PUR SANG A publication of the American Bugatti Club Index from 1960 to present (12/31/2014) Iss Pg Table of Contents Author: Last Name, First Subject Car Year Quarter Vol. No. No. Letter to the Members Directors, The Upholding ABC integrity to promote, preserve & use original Molsheim-built Bugattis by excluding Class III Replicas from official club rallies 2015 Summer 55 3 3 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Midwest Fall Dinner to be held in Chicago on November 2nd 2015 Summer 55 3 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Jan and Meredith Voboril will be hosting the Christmas party on December 5, 2015 2015 Summer 55 3 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Updating ABC register/data book for members Bugatti(s); send info & new or period photos to S. Leith, 136 Village Ave, Dedham, MA 02026 2015 Summer 55 3 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom K & K Austrian-Hungarian Bugatti Register delayed; see website www.bugatti-club-austria.at 2015 Summer 55 3 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Kees Jansen sends updated information on T57C-57453; Vol 55 No 2 statement that car is ex De Dobbeleer is not possible. It is not in records T57C 2015 Summer 55 3 4 2015 Manhattan Bugatti Events Kleen, John Members from 11 states gathered for Friday dinner at Benoit, lunch at Sardi's featuring Miles Collier's "Restoring the Historic Automobile" 2015 Summer 55 3 6 Restoring the Historic Automobile Collier, Miles Why the automobile is the single most important technological object of the 20th century & major component of modern culture & legacy 2015 Summer 55 3 12 45th Hunnewell Hill Climb and VSCCA/ABC Dinner Clifford, Tom Fifty attendees saw 88 year old Peter Larkin run his 1926 Type 37; 25 other cars run, dinner at Wayside Inn enjoyed by joint clubs together 2015 Summer 55 3 22 Goodwood Road Racing Club's Members Meeting 2015 Collier, Richard Restored 51126's weekend details from Simon & Sarah Diffey's tour by Lord March, respectable times in cold weather, #1 spark plug shorted T51 2015 Summer 55 3 30 Loeffler Photo Album Clifford, Tom Herb visits Bugattis in Boston, shares vintage photos of father Hans delivering Bugattis to Albert Stokler's Agency in Vienna in 1920s and 30s All 2015 Summer 55 3 38 Spring Auctions Jamieson, Walter Jr. Schlumpf lots include Baby Bugatti & silver-plated standing elephant Royale hood ornament, Greenwich has Miles Coverdale's 1938 Stelvio All 2015 Summer 55 3 52 Correspondence McGann, Peter States agreement & priority discussions of other clubs on preservation and integrity of "proper Bugattis" vs those never near the factory 2015 Summer 55 3 56 Correspondence Sugita, Koichi Announces official formation of Bugatti Club of Japan on April 4, 2015 with 32 owners & enthusiasts at first meeting, [email protected] 2015 Summer 55 3 56 Book Reviews Clifford, Tom Les Grands Prix Automobile de Lyon by Eric Favre 2015 Summer 55 3 57 Book Reviews Clifford, Tom The Netherland Belgium Bugatti Register, Vol. IV, 2015 by Kees Jansen and Dick Ploeg 2015 Summer 55 3 58 Editorial Clifford, Tom Periodic rallies and races of thoroughbred Bugattis should be goal of ABC and separate races and rallies held for Class III cars 2015 Spring 55 2 3 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event on July10-11, 2015 to include Millers, Duesenbergs, Mercers, Alfa Romeos, Kurtis and Bugattis 2015 Spring 55 2 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom International Bugatti Rallies to be held 2015 in France and Japan, 2016 in Switzerland, 2017 in Italy and 2018 in USA 2015 Spring 55 2 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Donations to the ABC were sent with dues renewals from 10 members. The club is grateful for their contributions 2015 Spring 55 2 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Netherlands-Belgium Bugatti Register Volume IV, 2015 is now available for 100 Euros plus postage to US from Kees Jansen at [email protected] T22 2015 Spring 55 2 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Steam engine invention listed in Winter 2015 Pur Sang credited in error in 1825 to Geroge Stephenson; should be 1804 by Richard Trevithick 2015 Spring 55 2 5 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Next generation interest in Bugattis viewed in photo of member Ed Godshalk and son Jacob working on new acquisition T37 2015 Spring 55 2 5 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Four volume set of Histoire Mondiale de la Course Automobile in French available at [email protected] or 941-727-8667 2015 Spring 55 2 5 Obituary Jamieson, Walter Jr. George R. Latham, Jr. 2015 Spring 55 2 6 Obituary Clifford, Tom A. J. Nelson 2015 Spring 55 2 7 Obituary Clifford, Tom Ernest Allen 2015 Spring 55 2 7 Obituary Clifford, Tom Steve Mullin 2015 Spring 55 2 7 The History of Chassis 37265 Larson, Andrew Research by Pierre Yves Laugier, 37265 went to 1927 Targo Florio to Paris display, then raced by Anne Rose-Itier to Phillipe de Rothschild T37A 2015 Spring 55 2 8 Retromobile 2015 Rheault, Chrisso Molsheim products everywhere, Baillon collection of 60 on display, 3 Royales from National Museum, amazing auction results All 2015 Spring 55 2 18 Palm Beach Rally and 24th Cavallino Classic Clifford, Tom Dinner at Gruss's & Fafard's, rally, tour & dinner at Collier Revs, race at Palm Beach, Classic at Breakers, Veyrons from Bugatti of the Americas All 2015 Spring 55 2 28 ABC Annual Meeting Weekend Clifford, Tom Hosted by the Cowells, 25 members & guests enjoyed tours of the battleship Iowa, the Queen Mary, and the Los Angeles Maritime Museum 2015 Spring 55 2 46 2015 Annual Business Meeting of the American Bugatti Club Simms, Paul Minutes approved, election results, rally prep info suggested, committee forming for 2018 rally near Lake Champlain, 2016 meet at Petersen T43 2015 Spring 55 2 52 Treasurer's Annual Report for 2014 Simms, Sharon Reduction of expenses yielded profit of $2,995, increased donation to McPherson College, more club items sold through Mullin Museum T43 2015 Spring 55 2 55 Type 57C-57453 Clifford, Tom Air shipped in 1948, probably by Roger Barlow, car likely factory demonstrator for Ettore, kept during war, sold to US buyer & used in movies T57 2015 Spring 55 2 58 Correspondence Mize, David Cite du Train photo brings memories of his 1951 ride in Orient Express from Istanbul to Aleppo; polished wood and brass like T22/23 Brescia T22, T23 2015 Spring 55 2 61 Correspondence Faber, Pim Comments on restoration of old "real" Molsheim Bugattis, scarcity & disappearance of many in museums, others now built from real parts 2015 Spring 55 2 61 Editorial Clifford, Tom Club goal of preserving, maintaining & using Bugattis, appreciating touring models, and recognizing originality & history as most important All 2015 Winter 55 1 3 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Annual meeting on March 20th and 21st in Long Beach, California with tour and activities around Queen Mary and battleship Iowa 2015 Winter 55 1 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Miles Collier to speak at Manhattan luncheon now expanded to be a Spring Weekend on April 24th and 25th, Saturday lunch at Sardi's 2015 Winter 55 1 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom East Coast dinner to be held in conjunction with Hunnewell Hill Climb on May 16th, at Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts 2015 Winter 55 1 4 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom 2015 International Bugatti Meeting to be held in Japan combined with International Rally from October 8th to 20th through 2FAST4YOU 2015 Winter 55 1 5 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom Publication of Bugattis in Australia & New Zealand from 1920 to 2012 noted with Austrian volume soon. Need German and French registers 2015 Winter 55 1 5 Miscellaneous Notes Clifford, Tom ABC's Peter Mullin named Automobile Magazine's Man of the Year citing involvement in Art Center College of Design and Petersen Museum 2015 Winter 55 1 6 Obituary Clifford, Tom David Venables 2015 Winter 55 1 6 Obituary Clifford, Tom Selden M. Loring 2015 Winter 55 1 7 Au Pesage at Lyon in 1924 Clifford, T and Haga, E & H Grand Prix d'Europe "weigh in" used to introduce the T35 GP with alloy wheel changing feature- M Phillippe described as a jewel T35 2015 Winter 55 1 8 2014 Lake Placid Rally Davidson, George Alan Rosenblum's magnificent collection, talk about the Titanic and curves, lakes & mountains for 150 miles in New York & Vermont All 2015 Winter 55 1 20 Midwest Fall Dinner Clifford, Tom Hosted by Zamjahn's in Milwaukee, celebrate Paul Simm's 50 years owning T57, touring Harley Davidson Museum & Calatrava Art Museum All 2015 Winter 55 1 34 Page 1 of 87 2014 West Coast Christmas Dinner Fawcett, Chuck Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach, California included Silent Auction with Gene Cesari reproductions to benefit Toys for Tots charity 2015 Winter 55 1 40 Cite du Train Clifford, Tom Photos and text from National Musee and Musee Francais du Chemin de Fer, now known as Cite du Train to see Schlumpf Collection All 2015 Winter 55 1 43 4,600 Miles in a Type 40A Bugatti Stranberg, Sharon Six week dream trip starting in London in June 2013, throughout UK, Scotland, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Replublic, France, Switzerland T40A 2015 Winter 55 1 57 Correspondence Howard, Roger Encouragement for ABC to sponsor three road events each year with one each in California, the East in the Fall and a winter one in Florida T35C 2015 Winter 55 1 62 Correspondence Sackman, George History found at Highclere Castle of 1912 16 valve Bugatti owned by the 5th Earl of Carnarvon as one of his sixty car collection 2015 Winter 55 1 62 Editorial Clifford, Tom Safety reminders on passing slower cars and checking mirrors as members participate in races to promote