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57104 Type 57

Extant

Bugatti Type 57, chassis 57104 — among the oldest surviving Type 57 chassis (delivered 1934, original engine no. 45). It now carries a magnesium (Elektron) recreation of Jean Bugatti's lost 1935 Aerolithe coupe, executed by the Guild of Automotive Restorers (David Grainger) and completed 2013 — International Historic Car of the Year 2013. The original 1935 Aerolithe (chassis 57331 / 57103) did not survive. Perridon Collection.

1934 Year Built
7 Events
20 Known Owners
Extant
Technical Dossier

57104

Engine Number 45
Year Built 1934
Coachwork Originally 4 seater Cabriolet, then replica Atlantic (Batu), now Aerolithe (Grainger)
Gearbox 4 + R
Delivery Date 22.6.1934
Invoiced To Lamberjack, Paris
Original Customer Lamberjack, Paris
Registration 9563-RJ2; 5782 AG 75 (F), 17563 (B), 04-52-AZ, JE-51-59 (NL), 96H 4915 (USA)
Collection The Perridon Collection
Survival Status Extant
Description

Bugatti Type 57, chassis 57104 — among the oldest surviving Type 57 chassis (delivered 1934, original engine no. 45). It now carries a magnesium (Elektron) recreation of Jean Bugatti's lost 1935 Aerolithe coupe, executed by the Guild of Automotive Restorers (David Grainger) and completed 2013 — International Historic Car of the Year 2013. The original 1935 Aerolithe (chassis 57331 / 57103) did not survive. Perridon Collection.

Provenance & Story

History

tok |45| he. [: 4 fa 45 i n——~ j | (57.20) | Then chassis in the middle and the engine are 57104 when Guy Huet had piled them up ona trailer behind Noorlander’s truck. See also 49562 (Photon Guy Huet) Above: Three pictures at De Dobbeleers place (Photo Leda De Dobbeleer) Below: From the factory administration

Description

A Bugatti vehicle produced in 1935, body style Ventoux, registered as 7229 RL 4 (F)

Ownership History

Known Owners (20)

Dominique Lamberjack

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Exhibition & Racing

Events (7)

Registered
1934
registration
Produced
1934
production
Delivered
1934
delivery
Ownership transfer
1951
transfer

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Service Records & Coachwork

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Sources & References

Bibliography (3)

  • Caveat Emptor
    article
  • Het Automobiel
    article — 1980
  • American Bugatti Register
    book — 2003
Photography

Photo Archive (40)

The recreated Aérolithe — front three-quarter, studio.
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Rear three-quarter: the riveted dorsal seam and teardrop tail.
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The recreated Aérolithe, studio.
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The recreated Aérolithe, outdoors.
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Three-quarter front, on a country road.
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Three-quarter front, outdoors.
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The horseshoe grille and dorsal seam.
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The flank and riveted dorsal spine.
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Rear haunch and Dunlop wheel — every seam riveted.
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Front wing, louvres and dorsal seam.
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Doors that sweep into the roof; green-leather cabin.
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The 3.3-litre twin-cam straight-eight, beneath its riveted bonnet.
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The straight-eight engine bay.
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The teardrop tail in shadow.
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Head-on, beneath an open sky.
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The recreated Aérolithe in the workshop.
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The original Aérolithe at the 1935 Paris Salon.
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The original 1935 prototype, photographed at the factory.
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The original on the show stand, 1935.
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London, 1936 — registration 5265NV2 (chassis 57103).
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Factory record of the tail and rear-window fins.
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The original at the show, 1935/36.
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The original Aérolithe on the road.
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The Bugatti milieu of the 1930s.
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Factory design drawing: Coupé Spécial, châssis Type 57S.
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Bugatti Type 57 factory chassis register, listing 57104.
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Period magazine illustration — “The trend of modern sports car design.”
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Vintage poster — “L’Aérolithe.”
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Nicolas Cage, who twice considered commissioning the recreation.
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World premiere, 2013 — museum of Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, Kuwait City.
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On the lawn at a leading Concours d’Elegance.
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