Topic: Solved - MJW #1007 - Bugatti Type 49 Saloon Erdmann & Rossi? or Keibl?

[Trommel]

Are any attributions to Keibl on the internet? If so, could you post the links?

[woodinsight]

It looks as though this one is yet to be solved.
Admins - advice required - should I remove it from the Solved section and reinsert it in the Pros?

No, I don't think it should be a puzzle in the Pro's again as all the possible answers seem to have been mentioned already but you are looking for confirmation of which one is correct.
In those circumstances you could change the heading to include the different options with question marks and hope someone can come up with the correct answer, but the trouble is leaving it then in the Solved section it will just get lost and forgotten as it passes down the pages.
I could move it to the Pro's and Feature Writers if you prefer so it remains 'alive'?

Yes, I think that's a good solution in the circumstances.
I'll change the heading as you suggest......thanks

[woodinsight]

Are any attributions to Keibl on the internet? If so, could you post the links?

I can't remember where I picked up the information that it was Keibl - maybe a broker's site?
I'll look into it when I get the time.
In the meantime keep the points I awarded you Trommel and I'm offering another point to whoever comes up with the true answer inc. proof.

[grobmotorix]

...still no idea...

[woodinsight]

Are any attributions to Keibl on the internet? If so, could you post the links?

I can't remember where I picked up the information that it was Keibl - maybe a broker's site?
I'll look into it when I get the time.
In the meantime keep the points I awarded you Trommel and I'm offering another point to whoever comes up with the true answer inc. proof.

Now I remember where I found it - on the most well-known coachbuilders' site - they seem quite definite on Keibl.....

[gte4289]

T49 bodied by Erdmann & Rossi.

Yes it's a Type 49 but not bodied by a German coachbuilder

Interesting - it is according to the Bugatti Trust's records; chassis 49151, registered SI-DV 49 in Germany.

Some time ago, I spoke with an archivist at the Bugatti Trust about this car. He confirmed that the Trust's records contain no details regarding the coachbuilder of chassis 49151. According to the archivist, the Trust identified the coachbuilder as Erdmann & Rossi based solely on the the following:  "On page 90 of Price and Arby's Bugatti 8 Cylinder Touring Cars, there is a picture of a Type 49 with coachwork by Erdmann et Rossi. This car (no chassis no.) is almost identical to 49151."