which atlantic is this ? if it is an Atlantic

wolfchen75 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:33 pm **Posts:** 6

on another board where Ferrari are discussed a member posted some pictures of a Garage Siebenthal in Lusanne taken in 1978. I don't doubt that they are real, the man who took them is the poster. among the shot is this of a semi-derelict Bugatti. It seems to be an Atlantic, but which one was it ? I believe it is too early to be one of the E. Koux reproductions.

rivaaquarama · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:24 pm

My guess is that this is the car now owned by Dutchman Dries van der Lof (Also a well known Ferrari owner). If this is correct the body was build by de Dobbeleer. Chassis number is not clear to me.. In Volume 1 of the Dutch Bugatti register the following possibilities are mentioned: 57312 , 57195 & BC 084

The van der Lof car was described in a couple of old Dutch car magazines. The last known color was red.

superleggera · **Joined:** Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:13 am **Posts:** 97

From the 1978 picture:

1) Headlights mounted high on stalks above fenders (not normal Atlantic configuration that are known)
2) windscreen wipers are mounted "high"
3) turn signal -- really irrelevent to make legal

Given the reflectsion on the left side and "soft focus" -- it looks like the picture was taken through a window.

I'm contacting the original photographer to see if he has better or higher resolution pictures.

There were (4) Atlantics -- three with known history and one missing. 4th factory one (missing) was probably broken up during the war

rivaaquarama · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:00 pm

The shape of the side window is not correct. Get the feeling that the roof is lower or the nose is higher then on a real Atlantic. In the best case it is a recreation based on a standard type 57. So It is no real Atlantic…

wolfchen75 · **Joined:** Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:33 pm **Posts:** 6

I didn't think it was one of the 4 originals but weren't the Koux replicas done in the last 20 years ? surely not long ago to have been layed up in Luasanne in 1978 ?

Scuderia CC · **Posted:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 am

For the Koux replicas, read this : http://www.bugattirevue.com/revue39/erik.htm

Bugwrench · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:16 pm **Posts:** 338

rivaaquarama wrote:

My guess is that this is the car now owned by Dutchman Dries van der Lof (Also a well known Ferrari owner). If this is correct the body was build by de Dobbeleer. Chassis number is not clear to me.. In Volume 1 of the Dutch Bugatti register the following possibilities are mentioned: 57312 , 57195 & BC 084

The van der Lof car was described in a couple of old Dutch car magazines. The last known color was red.

I guess you meant that the car you show was owned 20 years ago by Dries van de Lof but is already about 15 years in the US. Dries van der Lof is unfortunately also no longer with us. He died a long time ago.
Bugwrench

Herman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:42 pm

Check the licence plate at (dutch) RDW: Type 35A...

Bugwrench · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:16 pm **Posts:** 338

Herman wrote:

Check the licence plate at (dutch) RDW: Type 35A...

And the message is??
Bugwrench

Herman · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:06 pm

Messing with licence plates seemingly was popular even in that period...

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