Long lost Bugatti pulled from Italian lake

RUN ROD RUN · 07-17-2009, 01:31 PM

For all you old Car Collectors, check this out.
A 1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescias was pulled from a lake in northern Italy on Sunday.
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MoodyBlue · 07-17-2009, 01:45 PM

Man I though I had a Rust problem !

32Revolver · 07-17-2009, 02:06 PM

I bet it could tell a great story!!

ibjeff · 07-17-2009, 02:10 PM

WOW! Now what will they do with it???

eric-mpd · 07-17-2009, 04:58 PM

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Long lost Bugatti pulled from Italian lake
July 14, 2009

A 1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescias was pulled from a lake in northern Italy on Sunday.

According to several online sources, the submerged Bugatti was originally discovered by divers in Lake Maggiore over 50 years ago. At that time, however, no efforts were made to retrieve it.

Historians believe it is one of three Type 13 Brescias ordered for Switzerland, but abandoned when importation fees were not paid.

More recently, The Life Guard Society of Ascona worked with the Boerlin Lavori Subacquei Society to find and recover the car. It was finally pulled from the lake Sunday to a large crowd of curiosity seekers. The event, along with the future auctioning of the heavily rusted Bugatti, was established to benefit the fight against youth violence on part of the Damiano Tamagni Foundation.

ssr71 · 07-17-2009, 05:11 PM

There is so little left of that car -- quite literally one whole side is gone. Is it really worth it?

abadssr · 07-17-2009, 05:15 PM

gonna be a lttle work to get it back on the road

MoodyBlue · 07-17-2009, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssr71

There is so little left of that car -- quite literally one whole side is gone. Is it really worth it?

If the Frame can be saved with the Serial Number intact. Then yes it is worth what ever someone is willing to pay for it.
The Body can be replicated pretty Easily.
500 K to perhaps a Million Dollars..