Voll & Ruhrbeck seemed to have added a "cow catcher" to the front of a beautiful Bug grille!   A little funny/weird, I think?  Form over Function, or the other way around?  😜 

photo: https://www.american-rails.com/cowcatcher.html

@karl the rounded grill had definitely only decorative functions, definitely did not worked as a "cow catcher" hhhhh

My last Bugattis, both from early 50es:

1/43 Matrix 1951 Bugatti Type 101 Coupe By Antem⁠

Hi HOBBYDRAGON,

Thought you might enjoy seeing a few more Bugatti models including some Heco's now that you seem to have finished the Bugatti portion of your beautiful thread

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My last Bugattis, both from early 50es:

After perusing many pages over several months of this thread I've lost track of what has and hasn't been posted, thus some of these Bugatti models may be seen again. Nonetheless I hope that viewing them again will still be enjoyable.

Orangerie Moderne 1911 Bugatti T13 (the 1^st Bug)   The Type 13 was the first real Bugatti car. Production of the Type 13 and later Types 15, 17, 22, and 23, began with the company's founding in 1910 and lasted through 1920 with 435 examples produced. Most road cars used an 8-valve engine, though five Type 13 racers had 16-valve heads, one of the first ever produced. The road cars became known as "pur-sang" ("thoroughbred") in keeping with Ettore Bugatti's feelings for his designs. The car was brought back after World War I with multi-valve engines to bring fame to the marque at Brescia. The production "Brescia Tourer" also brought in much-needed cash.      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Type_13

Christian Gouel Models Eight cylinders, who knew?

Christian Gouel Models

T35 MCM kit, my build. The big Royal and Bugatti display is by Heco, Ettore Bugatti himself is viewing his creations in front of his famous Molsheim  garage.

1925 Bugatti Type 39, Orangerie Moderne Models from France. This is a very rare model of the T.39 raced at Montlhery in 1925. Similar to a Type 35, this would be a standout in any Bugatti collection. Built by Christian Gouel of MCM and SLM fame. Christian is one of the finest artists in the hobby.                                    http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3262/Bugatti-Type-39.html                    Another Royale by Heco with two smaller four wheeled friends  and a Lady 

S.L.M. 43 1931 Bugatti T50, LeMans #5 – Ret., Divo/Bouriat

The second of some additional Bugatti postings.

Please read the poster below the T50

The poster says "you can buy cars" methinks it should say "you can buy model cars" .

The unique Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupé is a prime example of a tradition typical for the 1930s; the re-bodying of obsolete racing cars for road use. By combining the race-bred underpinnings with luxurious roadster and coupe bodies, the cars were given a new lease of life. This was particularly common practice for Alfa Romeo 8C 2300s but this Type 51 (chassis # 51133) is proof that Bugattis were also subject of these conversions. When historic racing became increasingly popular, many of these cars were re-bodied once more. This could be fully justified as they were returned to their original condition. In the process many coach-building works of art were however lost. For many decades the Dubos Coupé and its Bugatti chassis were also separated but fortunately both have survived.

Chassis 51133 was completed in February of 1931 as a Bugatti Type 51. This was the company's latest Grand Prix racer, which featured the all-conquering Type 35 chassis with a brand new twin-cam eight cylinder engine. In fact chassis 51133, and several others, actually used bits of one of the left-over Type 35 frames. The Type 51 was a very typical Bugatti design with a steel ladder frame and solid axles at both ends. The front suspension was by semi-elliptic leaf springs and friction dampers. At the rear Bugatti's hallmark reversed quarter-elliptic springs were fitted in combination with friction dampers. Another distinct Bugatti feature found on the Type 51 were the cast alloy wheels with integral drum brakes.  http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4302/Bugatti-Type-51-Dubos-Coupe.html

No other vehicle in the early Bugatti era exuded as much elegance, luxury, quality, performance, and grandeur as the Type 41 Royale. Only six of these vehicles were produced by hand between 1926 and 1933 – each with customized bodywork. With a wheelbase of 4.3 meters and a length of over 6 meters, the Royale is the biggest, grandest, and most powerful car that had ever been built in Molsheim at the time. Under the extremely long bonnet sits a 12.8-liter, eight-cylinder engine with around 300 PS – the prototype even had 14 liters of displacement. These engines were later used to power the successful Bugatti Railcar.

Armand Esders shown for comparison of human in scale with the two tone green Esders model plus two Heco's on the right

 Bugatti Type 41 Roadster Esders, 1932

The industrial magnate Armand Esders commissioned Jean Bugatti to design an elegant roadster, the Roadster Esders. As Armand Esders wished to drive his car exclusively during the daytime, Jean Bugatti dispensed with both headlights on the roadster – thereby making it even more elegant and giving it perfect lines. After two years, however, the roadster bodywork was replaced with that of a coupé de ville. A recreation version today forms part of the collection at the Musée National de l’Automobile – Collection Schlumpf in Mulhouse, France.

Ettore Bugatti was a racer and the blue lineup consists of models from various makers. #36 with the big round brass fuel on the back was built by me. OOPS - I believe the lost wheel came off a Brescia.

A Western Bugatti left and a Heco on the right

Heco left and to the right is an 1937 street Bugatti T57/59, Super Sport Special Roadster, by Chromes       

Heco street scene

I believe this is an IXO model

I'm overwhelmed again by your collection Steve

@geoff-jowett 

And I am overwhelmed by the bird on your hand that appears to be speaking with you. 

What is it, a Magpie maybe?

@stewil it is indeed a Magpie Steve. Nice little story behind it. Found on the ground as a chick at a farm owned by friends. They fed and raised the bird but at all times encouraged it to remain a wild bird. Initially they would feed and protect it inside but ensure it was outside whenever possible, encouraging it to fend for itself. Grew to full size as we can see, and now lives a normal happy Magpie life, but still never strays too far from its adoptive parents and their/its home, remaining very comfortable with human company.

That is a wonderful story Geoff, Thanks for sharing.

If you don't mind, what part of the country? We have many here in Colorado.

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That is a wonderful story Geoff, Thanks for sharing.

If you don't mind, what part of the country? We have many here in Colorado.

I hope I got it right Geoff.

haha good effort Chav! Steve I'm in Kensington a suburb of Melbourne Victoria Australia. The Magpie lives in Eddington, a rural locality north west of here.

@geoff-jowett 

Australia, well that explains the differences. Here is one of ours with a smaller beak. Click on the pic for a more realistic view. That is a very colorful map Chev, makes me want to go.  

These are the third and last of my 1/43rd scale Bugatti models.

                                                                 Both are by Heco, both 1937

                                                                                                                        by Classiques

The Corsica Roadster was developed in 1938 and based on the Type 57 SC. Its original owner was Colonel Godfrey Giles, who in 1937 commissioned the British bodywork manufacturer Corsica Coachworks to make him a bespoke Type 57 according to his own ideas and his brother’s design. The result: a roadster of the utmost beauty, a single flowing shape as if cast from a single mold. The interior features the finest materials. With its 3.8-liter, eight-cylinder engine, the approximately 4.5-meter-long roadster can hit a top speed of over 200 km/h. At the Concorso d’Eleganza in Pebble Beach in 1998, the jury voted this Bugatti the “Best in Show”. 

                                                                                                         This beautiful car is by Heco

                                                                                                              By Look Smart

                                    Heco                                          and                                    by MiniChamps      

Type 57C Aravis was Jean Bugatti's favorite car. The Gangloff firm produced coachwork for this car with precise execution of the Jean Bugatti Style. It's horse power is 160 AT 5000RPM and it has a 112 mph top speed. 

                                                                                                                             Blue 57SC is by Heco

@stewil   You have an amazing collection, Mister Williams, and these two are definite favorites of mine:

@gdh 

Thank you for your kind comments GDH, have been much blessed. I saw the Corsica at Pebble Beach, sitting alone on the golf course in a swooping depression, in shadow, at the end of the day. I fell in Love. Such an exquisite example of automotive art. I was unable to find one replicated in model form for quite awhile, and then I did.  For many years never saw another model of the Corsica available until CMC came out with their 1/18 masterpiece.  Happily, I believe there are some that might be obtained now in 1/43rd scale.