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22/10/2023 12:33 pm
Designed and built by young Jean Bugatti for French industrialist Armand Esders on a 1929 Type 41 Royale chassis, its 260 hp 12.7 liter straight 8 could certainly take this heavyweight dual cowl roadster to 100 mph. However, as the sun went down, you be in trouble as there were no headlamps. If you hit a sudden downpour, there were also no wipers! Evidently, Armand owned at least another more practical automobile. Although known as the Esders Roadster, Jean had named it the "runabout", which seems like a too cute name for a car with over a 14 ft wheelbase. The car has been restored and for some reason has given headlamps and is on display at the National Automotive Museum in Mulhouse, France. Quality and tech-wise, it's probably the best of FM's Bugatti models.
22/10/2023 6:47 pm
My first model of this car suffered diecast rot....the bonnet, (hood) turned into a potato chip and the rear suspension totally collapsed. I was lucky to find a parts car which has a perfect body and undercarriage but missing all of the small details. Out of the two I was able to make a complete model. To this day the model has held up well with no further problems.
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