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Ettore Bugatti had already shown the promise engineer and builder before he was even old enough to legally sign a contract Ettore had first attracted attention when he built his first car in 1900 at the age of ten -nine years he would win the Grand Prix of Milan and the Bugatti win incentive prizes Automobile French club.
Victory would also put the lives of Ettore in the automotive industry on track after a partnership with a number of manufacturers and individuals, Bugatti develop a light car it would produce later under his own name, he would develop the car in his basement while working at the engine factory Deutz gas.
Still considering himself an artist in the field of automotive design, Ettore oversee the birth of the very popular type and successfully 35 Not only has simple, elegant design, it will also present a medium series for herself and would become model of the most successful racing company.
Proving a gift of art ran in the family, the son of Jean Bugatti Ettore develop and introduce product type 57 from 1934 to 1940, the type 57 would have a number of body styles, including the 57C , 57S, South Carolina, the Atlantic and Atalante.
Of course, all models of the type 57, the car body-style two-door coupe of the Atlantic would be considered the most popular Many see it as the most elegant and beautiful pre-war forever be But the Atlantic made wouldn t be the only elegant nasturtium like 57 there.
One of those rare 57s type would be offered for sale at RM auction this year in Monterey, California in August discovered in France in 2000, the 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Grand Raid Roadster was one of two Bugatti Type 57 Roadsters to be built by Carrossie Worblaufen in Switzerland.
The first prototype would make its debut at the Paris in 1934. Designed and built by Ramseier brothers Worblaufen, the prototype included a lower height than the standard model there was a report of higher rear deck and a dashboard into two parts with a speedometer and rev counter at each end.
The design of the body was also quite captivating Besides presenting a lower height than the standard model of the Grand Raid would also have a cutdown windshield The body is beautifully sweep down behind the passengers heads Rear bulbous wings was attached giving elegant design but fierce look forward front fender very profiled seemed completely detached from the rest of the car, but framed and hug the famous Bugatti grille.
The first prototype of the Grand Raid was absolutely beautiful from all points, including the 137 hp, 3 February 8 right-liter under the hood But it would not be the car offered at the auction RM But it also wouldn t anyone what other ten large-Raids No, the car offered would be the only other major Raid ever be produced by Ramseier brothers, and therefore, a truly historic and rare edition to the auction.
The chassis is produced in November 1934 Jules Aellen be commissioned then the following year in March as brothers to build the body for complete car with a picnic basket leather Aellen take delivery of its beige and black roadster finished just in time for the contest Montreux on this occasion, the new car would win best of show honors.
The Aellens keep the car until 1940 when it would be sold to Chassures Henry, a shoe company The car will be marked again with a new owner in the mid-1950s, but in 1960, the car will be shipped France in 1970 the car will be purchased by Jean Serre and remain in the private collection of some thirty years in 2000, the car would be acquired by an American collector.
The American collector was presented the challenge to have this rare piece of Bugatti history restored as it had been involved in an accident, it would be delivered to Rod Jolley Coachbuilding England A complete restoration would follow including interviews with Paul Ramseier and find and photograph the sister -for aids in the restoration process.
After the great financial investment and time, the car would be fully restored, including the color of the original painting, and is offered for sale in this restored state of origin This car, which is estimated to save 1,300 to 1,000,000 .000 at auction, would be welcome at Pebble Beach in 2005 and would finish 2nd in class a really rare and exotic car, this 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster large raid by Carroosserie Wordblaufen would certainly be a better spectacle in a collection.
Sources Featured lots Lot No 220 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Grand Raid Roadster by Worblaufen Body, RM Auctions Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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This 1935 Bugatti Type 57 was purchased at an Ad in 1968 for 1800 and transported to Costa Mesa, California in Dayton, Ohio He was in a difficult state, but leads from time to time he was taken to a renovator Cincinnati in 1977 where he remained until the mid-1980s, when the restorer had health problems and the car was returned to Dayton he was then taken to Salem in Massachusetts for the restoration researched and photographs prewar After that he had been fitted with a French body by Henri Binder and it was restored as such restoration was completed in late 2015.
Many manufacturers during this period has produced multi-purpose vehicles that could be driven to a race track, run, and then drove home, however, Bugatti Type 57, was only a vehicle being road and is considered the most famous of all non-racing Bugattis Although the type 57 was strictly a vehicle being road, a racing version was created for the 1937 Le Mans 24 Hours This vehicle based on the 57S chassis type and named 57G, won the race a supercharged version was created for the 1939 Le Mans race and also was victorious This is the legacy of the Bugatti heritage and quality and innovative designs that were really masterpieces in every respect.
In 1934, the Type 57C entered the scene, a project led by Jean Bugatti, the son of Ettore Bugatti The vehicle centered around refinement while focusing on the values that have made the Bugatti success.
Three factory bodies were available and consisted of Ventoux, two windows and four release window, the Stelvio, and Atalante Atalante All bodies were produced and all were performed in house The Atalante was named after the peaks of the Alps and is one of the most exclusive bodystyles ever produced by Bugatti.
The type 57 could also be ordered with Galibier four-door body ealier versions of Galibier body had doors before opening pillarless suicide Later versions had front doors open suicide and rear doors hung traditional way the front and rear doors would share a common pillar.
Jean designed front suspension indepenent helps in handling the vehicle It was not popular with Ettore Bugatti and had the front axle traditional Bugatti installed.
A 3 3-liter, double overhead cam, law-eight engine was used to power the vehicle even with heavy sedan body, the engine could propel the vehicle at a speed of about 95 mph A Roots-type supercharger was then added and the vehicle received the designation of the supercharger 57C was quiet and provided between three to four pounds of boost pressure the addition of the supercharger increases the rated power 175.
Version Type 57S was a sports version of the type 57 frame was shorter, with the rear axle which crosses the chassis A slightly adjusted with a higher compression engine and a dry sump lubrication has increased performance the car front and rear axles received Ram aborbers shock, replacing Hartford friction dampers.
Type 57SC was a combination of 57C and 57S The engine produces between 200 and 220 horsepower.
On August 11, 1939 while testing a strong reservoir runner 57C type near Molsheim, Jean Bugatti was killed it was the same day as the start of the second world war, which inevitably means that the race Jean was preparing the vehicle would never Led by Daniel Vaughan August 2006.
Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti was born in Milan, Italy in 1881. His father, Carlo, was a creator of some brother renowned furniture of the father, Rembrandt, was a gifted sculptor of animals when he was old enough, Ettore attended the Brera Academy where he studied sculpture Soon he turned his attention to mechanical stress.
The first car to Bugatti engine was built in 1899 as the first vehicle to bear the name was the type 13 1910 Power came from a four-cylinder engine in 1913 to eight valves radiators have become more rounded in the form of a horseshoe.
first production car engines eight Company rolls was introduced in 1922 and called the type 30 The engine had a single overhead camshaft head and moved two liters car had a drum brake, rigid axles and leaf springs on the four corners.
Type 35 in all sequences, A, B, C and T, are some of the first examples of Bugatti that made the brand famous Type 57 introduced in 1934 and continued in production until 1940. They were powered by an eight-3257cc straight engine with two overhead camshafts produces between 130 and 140 horsepower There were four road-going versions of 57 and these were the type 57 Type 57C, Type 57S, and Type 57SC the 57C guy was a supercharged version of while Type 57S was a sports version based on a short and less wheelbase Type 57SC was a combination of 57S and 57C a variety of body-styles were offered throughout the years.
The motor rests in a ladder-like framework and matted to a four-speed manual transmission The front panel has a tubular axle with suspension consisting of springs semi-elliptic leaf mounted longitudinally The rear axle is suspended in place by a pair of quarter-elliptic leaf springs first versions of the vehicle had cable operated drums on all four wheels later versions were upgraded with hydraulic Lockheed brakes with dual master cylinder, which appeared in 1938.
Type 57 and its variants were to be used from the road, however, many have made their way onto the racing circuit Lord Howe led a type 57 to a third in the 1935 Tourist Trophy A Type 57G won Monthlhery race and Reims in 1936 1937, Jean-Pierre Wimille and Robert Benoist drove a Bugatti to victory at LeMans.
Most cars were dressed by the leading coachbuilders such as Figoni Van Vooren, Corsica, James Young and most of the chassis were bodied by the coachwork factory in the style of Jean Buggatti The catalog included two body versions Ventoux Coupé, the galibier four-door sedan, the cabriolet Stelvio, and Atalante Atlantic Atlantic and Atalante were built in configuration Gangloff cut two doors, a Swiss coachbuilder, was responsible for most clothing factory body Daniel Vaughan February 2007.
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