Buckets of Green, Then & Now.
Extremely expensive in 1938, and OMG expensive now, to keep it green and on the road.
1938 Bugatti 3rd Series Type 57C 3 Position Cabriolet, in that 3rd position crouching on the green at Pebble Beach. The 'C' designation comes from the French word for supercharger: Compresseur. The vicious rumor that occupants of the rear seat were consumed by the car has never been confirmed. However, it is hard to see back there.......
Unveiled in 1934, the Type 57 is widely regarded as a masterpiece from the hand of Etorre's son, Jean Bugatti. Designed to replace the Type 49, the new Bugatti was powered by a magnificent 3.3-liter twin-cam straight-eight engine and represented the ultimate in automotive performance and design. Bugatti continually refined the Type 57 throughout its production run resulting in three distinct series of chassis. The final third-series chassis –underpinning the car presented here – featured a number of improvements, as they were constantly tinkering with the engineering.
This car was originally equipped with striking three-position Cabriolet coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand.The company was founded by Jean-Marie Letourneur and Jean-Arthur Marchand in 1905, and by the 1930s was specialising in coachbuilt car bodies for fitting on chassis from luxury automakers such as Duesenberg, Hispano-Suiza, Rolls-Royce and Minerva.
In all, it is believed that only six Type 57s were originally outfitted as a Cabriolet by this prestigious French coachbuilder. Originally finished in green with a lighter, contrasting cove and green leather upholstery, the Cabriolet was delivered to its first owner, S. Jaspart, in November 1938 through Bugatti’s Paris showroom.
It retains it's original colors, and has been restored to an extremely high standard! If you need proof of your wealth and prefer to be conspicuous in your consumption then this is your car!
AS ALWAYS....COMMENTS & INVITATIONS with AWARD BANNERS will be respectfully DELETED!
Buckets of Green, Then & Now.
Extremely expensive in 1938, and OMG expensive now, to keep it green and on the road.
1938 Bugatti 3rd Series Type 57C 3 Position Cabriolet, in that 3rd position crouching on the green at Pebble Beach. The 'C' designation comes from the French word for supercharger: Compresseur. The vicious rumor that occupants of the rear seat were consumed by the car has never been confirmed. However, it is hard to see back there.......
Unveiled in 1934, the Type 57 is widely regarded as a masterpiece from the hand of Etorre's son, Jean Bugatti. Designed to replace the Type 49, the new Bugatti was powered by a magnificent 3.3-liter twin-cam straight-eight engine and represented the ultimate in automotive performance and design. Bugatti continually refined the Type 57 throughout its production run resulting in three distinct series of chassis. The final third-series chassis –underpinning the car presented here – featured a number of improvements, as they were constantly tinkering with the engineering.
This car was originally equipped with striking three-position Cabriolet coachwork by Letourneur et Marchand.The company was founded by Jean-Marie Letourneur and Jean-Arthur Marchand in 1905, and by the 1930s was specialising in coachbuilt car bodies for fitting on chassis from luxury automakers such as Duesenberg, Hispano-Suiza, Rolls-Royce and Minerva.
In all, it is believed that only six Type 57s were originally outfitted as a Cabriolet by this prestigious French coachbuilder. Originally finished in green with a lighter, contrasting cove and green leather upholstery, the Cabriolet was delivered to its first owner, S. Jaspart, in November 1938 through Bugatti’s Paris showroom.
It retains it's original colors, and has been restored to an extremely high standard! If you need proof of your wealth and prefer to be conspicuous in your consumption then this is your car!
AS ALWAYS....COMMENTS & INVITATIONS with AWARD BANNERS will be respectfully DELETED!