1936 Bugatti Atalante Type 57 SC

Scale:  1:24

Die Cast by Franklin Mint. Previously owned Franklin Mint model car. #12

Elegant, sporty, luxurious and rate. These are four of many epithets that can be applied to Bugatti. Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean started to modernize the luxury brand’s model policy in around 1930. Instead of several different models, he developed one base model from which he derived several different variants. Bugatti designed the Type 57 as a production car and as a racing variant, the ultimate grand tourisme. The range included various engine options and bodies such as Galibier (four-door saloon), Stelvio (convertible), Ventoux (two-door saloon) and Atalante (coupé). By the time production had come to a halt in 1940, about 800 Type 57 models in the various different versions had left the factory hall.