A car nut's wet dream...

notfarnow · 06-29-2010, 07:39 PM

... if you had the resources, time & money. Imagine what a great retirement project/business something like this could be:

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I recently bought the original Bugatti wooden patterns which came up for sale after the death of Fritz Schlumph's widow Arlette.I bought 4.5 tons of patterns [44 cubic metres] I can now build 9 different Bugatti 4 cylinder motors.So if anyone wants one for the living room in their house.....

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Fritz and Hans Schlumph purchased the remaining cars and patterns from the Bugatti factory in the late sixties.After they were "expelled" to Switzerland the factory was taken over by the workers [illegally but with the conivance of the french goverment] The reserve stock at a warehouse in Malmasbach was taken under french police control and moved to "safe" storage.Eventually after the death of the two Schlumph brothers,Arlette Schlumph,who had never stopped fighting to get the property back,won her case in court.She was given loads of money and the reserve stock.Quite a lot of things had gone missing whilst in "safe" storage.Patterns were stolen and even complete cars.Bruno Vendiesse,Jack Braun Ruben,and Peter Mullen then bought everything.Peter got most of the Bugattis for his museum in the states.I was the only person interested in the prototype patterns and I bought them.Photos were always forbidden at the Bugatti factory.Of course very few people had cameras either.After the war it was worse,the company were doing military contract work for hispano and there was total secrecy around the development department making the T251 and T252.Fortunately the last boss of the prototype dept had a camera and did take photos inside.You will have to buy my Book....Surprisingly the workers in the factory were also not allowed to go into any dept where they were not working.

notfarnow · 07:47 PM

more here:
Barn find : need identification - Page 2 - FerrariChat.com

Starts with someone asking to have a Bug identified, someone questions "lazarus" about his knowledge of Bugattis, he posts these pics and an amazing story...

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I recently bought the original Bugatti wooden patterns which came up for sale after the death of Fritz Schlumph's widow Arlette.I bought 4.5 tons of patterns [44 cubic metres] I can now build 9 different Bugatti 4 cylinder motors.So if anyone wants one for the living room in their house.....

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Fritz and Hans Schlumph purchased the remaining cars and patterns from the Bugatti factory in the late sixties.After they were "expelled" to Switzerland the factory was taken over by the workers [illegally but with the conivance of the french goverment] The reserve stock at a warehouse in Malmasbach was taken under french police control and moved to "safe" storage.Eventually after the death of the two Schlumph brothers,Arlette Schlumph,who had never stopped fighting to get the property back,won her case in court.She was given loads of money and the reserve stock.Quite a lot of things had gone missing whilst in "safe" storage.Patterns were stolen and even complete cars.Bruno Vendiesse,Jack Braun Ruben,and Peter Mullen then bought everything.Peter got most of the Bugattis for his museum in the states.I was the only person interested in the prototype patterns and I bought them.Photos were always forbidden at the Bugatti factory.Of course very few people had cameras either.After the war it was worse,the company were doing military contract work for hispano and there was total secrecy around the development department making the T251 and T252.Fortunately the last boss of the prototype dept had a camera and did take photos inside.You will have to buy my Book....Surprisingly the workers in the factory were also not allowed to go into any dept where they were not working.

starts building new/old bugatti engines & components from the original molds

wild!