Advertising Last completed movie pages 1937 Bugatti Type 57 S Atlantic [57453] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2010-01-30 04:35 |
The car pictured is 57453, the second of FOUR buillt after the Aerolith. The first was 57374, the silver-blue one first owned by Victor Rothschild and currently by the Estate of Dr. Peter Williamson, with four owners in between. The present whereabouts of the one in this photo is unknown, presumably dismantled and lost. The next one, 57473, had the rear fenders elongated early on and was later destroyed when hit by a railcar at an unprotected grade crossing near Gien, France. It was twice re-built incorrectly with mostly new parts and is supposedly under restoration again to return it to its original appearance. The fourth and last Atlantic, 57591, is the one originally owned by Richard Pope and now owned by Ralph Lauren, also with four other owners in between. Both 57453 and 57473 were originally painted black. |
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◊ 2010-02-01 04:30 |
The lady about to get into, or having just gotten out of, this Atlantic is Mrs. William Grover Williams, shown with two of her six Scottish Terriers. Her husband was a team driver for Bugatti, so they had frequent use of the this car. Williams later was a WWII hero, whose ultimate fate is still disputed by some. |
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◊ 2010-03-19 00:55 |
Is it not 57 SC Atlantique (note the C)? |
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◊ 2010-10-29 04:42 |
Updates on the cars mentioned above. (But first, I must inform ShantJ that the correct spelling is the English spelling, Atlantic. Even in the factory records it was always spelled Atlantic; the French spelling is wrong for these four cars, even though it's correct for the ocean -- if you happen to be writing in French.) 57374 was sold this Spring(2010)for a reported $35 million. 57453 is still missing. 57473 has been re-incarnated for a third time and appeared like a risen Phoenix at Pebble Beach this summer (2010), in the grey-blue it was when demolished in its unfortunate meeting with a railcar in Gien, France. The idea was to recreate as it was on that fateful day. It is highly unlikely that there are any but the smallest bits and pieces of the original car in this re-creation. However, there is no doubt that it is a very gorgeous car, and that Paul Russell and Company did a spectacular job creating it. 57591 is still owned by Ralph Lauren. |
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◊ 2011-08-31 13:06 |
The car is listed as 1935, but according to my info the Atlantic was built during 1936-1938, rather to be listed as 1937+ since the first one (then called Aérolithe) was presented on the London Motor Show of 1936. |
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◊ 2016-01-06 13:30 |
Hy Gents, I'am very interestet in 57453. Who was the owner and what's happening with 57453? Does anyone have some information? |
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◊ 2016-06-11 12:41 |
Hi! The model 57453 was sold at an auction in Italy in 2011 as a HIDDEN TREASURE for EUR 650.000.00. It still needs full restauration, which is planned to be done from this summer. If there is anybody interested in buying the completely refurbished Bugatti Typ 57 from 1937 (Chassis 57453) please contact us. We will check this site accordingly... |
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◊ 2016-06-11 13:16 |
#57453 has had an interesting time - originally an Atlantic as above with 5800KV3 plate - http://www.bugattibuilder.com/photo/thumbnails.php?album=3626 - and exhibited at 1937 Nice motor show. Never delivered to a customer, but seems was used by Grover-Williams who seems to have become a Bugatti wheeler-dealer by 1937 before its disappearance as above. And Mrs G-W was an Aberdeen Terrier breeder ... Then it all gets mixed up, with 57453 presumably reissued to a new car - which is now the Hidden Treasure find - and very different "Lot 202 Bugatti Type 57 1937 Chassis 57453 According to the information of the owner, this Bugatti Convertible is a prototype or a unique single car. It was built by Ettore Bugatti on a chassis Type 57 with the serial No 57453. A very peculiar detail is a "Children‘s seat“ which folds out behind the regular seats. This Bugatti never went into serial production and has a "honeycomb-radiator“ (serial No 355313), and with an 8 cylinder single cam engine. The car was bought by an Italo-American citizen of the U.S.A. and afterwards sold back to Europe where it became forgotten for several decades in an old barn and is waiting now for restoration." http://www.bugattipage.com/newspics3/57453.pdf |
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◊ 2018-05-16 12:46 |
@BugattiTyp57 please contact me at editor@motofiction.com. I'm an automotive journalist who searches for unique cars. I have read some interesting historical data about this Bugatti and I would like to help you with finding some people who are interested in buying it and some who can provide additional information. -- Last edit: 2018-05-16 19:04:46 |
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◊ 2018-06-04 01:35 |
Please have a read: http://motofiction.eu/the-indy-of-cars-and-the-mysterious-bugatti/ |
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