I saw a thread about the 1950 Grand Prix season and thought I would share these images. I was invited to a private function where the owner shared his collection with parts of it displayed by the water. Within the collection there were 4 bugattis. 2 type 37 racers, a very original type 57 and a Bugatti hot rod. Some one in the 50's applied some tried and true american hot rodding techniques to a type 57 ch***is and the results were spectacular! regards ken
I have always loved the lines of the Bugatti- ever since I was little and my dad and I put together the Monogram 35b. Here are some more photos: Not quite sure what photo made it on- some were too big, but if it's the right one- it even looks good all nekkid
here is another great bug hot rod, this particular one has a really, really wierd Miller 4 dropped in...just look closely:
Nice try Mr Biscuit (I recently saw you referred to in such a noble way). Cris is correct, the Bunny Phillips Bugatti Miller had a 308 DOHC V8 that Miller built for the FWD folks just prior to his bankruptcy. I believe he ran two 4wd V8s in the 1932 Indy and at least one in 1933 but they did not finish well. The story of this engine is quite colorful with all of its trevails in Europe. It allegedly grenaded in a race and sent some shrapnel towards the Fuhrer if my memory serves me. Typical Miller jewelry.-Jim
Here are a couple more pictures of the Bugattis. The Type 37s when fired up sounded incredible. These cars were real racing machines, the ones to beat. What i also liked was the rawness of the cars. If you look carefully in the ****pit, there's chains and stuff and raw mechanical devices. All sorts of levers and bits to be manipulated.
Mr. B That is a great body on the Miller-bug! Here are some more Bugatti shots with a favor to ask (a bit OT- not trying to steal the thread)- does anyone have a good pic of the dash from one of the Miller Ford Indy cars? I want to see what gauges were used/in what order... Thanks, Bill
kvisser, welcome to the HAMB, thanks for posting the Bug photos. Minor correction, the two GP cars are not Type 37's, the bare aluminum one is a Type 35B, the blue one looks to be a Type 51. The duel mags in the dash of the blue one are very unusual.
Outstanding photos of beautiful cars and workmanship. Thanks for posting them and feel free to post more...... '22
Here's a few from the UK, fficeffice" /><O></O> <O></O> <O></O> I live close to the BOC Hillclimb at Prescott so visit and Marshal quite often
Here are a couple of shots from the St Michaels Concours d'Elegance. I got up at 4:30 am to make sunrise out in St Michaels. The show was incredible and if you are in the Mid Atlantic region, worth the trip to attend. regards ken
Bugattis are a great study of the blend of form and function- you'd be hard pressed to find a part on a Bug that wasn't designed and manufactured with both in mind.
I so wish I could have one of these. But I am 6' @ 240...so maybe I could make it into a coffee table or something and just stare at it
Oooohhhhhh!!!! Bugs!! Bugattis are the first cars I ever went crazy for. I have shot several hundred (maybe a thousand?) pics of Bugattis. High point so far has been a short but memorable ride in the left seat of a Type 39 down the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach. If you guys want to be really overwhelmed, visit the Schlumpf collection in Mulhouse. Kurt O.
my eyes are failing. auugh. the story which you reference I think came from Borgeson, in which one of the FWD cars was running down in Libya (can't recall the capitol city) at the grandprix in '39? Der Fuhrer was in attendance, the car blew apart catastrophically right in from of the grandstands. There are a few stories that are slightly embellished from that point on.
I'm not sure what motor was in that one. The Silver one had a straight 8 with a super charger. Now lets see if anyone can identify this motor. regards ken
Hmmm, big engine. Aircraft? Wild guess, WWI Maybach Zeppelin engine? Is that a Talbot in the background? Kurt O.
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