There are wheels in prewarcar newly manufactured for the Bugatti Royale. The wheels are from Switzerland.But this wheels are completely wrong in the relationship to the original Bugatti drawing . Why anyone builds wheels for the Royale?

There were 2 versions, I believe. Perhaps the "other" version?

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2 versions ? What is the differend ?

Check the photoserver. I believe the prototype and the 41150 have different wheels. (can be wrong though...)

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the new wheel made in Swiss has inside differend reinforcement ribs . The new one has all the ribs the same , and the center is maybe casted solid . Very untypical for Bugatti . In the original wheel every second rib is a small one . So the new one is more heavy and not Bugatti like . But why this guys in Swiss made a Royale wheel ? The existing Royales need spares ? Or is somebody building a Royale ? In case somebody is building a Royale , all I need is to look at the wheel and I can imaginate how the rest is made .Top foto shows the original .

Udo, have you spoken to John Bentley and Keith Taylor who built a nice Royale recreation for Tom Wheatcroft ?

These wheels advertised on Prewar car have absolutley nothing to do with any "Packard Torpedo" recreation.

Who is John Bentley and Keith Taylor ?
ashton keynes and south cerney engineering did build the car for Tom Wheatcroft

John and Keith did most of the major mechanical work. Their addresses are in the VSCC membership list.