whtbaron Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Not sure if this one has been posted here before, but when is the last time you found a brand new 1925 Bugatti at the bottom of a lake. Barking Moonbat Early Warning Systemhttp://www.classiccaradventures.com/2010/01/bugatti-lake-find-up-for-auction/ Edited April 1, 2013 by whtbaron (see edit history)
CarlLaFong Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 Actually, the car was 10 or 12 years old and was dumped in the lake because it had no value
whtbaron Posted April 1, 2013 Author Posted April 1, 2013 I see there were numerous stories attached to it at the time...
MarrsCars Posted April 1, 2013 Posted April 1, 2013 You can see that car at the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, CA on the 2-3 days they are open each month, or by appointment. If it's your sole reason for going, call first to be sure it is on exhibit as most museums rotate their collections.
Guest heftylefty Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Actually, the car was 10 or 12 years old and was dumped in the lake because it had no value Actually it had value, but less than the duties that weren't paid on it when new, so they "destroyed" it by dumping it in the lake.I hope it gets restored.
Guest Rob McDonald Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 I hope it gets restored.Probably not. "Patina" is very fashionable now.
keiser31 Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Probably not. "Patina" is very fashionable now.Yep....a photo of the "GOOD" side of the car. The other side has no patina 'cause there isn't another side.
Guest heftylefty Posted April 22, 2013 Posted April 22, 2013 Patina is one thing. Massive destruction is another. Use as much as is still usable and fab the rest new and drive it.
trimacar Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Hefty lefty, you're giving us mixed messages.On another thread you state not to restore period modified cars to stock, so as not to lose the car's history.Now you state throw the history of this car away and restore it.There's nothing there to restore, the story and history IS the car....
Guest heftylefty Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Hefty lefty, you're giving us mixed messages.On another thread you state not to restore period modified cars to stock, so as not to lose the car's history.Now you state throw the history of this car away and restore it.There's nothing there to restore, the story and history IS the car.... I like to wind up with a car you can drive that still tells a story. But I guess you could build a huge fish tank and display it under water in an aquarium...It's a judgment call I will admit.
Matt Harwood Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Restoring that Bugatti would be like restoring George Washington's famous axe with a new handle and a new head.There's literally nothing on that car that is salvageable. Sure you could reproduce every single part and stick that Bugatti's serial number on it and claim you "restored" it, but what's the point? I find it far, far more interesting as-is. There are plenty of restored Type 35 Bugattis around, but only one with this particular story to tell. It is where it belongs doing what it now does best.There are several cases in the Shelby/GT-40 world where a car was wrecked in-period. Two different people acquired parts of that one wrecked car and built entirely new vehicles around them. Now there are two Cobras sharing the same CSX number. Which one is legit? Is either one the "original" car? They both have "numbers matching" parts on them, after all...Let history stay history.
keiser31 Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Restoring that Bugatti would be like restoring George Washington's famous axe with a new handle and a new head.There's literally nothing on that car that is salvageable. Sure you could reproduce every single part and stick that Bugatti's serial number on it and claim you "restored" it, but what's the point? I find it far, far more interesting as-is. There are plenty of restored Type 35 Bugattis around, but only one with this particular story to tell. It is where it belongs doing what it now does best.There are several cases in the Shelby/GT-40 world where a car was wrecked in-period. Two different people acquired parts of that one wrecked car and built entirely new vehicles around them. Now there are two Cobras sharing the same CSX number. Which one is legit? Is either one the "original" car? They both have "numbers matching" parts on them, after all...Let history stay history.Well said.
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