Bucciali TAV12 Berline Saoutchik 1931

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The chassis-price/1931 was 130.000;--aFF ---> 22.500;--RM ---> 241.400;--€/2009 ;
the Saoutchik-work was add. 85.630;--aFF ---> 14.820;--RM ---> 159.000;--€/2009 ;
in total 215.630;--aFF ---> 37.320;--RM ---> 400.400;--€/2009.
A Maybach DS7-Zepelin was chassis-23,0TRM, as Pullman-Lim in total 30,0TRM.
A RR Phantom.II with Touring-Saloon-body was about 2.425;--GBP ---> 41.200;--RM.

With greetings, FrankWo.

From the back and inside and with the hood open

Gallery here: http://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?opt ... emId=29160

Well, another one. Cabriolet.

The body on the TAV8 started life on a Mercedes-Benz 36/220 or 38/250 and was fitted in comparatively recent times. Does anyone know which particular chassis it came from? Presumably it was butchered to make yet another ersatz SSK. It would be useful to know to help in tracing all of the Saoutchik Mercedes-Benz.

Clive

Only shot I have of this car is from the motor show, but it shpws little of the original body. I will have to look at my Bucciali book...

Both cars in that Salon photograph have Labourdette bodies. I'm not sure that I have seen that picture before - I shall also have to look in the Huet book!

my only black and white Bucciali

For you

Thanks! I always think these cars look even better in period pics.

It is for sale if anyone is interested :-).

http://www.kidston.com/view_car.php?id=116

Some more period pics of the few Bucciali made, all with Saoutchik bodies (not Labourdette)

And a shot of the Paris Salon stand of Bucciali in 1930

Rob, why do you think that the upper body is not by Labourdette? Over the past forty years I have been intrigued by the Bucciali creations and all investigation and correspondence has pointed to this body being by Labourdette. In his superb work on Bucciali Christian Huet provides far more authoritative evidence than I that this body is by Labourdette (of Puteaux, rather than the more familiar "Henri", and apparently unrelated).

Of course, both this body and the most celebrated Saoutchik Buccialis emanated from initial design sketches by P.A. Bucciali himself, but the hand of the carrossier inevitably makes itself evident in the final creation. Few would deny that the Saoutchik work is amongst his most vital, and the Labourdette (I contend) body here also displays some of the essence of the few other Labourdette of Puteaux bodies that I have encountered.

Clive.

Clive,
It was sheer laziness not to consult the book on Bucciali as it is my library. I will consult it, but the white car certainly is Saoutchik (as is the four door saloon, but that is not part of the dispute I think). As ever, I am open to new insights!
Rob

Saoutchik design from the catalogue for the Bucciali TAV Double-Huit, 1931

rear view

Short chassis