterpieces, the Bugatti 57 Ventoux.

This bronze sculpture is available in a special 'personalized' limited edition, with certificate and photo album.

More Info

Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction, Arizona Saturday, January 19, 2008
Lot 17: 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe #57717 sold at $731,500.

RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona 18th January
1937 Bugatti T57 Stelvio, chassis 57440; not sold

By David Grainger

TORONTO -- I once said about the restoration of an early-1930s Grand Prix Bugatti, "How hard can it be? It's just a car." It's amazing how naive we can be sometimes, even when we should know better.

While it is true that Bugattis are "just cars" from the standpoint of having four wheels and a motor, the waters tend to muddy beyond that. The largest problem is with the rather eccentric way in which Bugattis were engineered -- that eccentricity largely stemming from the fact that founder Ettore Bugatti was not a trained engineer but a brilliant tinkerer who simply invented his own idiosyncratic solutions to many problems.

Bugatti had not just a good grasp of engineering but was also from a creative family. Both his father and his brother Rembrandt were successful artists.

The eccentricities of Bugattis can be attributed not just to the founder's lack of formal training; he also insisted that most mechanical items made for a car have their own simplicity and elegance. For that reason, even a water pump or generator would not look out of place in any Art Deco exhibition. Bugatti had the kind of ego that would not allow him to solve engineering solutions by copying other manufacturers. The exception to this rule was the twin-cam design of the Type 57 motor, which he borrowed from American Harry Miller's famous racing engines. That exchange went both ways, however, as Miller utilized some of Bugatti's ideas as well.

The Aerolithe project going on at the shop -- the recreation of Bugatti's (arguably) most famous and controversial lost car -- brings not just the eccentricities inherent to the marque but also the dearth of information due to the fact there are only 11 photographs of the original Aerolithe in existence. And several of these are taken from the same angle. Plus, only a few technical drawings exist of items such as foot pedals and other inconsequentials. The only truly important extant technical drawing is of the Aerolithe's radiator, from which some information can be gleaned.

While building this car, we have also had to wade through the very swampy waters of "expert opinion."

As with a T59 Grand Prix car I built a few years ago, I soon realized that many of the experts and their entrenched opinions are, in fact, mistaken.

As we recreate the Aerolithe millimetre by computer-checked millimetre, we are discovering things that fly in the face of some long-held expert opinion.

First and foremost is putting to rest the controversy over what kind of frame the car had. Many Bugattistes have hypothesized that it had a much lower Sport chassis rather than a standard factory chassis. While this may seem largely irrelevant to most, this has long been a point of great controversy and importance in the Bugatti world.

While building the car -- and with measurements carefully scaled by computer from all the existing photographs -- we discovered that the angles incorporated into the Sport chassis made its lower profile incompatible with the Aerolithe's components (steering box, firewall, etc.) without a ridiculous amount of shimming.

Another theory regarding the Sport chassis was that it had curved rear frame members that followed the shape of the body's boat tail. Not only would this have been silly to run under the larger coupe, it would have required some fancy and unneeded engineering in order to make it work.

It is while doing the reverse engineering required to recreate this lost Bugatti that one eventually figures out what it was most like in original form -- and what it could not possibly have been.

What stands out is just how much the Aerolithe was like modern prototypes. It was, in fact, more a dream car than a manufacturable reality.

While it was functional in some respects -- it's recorded that the car took one road trip to England -- the Aerolithe's lack of opening side windows and proper ventilation, combined with other shortcuts, must have made it a little rude to live with as well as hot and stuffy. Of course, given a car that was truly an expression of high art and cutting-edge design, what red-blooded individual would complain if given the opportunity to drive it?

The Aerolithe, an icon that the public of the 1930s knew as the Electron coupe, would have been the prototype Enzo Ferrari (the car, not the marque's founder) of its day. In fact, the Enzo could be considered rather plebeian by comparison as there were 400 built. Counting the production run of Atlantiques, which followed the Aerolithe prototype, there were only four built.

© The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) 2008

There were not that many entries for the contest, but one impressed through a very personal life-story. In this Bugatti played a very significant part, even to live-saving proportions!
Then there are many personal, though much less dramatic stories. Some are about the known ways of getting involved with Bugattis; for the younger ones: through the building / collecting of miniature Bugattis, for the older authors; some were lucky enough to be able to buy a Bugatti back in the 60's, when these were still affordable.

So, the winner is Johan Buchner of South Africa, with runner up being Pedr Davis (Australia) with a very different story, notably about the connections between the first real Bugatti (type 10), and an Isotta Fraschini from approximately the same year. Both stories were unanimously chosen by the jury. Their prizes are already sent, so they should receive them shortly.

Enjoy all the stories, which you can find in the Bugatti Revue. A special thanks goes to all authors, who took the time to write an article, and had the guts to send it in also!

Dec. 3, 2007 ,Bonhams, Olympia, London

T30, chassis 4724: £270,000
1913 Peugeot Bébé 6hp Type BPI Two-Seat Tourer 10252: £18,000
1993 Bugatti EB110SS Super Sport Coupé ZA9BB02EOPCD39001: £140,000

Dec. 5, 2007 "True Greats" Coys auction, Westminster, London, UK

1932/1985 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix "replica": £203,000

Bugatti is pleased to announce the introduction of a comprehensive additional warranty, covering practically every eventuality up to four years after the vehicle’s original delivery. To begin with, the optional warranty guarantees the mechanical and electrical components, as well as the body- and paintwork, including a guarantee against rust throughout the entire vehicle. To this end, the built-in telemetric system can be used to provide early warning of any possible malfunction within the car’s equipment that might affect its safety or performance. In the event of a failure, the warranty also provides for the delivery of replacement parts anywhere in the world.

In addition, should your vehicle break down due to a technical defect, Bugatti S.A.S. will ensure you reach your destination. The warranty promises immediate breakdown service, including towing free of charge to the next Bugatti service partner open for business if the car cannot be repaired on the spot. In such cases, the owner will also be provided with a replacement vehicle of a standard corresponding to the Audi A8.

Finally, to ensure a minimum of discomfort, Bugatti owners taking advantage of this service are issued with an “anti-inconvenience” cheque that can be used to cover any expenses resulting from a breakdown, such as hotel accommodation or travel tickets, without any need to produce receipts. A special helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and all calls are managed personally by a member of Bugatti customer service. The Bugatti extended warranty applies to a specific vehicle and can be transferred to the new owner in the event of the car being sold. For further details please contact your Bugatti dealer.

Speed and Safety

Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. has recently introduced a unique driving experience for Veyron owners: Feeling the road. Under the watchful eye of official pilot, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Bugatti customers have the opportunity to learn how to react in critical situations.

Over the course of a whole day and some 300 kilometres, Pierre-Henri explains the Veyron 16.4 – which is supplied for the event by Bugatti – before giving one-to-one training and an introduction to racetrack driving. This exclusive event is held upon request and takes place at the “Anneau du Rhin” track, in Colmar, alongside one of France’s most beautiful wine routes.

The session will entail such dynamic driving exercises as full acceleration, emergency braking, change manoeuvres, and slalom – conducted at the training centre and under various tarmac conditions, also making use of the artificial rain system. The programme then switches to the smaller (1.1 km) of the two racetracks, where drivers can train in private, with exclusive use of the track. After a break, the final – and most exciting – session is a special high-speed drive on the larger track (3 km).

This unforgettable day is rounded off with a debriefing and the presentation of a certificate. Participants may also spend the evening dining with Pierre-Henri, when they will have the possibility to exchange their impressions of the day’s experience. Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. can arrange accommodation in or around Strasbourg, as well as a visit to nearby Molsheim for a tour of the birthplace of the first and today’s Bugattis.

Feeling the road is offered on a strictly individual basis and Veyron owners wishing to arrange an appointment should contact us by e-mail: contact@bugatti.com

Programme
Samedi 16 Février 10h30, Conférence Public:
-Historique de l'avion
J. Horst , Président du "Bugatti Aircraft Association"

-Revue de l'avion commente en images
Photos de détails du 100P au musée EAA de Oshkosh.

-Performances / Spécifications aérodynamiques ?
Etudiants de l'ENSICA (Toulouse): présentation d'une étude en soufflerie.
D. Lednicer/ M. Firczuck (USA): aérodynamique et motorisation.

-Derniers secrets et révélations?
John Geartner, Ex directeur du musée EAA de Oshkosh
Jean-Louis Arbey, pilote, Bugattiste, et passionne

-Revival Project: réplique exacte ou avion moderne?
Crédibilité, Faisabilité et contraintes techniques, Questions diverses...

Dimanche 17 Février, 11h00, Le Bourget:
Visite et repas au Musée de l'air et de l'espace

Sur inscriptions avant le 31 janvier: revival100p@takeoffconcept.fr

Just in time for christmas! Do you have your own T35B in the garage, and your (grand) son is all too often asking if he can take the wheel? Than this just might be your solution! A nice replica of a Bugatti T52, including the electric engine, will keep the children busy for a while. The build quality shows from the pictures here presented. Click for a bigger picture

Violetta is a French company that designs and reproduces the best children cars and also for some models: adults scaled cars and also mini boats. Violetta makes two Bugatti re-editions:

1 The BABY BUGATTI (T52, the long version): the best you can find, all details (even nuts and bolts), techniques, materials are meticulously respected by specialists. Impressive details: square bolts, aluminium bonnet, vintage battery, cotton braided wires....
A masterpiece priced at: 30 000 Euro

2 The Violetta EURÈKA Grand-Prix is not a BUGATTI but its design and shape (1928) are based on the famous EURÈKA pedal cars from the 1920's. This pedal car is the quickest ever produced thanks to its very sophisticated and efficient pedal mechanism. Truly a masterpiece. Today VIOLETTA offers you the opportunity to acquire the perfect new edition.
Price is: 8 500Euro

Contact Gilles Violet, 00 33 6 11 43 83 11 www.prestigetoygift.com

Mr. Pluim bought a considerable number of original photographs of Bugattis (and many other classic cars) back in the fifties, which he now offers in large size "Giclee's". These are profession digital prints, but in a higher quality than you ever saw before! Visit www.heritage-editions.nl

Feb.8 - 17, 2008 Retromobile Paris, France

Main themes are "the woman and the automobile" and "60 years 2CV" (and hopefully not a combination of both!), but as always, various Bugattis will be on show!

Also, the organisation wishes to offer a more varied programme, reason why conferences and demonstrations are organised.

More info: www.retromobile.fr

There will be 3 Bugattis on auction (of which one T52)

- Lot 1K: Bugatti type 52, "Baby" - Estimation 20 000 - 23 000 €, info

- Lot 12: BUGATTI Type 57 Cabriolet Stelvio 1935 #57314 - Estimation 280 000 - 350 000 €, info

- Lot 15: BUGATTI Type 57 Atalante 1939 #57753 Engine: #544, info

Download catalogue in PDF

The following Bugattis will be on auction:

- Lot 119: 1951 Bugatti Type 101 Coach Coachwork by 'Guillore of Courbevoie’ Chassis #101 502. Estimate: €100,000 - 200,000, £75,000 - 150,000 info

- Lot 120: 1929 Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport #43303, Engine #130 From the William 'Pim' Hascher Collection. Estimate: €600,000 - 800,000, £450,000 - 600,000 info

- Lot 125: 1925 Bugatti Type 30 Tourer #4637, Engine #532, ex-Arturo Keller collection. Estimate: €280,000 - 360,000, £210,000 - 270,000 info

- Lot 147: 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupé #57427, Engine #186. Estimate: €750,000 - 900,000, £560,000 - 670,000 info

- Lot 168: 1937 Bugatti Type 57 #57546, Engine #400. Estimate: €350,000 - 450,000, £260,000 - 340,000 info

-Lot 102: By order of the executors of the late John Gardiner,Bugatti Type 51 Project Estimate: €15,000 - 20,000, £11,000 - 15,000

-Lot 103: By order of the executors of the late John Gardiner,Bugatti Type 55 project Estimate: €35,000 - 45,000, £26,000 - 34,000

Info for this event and others: Christophe Chanterault

Feb. 16, 2008 Conference on the Bugatti 100P Airplane Retromobile, Paris, France

Location: Hall 3.1 stand H5, time: 10.30

Subjects: History of the airplane, and current projects for building a flying replica.

To be combined with a meeting for Bugatti Aircraft Association members

For more info contact Frederic Gasson or Jaap Horst .

Jan.18, 2008 Auction Arizona, USA

On offer in this RM Auction a 1937 Bugatti T57 Stelvio, chassis 57440. Take a look at the strange vents on the front fenders!

Estimate: 450 - 550 k$.

More info: www.rmauctions.com