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12/04/2021 7:19 am
51 Bugatti type 101 (IXO)
The Bugatti Type 101 made by in 1951 and 1952 (one was built in 1965). In order to restart production after World War II and the deaths of Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, the Type 101 was developed from the pre-war Type 57. Seven chassis were built; these were bodied by four different coachbuilders: Gangloff, Guilloré, Antem and Ghia, the last to a design by Virgil Exner. The 101 was powered by the 3.3 L (3,257 cc or 199 cu in) straight-8 from the Type 57.
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Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
12/04/2021 7:55 am
Interesting Bugatti, and I appreciate the background story. Well done, Frank. Thanks for the good post.
12/04/2021 8:25 am
very interesting Frank....at first I thought IXO had scrimped on the trim.....not so !!......maybe in the post war era they were not able to source metal easily?.......orrrrr......is the trim a choice for rough road longevity ?
Topic starter
12/04/2021 8:36 am
@john-barry. I imagine it was a little of both along with clean styling.
Bugatti Type 57 Atalante 1936
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
john barry and john barry reacted
12/04/2021 8:38 am
That looks like the one in the Schlumpf collection by Gangloff. I recognize the background from many years ago... They loved Bugattis! Now called https://www.citedelautomobile.com/en A fascinating but sad story about the brothers.
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Topic starter
12/04/2021 8:44 am
@karl. I use Wikipedia for the info if it has references. I thought the Virgil Exner connection interesting although not directly related to the IXO model. 😎
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
Karl Schnelle and Karl Schnelle reacted
12/04/2021 8:46 am
@frank I understand! It's a cool design, I think- thanks for sharing both 1/43 and real!
Frank Reed and Frank Reed reacted
12/04/2021 9:40 am
The Ixo replicates Bugatti chassis 57454, the first Type 101 built on a surviving and modified Type 57 chassis. Matix made a replica of chassis 101506, the Exner-Ghia Type 101C, considered a 1966 year car. I don't have a pic of mine but here's one from Robert Budig's website. If it looks familiar, it's because Renwal made a 1:25 plastic kit of it back in the 1960s.
