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Petit Bugatti

Special bodies made by non-professional individuals
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franck.kegelart
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Petit Bugatti

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This Type 57 has been rebodied in the 50s by a man called Petit. Note Peugeot 403's rear lights.
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Michiel Mobiel
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Re: Petit Bugatti

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Franck, do you have any more info? Chassis number maybe?
And what about this guy 'Petit'? Did he build more cars?
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Re: Petit Bugatti

Post by franck.kegelart »

Hi Michiel, the chassis number is 57418 ; unfortunately this body doesn't exist anymore ; the car has been rebodied in 30s style.
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Re: Petit Bugatti

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Thanks!

#57418 is dated 1936. The car is currently in the Louwman collection is Holland.
Here she is with the 'new' body.
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Re: Petit Bugatti

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Some more pics of the Petit body.
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Re: Petit Bugatti

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I just came across the name Petit in relation to Salmson. It said that Petit was designer for Salmson and that he had built a competition version of the very first Salmson model with which André Lombard won the 1921 Cyclecar Grand Prix of Le Mans. Could this be the same Petit?
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