1938 Bugatti Atlantic 57SC - Autoart

[aj2710]

man its awesome was waiting fr sum1 to upload pics of this beauty...def one of my favs...

[srinjayray]

Hats off to the craftsmanship and the photos!!!

[Cyrus43]

Im piking up the CMC one maybe when I go to London in a couple of weeks. Or maybe the CMC 250 Ferrari. I saw the Autoart version unclose and I didn't like it as much as the CMC. that said, she is a lovely lovely car.

[abhi_c]

Congrats Chanakya! You are real lucky to get this as a gift. This one is at the top of my wish-list but the price is preventing me from buying it, at this moment. DCM has the same one listed at INR 11,995

Anyways, enough of sulking. The model is really beautiful with good amount of detailing. The beige seats compliment the car beautifully. Thank you for treating us with the photographs. Waiting for some more.

[groundforce]

You made my morning with this one, Chanakya. I cannot think of a 1:18 I'm more in love with at the moment than the Atlantic, be it in either colour.

Congratulations on the acquisition of what is probably the most beautiful automobile ever to have been replicated 18 times smaller.

[manishalive]

This is as beautiful as it can get, the black color with those cream interior and wood work gives nice combination. The engine bay is nicely detailed. The firewall plates tough have never seen before pattern and is a small let down. If we see CMC the color combination in engine bay is better than this rendition, the CMC one being more closer to the real car.

Comparing the price and then shipping cost, this car is a winner hands down.

[Schumi_Fxx]

Superbly detailed interiors and wat a beautiful shape dude....congrats chanakya

[chanakyav]

(12-18-2011 05:06 PM)Diecast Wrote:  Awesome Chanakya, u made my sunday with such a beauty to see....Insane..........engine, door and dashboard are die for.....

Thanks for adding one on wishlist for next year...

+1 for pics and buggati..

Thanks buddy. Though, if you can afford it, you should go for the CMC!

(12-18-2011 05:35 PM)channabasanna Wrote:  Great addition Chanakya, this one is awesome from Autoart more pics.

Thanks! Will upload more pics over the weekend.

(12-18-2011 06:51 PM)Guggga Wrote:  Beautiful beautiful car! Love it!

She really is!

(12-18-2011 07:13 PM)Modeller Wrote:  Beautiful Atlantic there, Chanakya. I have the Bburago in blue.
I like the black, makes it more of a Bugatti

Thanks!

(12-18-2011 07:41 PM)Petrolhead Wrote:  Lovely craftsmanship on this one.Love the turned aluminium finish inside the engine bay.And what a beautiful car!!AutoArt nailed the stance and the shape.Wish the interiors were black.That would have made this one a perfectly accurate recreation of Ralph Lauren's car if I'm not mistaken.Still a spectacular model though.Congratulations!!

Thanks! You're right - black interiors would have ensured an almost-perfect replica of the Ralph Lauren car. I do like the beige interiors, though.

(12-18-2011 07:44 PM)winstoncds Wrote:  Nice car overall Chanayav. But there is one very detail unique to this very expensive motorcar that Autoart got completely wrong. They did it well on the Veyron dashboard but messed it on this car. The engine turned effect on the firewall. For more reference, check here >>>Peter Giddings Racing <<<. Here is a pic from the site.
Here is another link. Bugatti Type 57 and a pic.

While it might not take away very much from the model, I would be very pissed if I had to own this model and for the price they are asking.

Hats off Winston. You guys really know your cars! Maybe the blue CMC will solve this....

(12-18-2011 09:30 PM)siddvi Wrote:  Good addtion Chanakya. Looks great in black and all those little details are lovely. Thanks for the additional info Winston.

Thanks!

(12-19-2011 03:38 AM)aj2710 Wrote:  man its awesome was waiting fr sum1 to upload pics of this beauty...def one of my favs...

Thank you!

(12-19-2011 03:45 AM)srinjayray Wrote:  Hats off to the craftsmanship and the photos!!!

Yup, it is quite nicely detailed.

(12-19-2011 04:10 AM)Cyrus43 Wrote:  Im piking up the CMC one maybe when I go to London in a couple of weeks. Or maybe the CMC 250 Ferrari. I saw the Autoart version unclose and I didn't like it as much as the CMC. that said, she is a lovely lovely car.

You're right, the CMC is detailed right down to the license plate (IIRC). Like I said, I would have saved up and gone for the CMC, but this wasn't a gift worth turning down! I do hope you end up buying either of the two CMCs that you're wishing for. I too long to own a CMC some day.

(12-19-2011 02:14 PM)abhi_c Wrote:  Congrats Chanakya! You are real lucky to get this as a gift. This one is at the top of my wish-list but the price is preventing me from buying it, at this moment. DCM has the same one listed at INR 11,995

Anyways, enough of sulking. The model is really beautiful with good amount of detailing. The beige seats compliment the car beautifully. Thank you for treating us with the photographs. Waiting for some more.

Thanks abhi! Yes, I love the interiors too. Helps to bring out all the details quite well!

(12-19-2011 03:12 PM)groundforce Wrote:  You made my morning with this one, Chanakya. I cannot think of a 1:18 I'm more in love with at the moment than the Atlantic, be it in either colour.

Congratulations on the acquisition of what is probably the most beautiful automobile ever to have been replicated 18 times smaller.

Thanks! You're right - she is probably the most beautiful car ever made.

(12-19-2011 03:38 PM)manishalive Wrote:  This is as beautiful as it can get, the black color with those cream interior and wood work gives nice combination. The engine bay is nicely detailed. The firewall plates tough have never seen before pattern and is a small let down. If we see CMC the color combination in engine bay is better than this rendition, the CMC one being more closer to the real car.

Comparing the price and then shipping cost, this car is a winner hands down.

Yup, the CMC is the definite winner here. But she's not too bad, either!

(12-19-2011 03:45 PM)Schumi_Fxx Wrote:  Superbly detailed interiors and wat a beautiful shape dude....congrats chanakya

Thanks man!

[winstoncds]

Chanakyav, the engine turned design is a work of art. Back in the 1920s and 30s, the pattern must have been a time taking exercise. But nowadays you can find it even on everyday furniture. The food courts in the Infinity malls in Bombay have this pattern on their aluminum tables.
I was checking out CMC Bugatti Atlantics on the net and I should say Autoart is better than CMC atleast in making an effort to show the design or the near abouts. CMC just uses a plain plate for the fire wall.

[Diecast]

Chanakyav, thanks for your true advice i will surely look for blue CMC