[kasli]

Here is an interesting Type 57 which was in India for a short while . Details are all there in the original build sheet which was shared by its current owner Mr Andrea Graziano Capra of Switzerland. When in India the car was in Calcutta from 1954 to 1967 with one Mr Bernard Thorpe who resided in









031 D1154_13.pdf Chowringee Area

It also was one of the cars that Ettore worked on which marvelous. Does anyone have any information of this car when it was in Calcutta for those years.

Cheers

[DKG]

Great piece of research Anirudh. What a car !!

[travancore]

A Kapurthala Type 37 ? Not inconceivable, given the Francophile he was.

Excerpt from "Amedee Gordini" by Roy Smith:

[harit]

Originally Posted by travancore

A Kapurthala Type 37 ?

Yes, I would agree that he could have owned this car, and never brought her to India. Very good spotting

Cheers harit

[karlosdeville]

This piece appeared in the Bugatti Trust newsletter. Many familiar cars are discussed.

[Rosso Corsa]

Can anyone shed more light about the Bhiwandiwalla Bugatti and the Chhatriwala story?

Is the Roni Khan Bugatti the Type 37? Or the "other" Type 35 which is with Mallya?

[wasif]

Came across this picture on FB of the JRD Tata Bugatti, what happened to this car, where is it now.

Link below.

https://www.facebook.com/ParsiZoroas...type=1&theater

[KartikeyaL]

Originally Posted by wasif

Came across this picture on FB of the JRD Tata Bugatti, what happened to this car, where is it now.

Link below.

https://www.facebook.com/ParsiZoroas...type=1&theater

this has been discussed to some extent here
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/vintag...ars-speed.html

[sankar009]

Which is the Bugatti in chennai with the studbacker engine?

[Rosso Corsa]

Originally Posted by sankar009

Which is the Bugatti in chennai with the studbacker engine?

*Studebaker.

Anyway, this is interesting. Never heard of such a thing before. Some photos/info would be great.

Cheers

[KPS]

Originally Posted by sankar009

Which is the Bugatti in chennai with the studbacker engine?

Originally Posted by Rosso Corsa

*Studebaker.
Anyway, this is interesting. Never heard of such a thing before. Some photos/info would be great.
Cheers

The Ex-Jodhpur Type 13 was sold on Chennai. Engine whether Desoto or Studebaker does not really matter

[kasli]

Originally Posted by Julian UK

I expect so otherwise it takes a great deal longer to start and the floor gets rather messy

But seriously though,
I do remember a story of a Bugatti Type 57 or 57C in South india but the engine had been used for an alternative purpose... and all that was left was the front mudguards.

The car was originally in Jodhpur then travelled to the South. Currently don't know where it is .



Cheers

[travancore]

Homi Batlivala Bugatti Type 39A, Chassis 4897

courtesy: Faster789 and the Bugatti Trust






The UW Registration might indicate that these are indeed the same car.

[kasli]

Originally Posted by travancore

Homi Batlivala Bugatti Type 39A, Chassis 4897



courtesy: Faster789 and the Bugatti Trust



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The UW Registration might indicate that these are indeed the same car.

Are they the same BATLIWALA of Mumbai ? The family still resides at Malabar Hill and could be the same house in the 1st snap. Requires some digging over the weekend and connecting with them

Thanks for sharing

Cheers

[sankar009]

Originally Posted by kasli

The car was originally in Jodhpur then travelled to the South. Currently don't know where it is .

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Cheers

It is in chennai with a guy with a North Indian name