Well there you have it guys . The first chopped top car! Bad *** aint it. Also looks like first big wheel lowrider!
Here is a picture I scanned from an old calender. They sure had some wild paint schemes. This one is a 1930.
So, what are the facts on the Bucciali? How many and what body styles were built? How many survived and what body style? The black 4 dr (V16?) is original and resides at Blackhawks and the roadster is a recreation (tishman's)? Isn't there also a restored 8 cyl. roadster? Early 80's I visited a high end restoration shop in Wisconsin and was told they had blueprints, exclusive permission, the grill, possibly some drivetrain, and misc. body parts to reconstruct an original car. I still have pictures of it under construction. Always wondered what happened to it. Internet also shows there was an 8 cly. that was restored. If my facts are right, the engine was even more odd than the body. It was a U shaped engine, not V shaped. Double crankshafts? Any one with facts on the Bucciali please post? Thanks
From Wikipedia: The Bucciali was a French automobile manufactured from 1922 until 1933. Built by the brothers Bucciali, it began life at Courbevoie as a cyclecar under the name Buc. Initial offerings were powered by twin-cylinder two-stroke 1340 cc engines. In 1925 a 1600 cc SCAP-engined model appeared, available in two versions, the "Tourisme" and the "Quatre Speciale" supercharged. A six-cylinder car of 1500 cc was also offered. 1928 saw the creation of a TAN six-cylinder and an eight-cylinder with front-wheel drive and Sensaud de Lavaud automatic gearbox, both of which caused a sensation. In the 1930s the company produced the Double Huit, also a front-wheel-drive model, which was powered by a pair of straight-eight Continental engines mounted side by side. The last of the prototypes took a Voisin 12-cylinder engine. Very few of the front-wheel-drive Buc****** ever reached the road. While it is not known exactly how many of the TAV 12 models were produced, only two are known by automotive enthusiasts to still exist: one in America and one in France. The TAV 12 pictured here has won its cl*** at not only lesser-known concours events such as the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles in Canton, Ohio in September 2006, but it has also taken honors at Pebble Beach. Note: the black Bucciali that still exists was rebuilt by a man named Bruce Kelly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucciali Here is a link to Jay Leno's garage detailing the 1929 TAV8 Roadster (the only one left on earth!) on display at Blackhawk: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/your_garage/cars/6944.shtml They are for sure gorgeous cars! On a separate note, I saw the Ruxton 'Alligator' in person over the weekend. Spectacular is an understatement!
There's a guy here in El Paso that repops them. His seller ID is "Meg-lite". http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WOOD...024QQitemZ370086368791QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Ruxton is a pretty sad story, not to mention 1929/30 wasn't the best time to introduce an ULTRA-luxury car!!! LOL I wanted to mention, all these you've shown have ruond headlamps. The tall narrow (VERY STYLISH!) so-called "Woodlights" were ALSO an extra-cost option. Woodlights were options on expensive cars such as the Cord L-29 and the Jordan Speedway Ace, etc.
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