Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Bugatti, Design/Style
Peter Mullin is nuts for classic French cars. His Mullin Automotive Museum is a beautiful shrine to a very specific period of automotive history. One particular vehicle in his collection is Jean Bugatti’s unfinished 1939 Type 64 Coupe. Jean was Ettore’s oldest son, and he died while test driving the Le Mans-winning Type 57 C. His Type 64 Coupe chassis never got the body that Bugatti hoped to have built for it… but Mr. Mullin is going to change that.
Using Jean Bugatti’s sketches as a guide, Mullin has partnered with Stewart Reed Design to develop a vision of what the car should look like. Now, that pair is joined by Mike Kleeves of Automobile Metal Shaping Company, which means that team officially have someone on their team capable of bringing this bit of conceptual art into the physical world.
For more on the Type 64, check out the up-close look at the car we experienced during a field trip to the Mullin Museum in 2010.
Gallery: 1939 Bugatti Type 64
Gallery: Mullin Museum: Bugatti Type 64 Coupe Chassis
Photos copyright (C)2011 by Drew Phillips/AOL
[Source: Mullin Automotive Museum]
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