This diecast model is absolutely spectacular and is the finest model you can get of this vehicle. Like other models manufactured AutoArt it to has a superior level of detail and finish. This model is made up of 584 separate metal and plastic parts, including photo-etched plates, metal wiring, screws, rivets and nuts.
FEATURES
- Opening doors, hood and opening engine compartment cover.
- Authentically reproduced body styling w/ accurate and extensive details plus working details including working steering and rolling wheels.
- Absolutely stunning gloss black paint finish w/ intricate badges.
- Authentic and accurate trim and fine chrome details throughout.
- Very detailed Bugatti Veyron engine and engine bay and accessories.
- Authentic spoke rims w/ real rubber treaded tyres to match.
- Beautifully detailed interior in tan trim w/ carpet and extensive chrome trim and accurate details.
- Item comes packaged new in premium packaging.
About the real car...
Jean Bugatti, son of the founder Ettore Bugatti played a large role in the development of the Type 57 series, personally designed the Atlantic. With its streamlined styling, low-slung chassis and super-charged engine, the 57SC (supercharged) Atlantic is one of the most desirable and best-known Bugattis. The "S" stood for "surbaisse" ("lowered") though most felt it stood for "sport". It included a v-shaped dip at the bottom of the radiator and mesh grilles on either side of the engine compartment.
The car appears to have taller proportions when compared to the Atlantics due to much larger front radiator. It is the only Atlantic which may have had a body made entirely of magnesium as the production car used aluminium for safety and simplicity. The first show car debuted as a possible sport model was a display car at the 1935 Paris Auto Show. It was created out of magnesium panels that were hard to weld, so Bugatti designed the car's distinctive riverted seams. While the three production Atlantics were made of weld-able aluminum, the riveted joints were kept as a design cue.
Considered by some to be the most beautiful pre-war car, the Atlantic body Type 57SC featured flowing coupe lines with a pronounced dorsal seam running front to back. It was based on the "Aerolithe" concept car of 1935. Like the Type 59 Grand Prix car, the Aerolithe used Elektron (a magnesium alloy) or Duralumin (an aluminium alloy) for its body panels. Therefore, the body panels were riveted externally, creating the signature seam.
As majestic and unusual as the Atlantic was, it wasn't suitable for series production with its high set doors, fussy construction and split front window. The design was revised into the Atalante which included the Aerolithe's teardrop shape, with a flat windshield, a separate trunk area with the recessed spare-tire and full size doors that retained the signature kidney-bean windows. By the time production commenced in 1936, standard aluminum was chosen over the flammable electron and the specially lowered Type 57S chassis, with its smaller, V-Shaped radiator was used. The Bugatti Type 57SC with its low profile, 200 bhp engine and lightweight construction, has a top speed of 200 kph.
Today the Atlantic is generally considered Bugatti's ultimate creation, which, by default, make it one of the finest cars ever constructed. The futuristic lines with its beautiful details also make it a true icon. During the last decades the two original cars have been in long-term ownership and only the death of one of the owners resulted in one coming to the market. It sold in the spring of 2010 for well over $30 million; the highest known price ever paid for a car. Both of the complete survivors have won the prestigious "Best of Show" award at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, further underlining their significance.
