DNC Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Are there any books available on the Bugatti Royale or a book about Bugatti that covers the history of this model in great detail? I have not had any luck finding anything. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Fuhrman Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The Schlumpf Obsession - I think was the title of the book I recall. It at least gave good coverage of the ones they had and the 'tribute' Esders' roadster.Maybe AACA Library can help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hugh Conway Bugatti - Le Pur Sang des Automobiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 There was a Bugatti Royale on the show field at Hershey in the late 1960's-early 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) At one point, four of the six Royales were in the United States and on public display: The blue/black Coupe d'ville and the yellow/black Berline de Voyage were at Harrah's in Reno, the black Kellner coupe was at the Briggs Cunningham Museum in Costa Mesa, CA, and the only convertible built was on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. I believe the only one on display in America now is the Henry Ford Museum Car. At one time, the Briggs Cunningham car was at Collier but I am not sure if it is still there.The other two cars plus the extra chassis were always at Schlumpfs in France. The extra chassis was recently restored and the body that was designed but never produced was built and installed.As a kid, I worked at the Cunningham Museum and got to ride in the Kellner coupe. Later on in life, I worked at Harrah's and got to drive those two. I also worked at the Henry Ford Museum and sat in their Royale, but it was not running at the time. Harrah also had a few extra engines that were NOS in shipping crates. The Royale engines were also used to power rail cars in France.A long time ago, all six cars were re-united at Pebble Beach. Edited October 23, 2013 by motoringicons (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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