Geneva Classics 2006
October, 6th - 8th
Part 2: Bugatti and Swiss Coachbuilders
Bugatti
This Bugatti T57 is in poor condition, obviously.
Less obviously, this Bugatti is just a model, scale
1:8(?).
In better condition is this Bugatti T41 Royale "Esders", scale is 1:18(?).
Bugatti T44, 1927
Coming back to real cars...
Bugatti T50S, 1931
After the war, the car was rebodied
in Great Britain.
Bugatti T51, 1931
Bugatti T55, 1931
Bugatti T57 Convertible Graber,
1937
This T57 shows a Convertible
body, built by Swiss coachbuilder Graber.
Bugatti T57 Ventoux, 1938
Bugatti T57SC Atalante, 1936
There were 17 factory-built Atalante, out of a total
of 48,
and this is the very first, in addition to that, this
car shows a rare canvas-sunroof.
Bugatti T57 Atalante, 1939
This Atalante also shows a canvas-sunroof,
but it's not a "SC".
The S stands for a more sporty
chassis, which allowed a lower beltline, the C stands for a compressor.
Bugatti 112, 1996
Ital Design showed a 112 prototype,
but Bugatti had enough problems with the EB110, and finally failed.
So there is only one prototyoe,
and two production cars, this one is street legal in Switzerland.
Later VW took over the Bugatti
name, and now the Veyron is in production.
Another Bugatti T57 Atalante?
No, it's a De La Chapelle Atalante,
a quality replica, powered by BMW.
Swiss Coachbuilders
Riley 2 1/2 RHF, body by Koeng, 1949
This extraordinary Koeng-Riley was also shown at the Oldtimergala 2005.
Alvis TD21 Convertible Graber,
1960
Next to the Bugatti T57 with
coachwork by Graber, which is shown above, this was the second Graber cody
at Geneva.
Delahaye 135 Coupé Des
Alpes Convertible Tuescher, 1938
The Swiss Car Register showed
this Delhaye 135 in rare mustardyellow.
There were a couple of Ghia-Aigle
cars.
Aigle is a small town in Switzerland,
the company is not identical with the famous Italian coachbuilder.
Delahaye 135MS Ghia-Aigle, 1949
With covered front-wheels, and
strange color-scheme, this car was shown at the Geneva Motorshow of 1950,
but back in 1950, the car showed a more common color: gold.
Grohe, classic-specialist offered next to some real cars also these design sketches, made by Michelotti for Ghia-Aigle.
Another sketch for Ghia-Aigle, made by Michelotti.
Porsche 356B S90 Ghia-Aigle Coupé, 1961.
Healey 2,4-litre Beutler Convertible, 1949
Jaguar XK120 Beutler Supersport,
1952
Another coachwork by Beutler,
this one is based on the wellknown Jaguar XK120.
Lancia Aprilia Langenthal Convertible,
1948
There were only two Langenthal-Convertibles,
based on Lancia, the other one I saw at the Oldtimergala
2006:
VW Käfer, Police of Geneva
No, that's not a Swiss body,
but also a very Swiss car.
