Replica of Derain Type 57 SC

rivaaquarama · **Posted:** Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:56 pm

Replica of Derain Type 57 SC

Dear fellow Bugatti Maniacs. As you all know the magnificent bodywork as presented on 57385 on the Paris Salon of 1936 is no longer existing. In the Price book on the type 57 there is a picture of a replica inspired by this great car (Picture above). The base is a Galibier (57229) that is lowered and probably shortened.

Are there color pictures available of this replica? If I remember correctly it was presented on the Essen car show a couple of years ago as part of the Blackhawk collection.

J.J.Horst · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:15 am

I know the replica is red, and I believe it was in the US, I'll try to find a picture.

Bugattiart · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:04 pm

J.J.Horst wrote:

I know the replica is red, and I believe it was in the US, I'll try to find a picture.

Indeed the car is red, and it was also part of the Blackhawk collection a few years back!
I'm not sure if they still have the car.
If I remember it correctly, this replica was wrongly built on a normal type 57 chassis, and not on the right type 57S chassis!
The chassis #57229 was originally a Ventoux according to my archieves!?!?

Best

Carsten

Veyron164 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:40 pm

Hello
the mettallic red replica was shown at Retromobile in Paris at the beginning of 90s (1992 ??).
I should have a bad picture of it but I have to search.
Best regards

veyron 16.4

Scuderia CC · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:05 am

I saw me also this splendid Bugatti with rétromobile (I forgot the year) and I have two photos but I do not have a scanner, I cannot thus not posted... sorry !! Otherwise, I confirm that it is quite red this replica.

Scuderia CC · **Posted:** Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:15 pm

Here the kit of Vroom 1/43 of this Bugatti T57 S :

Herman · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:17 am

Brumm also made a model of this car. However, not so nice as the Vroom. (but cheaper...)

J.J.Horst · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:35 am

The Brumm model was absolutely wrong, especially the rear part was too short. The Vroom is much better in this aspect, though I see a difference in height in the headlights! Was the original changed during it's life, or is Vroom just wrong??

Still looking for the "original" red replica.

keesj · **Joined:** Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:01 pm **Posts:** 46

Dear All,

The copy of this body was made by Bats in Brussels at the request of de Dobbeleer. It has the engine and gearbox of 57229, but the chassis of 57555.

(There is an extensive description of the building of this car in archives of de Dobbeleer, and the car will feature in Volume II of the Bugatti register Belgium/ the Netherlands, which will have aonther 250 extra Bugattis on top of the 285 Bugattis in Volume I. It will be available with matching numbers at a reduced price for owners of Volume I)

keesj · **Joined:** Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:01 pm **Posts:** 46

Here is a colour picture of 57555 with engine and gearbox ex 57229, the copy of 57385

Kees

keesj · **Joined:** Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:01 pm **Posts:** 46

This is a picture of 57385 at the Salon de Paris in 1936

Kees

Scuderia CC · **Posted:** Sun Feb 26, 2006 5:58 pm

Thanks for sharing Kees

rivaaquarama · **Posted:** Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:02 pm

Here another picture of the replica...

Stefwings · **Posted:** Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:33 pm

a lot of pictures...
http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk/photogra ... ?g2_page=4

Replica of Derain Type 57 SC

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