Bugatti T57S Atlantic 1936 Grey by Carbone - Chromes
Bugatti T57S Atlantic 1936 Bordeaux
Also available CARCHR066 Grey & CARCHR068 Black
These models depict the same car, chassis 57473, at different stages in its life. The third of the Atlantics built, the car was seriously damaged in the 1950s when hit by a train, killing its occupants. The wreckage was found in a scrapyard in the mid-60s and a long restoration took place, with the car being painted a deep burgundy but it has since been painted again in the original colour. The colour that Carbone describes as grey looks rather too blue to us but the ‘Bordeaux’ does compare well with photos. The models are typically well finished with excellent paint and neatly fitted trim and the small detail changes between the car as it was and as it is now such as the location of the number plates and the additional turn signals above the door hinges.
| Description: | Bugatti T57S Atlantic 1936 Grey |
| Catalogue#: | CARCHR066 |
| Product Type: | Hand Built |
| Scale: | 1:43 |
| Event: | Road |
| Colour: | - |
| Drivers: | - |
| Sponsors: | - |
| Dates: | 1936 |
| Race/Position: | - |
| Release Date: | September 2016 |
| Weight: | 750 grams |
| Comments: | Grey. Chassis #57473. Arrived 22/09/16 |
About Carbone - Chromes
High quality resin & metal hand built models, usually of very rare coachbuilt machines on exotic chassis. Excellent level of finish puts them among the best 1:43 miniatures available. Presentation also very smart, usually with a wooden edged and leatherette insert to the display base. Production numbers in this series usually only in double figures, making for very rare pieces. Made in France.