The official replica/re-creation thread

275GTB/C Speciale ?

 

No Speciale, 3 carb short nose.

 

Is this an improvement, in your eyes ?

The Piper-liveried Bailey P4 replica has had a 'roof chop' and a 'nose job' since last year. Looks pretty good to me.

http://www.hjb-racing.co.za/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=1483&fullsize=1
http://www.hjb-racing.co.za/modules/xcgal/displayimage.php?pid=1485&fullsize=1

 

A rather nicer photo of the same car, also taken at Zwartkops last Saturday, just uploaded to Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/trackz/3247773613/

 

Massive!

Pete

 

BIG difference to my eyes too...much nicer!

Best,
Tom

 

Thank you.

 

Possibly this was the last shortnose produced?

 

Marcel:

I do not understand what you mean by the "other" real one. I believe that there were 3 real Atlantics made, plus the Aerolithe coupe, (which is the prototype with T57 style "flat" grille, rather than T57s style "pointed" grille)

S/N ?? The Aerolithe

57374 The Williamson car (This car sold at Sotheby's in 1973 for $59,000!!)

57473 The Seydoux car

57491 The Lauren car.

In addition, there is the T51 GP car, #51133 that was rebodied in the 1930s in a similar style. The car is painted a dark purple/blue (!) and is currently in the Nethercutt Museum in Los Angeles

There are also at least 3 or 4 Atlantic replicas; one of which is owned by Jay Leno, and is based on real Bugatti T57 parts..

 

There were 4 Atlantics, one destroyed in train wreck, killing owner and his mistress, E. Koux was made at least 8 or 9 faux Atlantics on T57 chassis, Dubos body from t51 is not on that chassis either, 5113 has replica GP body now and the Dubos body is on another (I think replica) chassis

Jeffrey Vogel

 

Are you saying that there was another Atlantic in addition to the Aerolithe? Do you have a S/N?

Thanks for the correction on the Dubos car.

Thanks,
Stu Schaller

 

Dr. Stu,

I believe Hil Raab owns one of the T51 'Atlantics'.
As I'm sure you're aware, the consensus seems to be the Aerolithe as built does not survive today.

Regards,
Dave

 

Car was sold about 4 years ago to Chicago area collector, and obviously now is up again

 

57374 Williamson
57453 ex-Embirarcos
57473 Sedoux
57591 Lauren

Aerolithe chassis number unknown

 

These were indeed the 4 Atlantics produced. The Aerolithe had 2 different successive bodies and with body no1 in 1935 had temporary serialnumber 57.331S and with body no2 had temporary serialnumber 57.103S. Body no1 was used for 57.453 (destroyed) and body no2 was used for 57.374. The chassis of 57.331S was later used for a standard production Atalante which was sold in May 1937. During the restoration of 57.374 in 2002-2003 stamps of no1 as well as no2 were found, where the no2 stamps were in different parts of the body.

 

Gentlemen:

Thanks for the additional information on the Atlantics.

 

What I meant to say was "I remember seeing serial number 57374, owned by the late Mr. Williamson, win Concours on August 17, 2003."

 

Translate with babelfish, article from 1993: http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1993/luglio/08/false_Ferrari_epoca_pagate_miliardi_co_0_9307084045.shtml

 

Not that i wholly approve of cannabalising original cars for such projects ,this is rather special!


http://www.joemacari.com/cars/ferrari_250GTO_0309a/cardescription.html
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That's one gorgeous car, about 1/2 a million U.S.
I want one.

 

P.S. didn't realize there were so many of these re-bodies available,browsed
through their website.

 

Does anyone know the s/n of the blue replica? I think I might have seen this one being built about ten years ago.
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WOW, just what I was thinking too.

 

...replications on 1 dealer site, ALL of them more $$ than a real F40 or F50.......
from >$300k usd to $600k usd.....

http://www.joemacari.com/cars_for_sale.html


(shaking his head in wonder......)

 

I can not understand why someone could justify paying that sort of money for a replica. There are many genuine Ferrari's out there for this amount of cash?????