Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham

woodinsight · April 17, 2011, 03:11:49 PM

Once again the marque, model and coachbuilder is required

woodinsight · April 24, 2011, 04:49:38 PM

Let's see if an expert knows....

Carnut · April 24, 2011, 07:24:41 PM

Must be a Bugatti?
French coachbuilder?

woodinsight · April 24, 2011, 07:30:46 PM

It is a Bugatti but the coachbuilder is not French

Carnut · April 25, 2011, 05:40:35 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on April 24, 2011, 07:30:46 PM
It is a Bugatti but the coachbuilder is not French

British? It has a Gurney-Nutting look about it...

woodinsight · April 25, 2011, 05:59:19 AM

Not British either - the answer may surprise you!

barrett · April 25, 2011, 06:00:00 AM

I wish I could remember this one!
Was it American by any chance?

Carnut · April 25, 2011, 07:53:22 AM

That was also my next question...!

woodinsight · April 25, 2011, 07:58:24 AM

Yes gentlemen, the coachbuilder is American

Carnut · April 25, 2011, 02:34:24 PM

It's chassis #43264, a Bugatti Type 43 originally bodied by Weymann but later re-bodied into this streamlined coupe by Derham.

woodinsight · April 25, 2011, 04:02:41 PM

That's the car - well done!

sixtee5cuda · August 29, 2012, 04:16:27 PM

(Researching another car, I found some information on the Derham Bugatti)

The Derham Bugatti led a rough life. At one point, it had a Ford 6-cylinder engine. Its chassis and suspension were shipped off to Europe, and the body shell was sold, to become a "street rod". (Information as of late 2011)

Here are two different views of this Bugatti while it was complete, and another view as it was starting to decay.

woodinsight · August 30, 2012, 04:20:53 AM

sixtee5cuda - thank you very much for that extra piece of information and the interesting photos.

Carnut · January 07, 2013, 11:05:02 AM

Another pic:

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Solved - MJW #355 - Bugatti Type 43 rebodied by Derham