Copperkettle, do you know the name of the artist, and why he paint a green Aérolithe ? It'll be very interesting to know the explain from the factory

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To GAP05:

You asked about the name of the artist of the Aerolithe painting, according to the 2001 auction catalog, it was painted by Reister in France in 1936. The description goes on, "Originally given to the Bugatti family by the artist who was employed by the Factory and created the maintenance and parts manuals in 1936."

This is a lot more than we ever knew about the painting, but it is true that the Bugatti family gave it to us, so the rest of the information may well be true. Coverdale was well-connected and it is possible that his research yielded this information.

I cannot add anything to the color question, but it was a shade of green that had many applications at the Works, including some late GP and 57S chassis frames.

Cheers,

Sandy

Thank you very much for this info Copperkettle. So the artist certainly seen the real Aerolihe....

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Source?

About the Aerolithe and the Roadster: What dates can we tie to these cars? The roadster looks like a cut-down Aerolithe...

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The Guild neglects to mention that 57102 survives in Switzerland (last I knew), but I suppose that would dampen their fanciful story!

Cheers,

Sandy

the shock absorbers shown in the article are also available new from several sources.

everything is available if you have the money . From a Royale crankshaft to a Brescia chassis , you can get everything .

first time poster long time reader. According to the Bugatti trust 57102 does not exist anymore. It was a mule chassis used by the factory for test purposes. It was never bodied and went missing. Infact the only photo on the Bugatti Builder website of 57102 cosists of engineers gathered around an engine with no chassis at all. From what i have followed from David Graingers articles he has always claimed that 57104 is the oldest surviving type 57 chassis. All the records that i can find from the trust seem to coincide with his claim.

This is the picture mentioned:



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Dear Pontiac Trans Am fan:
57102 with engine no. 4 on frame no. 1 was in the U.K. until 1996 when it was sold to Switzerland. Unless something horrible has happened in the last 15 years, it is CLEARLY an earlier surviving T57 than the "remains" of so-called 57104; little more than a chassis frame removed from a badly executed Atlantic replica built up by DeDobbeleer and re-framed with a replica "S" frame by Ray Jones (BC084.)
57102 is in the original Bugatti Book; Conway's 1962 Register; Sewell's 1980 Register; Sewell and Conway's 1989 Register and the "Cars Gone Abroad Since 1989" section of the 2000 U.K. Register.
Grainger is wrong.
Regards,
CK