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Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham
« on: April 17, 2011, 03:11:49 PM »
Once again the marque, model and coachbuilder is required
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2011, 04:49:38 PM »
Let's see if an expert knows....
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2011, 07:24:41 PM »
Must be a Bugatti?
French coachbuilder?
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2011, 07:30:46 PM »
It is a Bugatti but the coachbuilder is not French
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2011, 05:40:35 AM »
Quote from: woodinsight on April 24, 2011, 07:30:46 PM
It is a Bugatti but the coachbuilder is not French

British?  It has a Gurney-Nutting look about it...
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2011, 05:59:19 AM »
Not British either - the answer may surprise you!
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2011, 06:00:00 AM »
I wish I could remember this one!
Was it American by any chance?
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2011, 07:53:22 AM »
That was also my next question...!
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2011, 07:58:24 AM »
Yes gentlemen, the coachbuilder is American
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2011, 02:34:24 PM »
It's chassis #43264, a Bugatti Type 43 originally bodied by Weymann but later re-bodied into this streamlined coupe by Derham.
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Re: MJW #355
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2011, 04:02:41 PM »
That's the car - well done!
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Re: Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2012, 04:16:27 PM »
(Researching another car, I found some information on the Derham Bugatti)

The Derham Bugatti led a rough life.  At one point, it had a Ford 6-cylinder engine.  Its chassis and suspension were shipped off to Europe, and the body shell was sold, to become a "street rod". (Information as of late 2011)

Here are two different views of this Bugatti while it was complete, and another view as it was starting to decay.
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Re: Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2012, 04:20:53 AM »
sixtee5cuda - thank you very much for that extra piece of information and the interesting photos.
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Re: Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2013, 11:05:02 AM »
Another pic:

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