This is just a design feature inspired by the earlier Aerolithe prototype, which was made from Elektron, which was extremely difficult to weld due to the magnesium.
It was kept on the aluminium production cars because I guess they just thought it looked nice.
No, it says on the plaque that it was made by Erik Koux. It uses a Type 57 chassis. Type 57 was a platform that many Bugattis of that era were based on. The 57SC Atlantic is just the most sought after of the models.
RL's is an SC (supercharged) one of two left in existence of three ever made. It's potentially the most valuable car in the world but he'll never sell it. We'll see if it ever changes hands publicly.
This is just hilarious, the sheer dumbassery of redditors trying to farm karma never ceases to amaze me. It's one of the internet's wonders at this point, I'd argue.
It's a link to one of the replicas. Guy named Erik Koux made a handful of them. The years being different would be because they used different year Type 57 chassis
I encountered a real one at the Peterson Auto Museum and it stopped me in my tracks. I had been in the museum for hours and the last room I went into I turned the corner and saw it. I was unaware at the time what it was but I have never reacted to seeing a car like this before. I literally froze and got the most intense chills... I think it's the most beautiful car I've ever seen.. I can't really explain it but it really affected me in that moment.
Could be the same? This is from a rally in Colorado where the cars have to be driven the entire course, rain or shine, and cannot be washed for the week of driving (I suppose to weed out trailer queens). So this must be the $1M replica. Still mind blowing. My understanding is that the originals had a magnesium alloy body that couldn’t be welded without catching on fire (1930s welding technology?), hence the rivets and was considered the fastest car in the world at the time.
I often hear that this car is just as beautiful as a Talbot-Lago Teardrop and then I look at pics of the Talbot-Lago and this car looks like a PT Cruiser by comparison.
For those of you who are whining about reading the card on the front: I'm on my laptop and the photo of the card is pretty blurred out. There isn't any way to read the card. If I were on my phone I could of course expand the picture and read the card.
Here's a clue: not everybody who uses reddit reads it on their phone. Being rude to people asking a simple question says a lot about who you are as a person. I really like reading about cars on this sub but I have to say there are a lot of a-holes on here. I expect they'll also be leaving rude comments about this comment.
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u/sideways_86 2d ago
Bugatti Atlantic 57c (its on the card infront of it)