What you see here is the classy smile of a 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante, one of not all that many handsome streamlined coupes to emerge from the factory in Molsheim, France. Last August, it sold at auction in Pebble Beach, California, for a not-unsubstantial $7.9m.
Carmi is all about “up” this week, and as I searched the ol’ slombard archives for a photographic perspective that fits that category, this one struck me. I took several shots of the Bugatti from this angle, laying my camera on the ground and craning it blindly to capture the long silver slats and that distinctive badge. After a dozen or so attempts, capturing everything from the bumper to the ceiling to not quite enough of the badge, this one put a smile on my face.
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A beautiful car and a great shot!
I was a little late in posting my “Up” picture.
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