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Type 57S Atlantic
Type 57SC Atlantic


Type 57S Atlantic/Type 57SC Atlantic
Vehicle Model

A car produced by Bugatti.  Thirteen were produced for model years 1937-1938.

Designed by Jean Bugatti, the bodywork is based on the Aérolithe show car.

The Aérolithe was built from aluminum and magnesium, two metals that could not be welded or brazed.  The result was the external rivets along a seam down the middle of the body.  The production versions were all aluminum, but the rivets were retained for aesthetics.

Awards and acknowledgements include:

  • Among "The 25 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time" by Automobile, September 2006

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    1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1938 Type 57SC
    "Rivet"-ing
    Photo by Joe Cheng
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
    June 29, 2005
    View photo of 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic - 90KB
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    1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1938 Type 57SC
    Partial desaturation applied. Sorry about the blur, I didn't bring a tripod.
    Photo by Joe Cheng
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
    June 29, 2005
    View photo of 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic - 104KB
    Creative Commons License
    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.
    1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic 1938 Type 57SC
    Partial desaturation applied. Sorry about the blur, I didn't bring a tripod.
    Photo by Joe Cheng
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
    June 29, 2005
    View photo of 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic - 97KB
    Creative Commons License
    This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License.





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