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Here we have a vintage August 1930 specification sheet for the Bugatti T49 3,300 Liters chassis.

It lists all the relevant details and at the bottom it shows a side view of the chassis with relevant dimensions.

What makes this particular sheet so interesting is that on the chassis, a very sporty 2 door cabriolet body has been drawn.

The design most probably comes from talented coachwork designer as the lines have been penned down with decisiveness and not a single correction has been made.

The design discards the existing bonnet line which is lowered and extended.

The drawing is pretty detailed as it shows the cabriolet roof mechanism, door handles, bumpers and spare wheel.

Not a rush-rush job. Therefore, we believe that this body could actually have been built.

The sheet comes from a long defunct Bugatti concessionaire in France's Brittany (Bretagne) so it could very well have been for a customer of that dealer.

Is there anybody who recognizes & can identify this body / coachbuilder or maybe even the car on which it was built?

The sheet measures some 7 x 8.5 inches or 18 x 21.5 cm.

Only 1 pc. available of course.

A great vintage item from Carrosserie Gangloff!

This blueprint shows (in scale 1/10th) the external shape and internal dimensions of the 4 seater Faux Cabriolet body designed by Gangloff to be fitted to the Bugatti T49 8-Cylinder chassis.

Clearly visible are the "vane-type" wheels, so typical for the T 49.

It was dated February 4, 1933 in the vellum.

The blueprint measures some 22 x 12.5 inches or 55 x 31 cm.

Only 1 pc. available of course.

This is a "print" that originates from a 1930's Bugatti Sales portfolio and that shows the Coach Ventoux body.

The rear lists the details of the coachwork in French.

The front has been stamped by the former "Automobielmuseum Driebergen" in The Netherlands and hand dated 1951 (probably the date that the museum acquired this piece).

It measures some 15 x 10 cm or 6 x 4 inches.

Only 1 pc. available of course.

A great vintage item from Carrosserie Jean Antem!

This print was issued in 1935 by the paint supplier of Carrosserie Antem, Nitrolac.

Most probably this was used to demonstrate the proposed color-scheme for their then-recent design as executed on Bugatti T57, chassis number 57200.

The proposed colors were called "Noir Iris" and "Rouge d'Armagnac".

We only know of 2 contemporary photographs of # 57200 and there it LOOKS to be all black but then again, it is difficult to judge from b&w pictures.

An ultra rare item on a one-off car!

The print measures some 12 x 8.5 inches or 30 x 20.5 cm.

Only 1 pc. available of course.