CMC Bugatti 57SC Corsica Roadster 1938, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

A masterpiece of architecture model: M-136 CMC Bugatti 57 SC Corsica Roadster, 1938
Pebble Beach Conours d'Elegance, Award Winning Version "Best of Show".
Inside, the Corsica has the most exotic of all interiors, with alligator hide being used all over. John Mozart currently owns the Corsica, and he took the Best of Show award at the 1998 Pebble Beach Concours with this car.
The most extraordinary, the most exclusive and the most beautiful Bugatti with croco leather imitation interior.

Technical data of the CMC-model:

1. Model: Hand-assembled diecast precision model
2. Manufacuter: CMC GmbH, Classic Model Cars, Germany
3. Scale: 1:18
4. Art.-No.: M-136
5. Color: dark blue
6. Interior: Croco leather imitation
7. Parts: 1,780
8. Limited Edition: 3,000 pcs

Model Details:

• Hand-assembled diecast precision model that is made of approx. 1,780 single parts
• Authentically formed and true-to-scale body, built after the contemporary appearance of the car found in John Mozart's collection
• Lockable trunk with enclosed miniature version of the car jack, air-pump, grease gun and toolkit
• True-to-the-original replication of the front with beautifully intetrated head lamps
• Perfectly spoked wheels and two-wing central locking nuts with right- or left-hand treat for the release of the wheels
• Finely replicated dashboard with all instruments and controls
• Highly detailed 8-cylinder in-line engine with all aggregates, pipes and cabling
• Elaborate underbody with an exhaust system of stainless steel
• High-quality paintwork with an excellent finish
• Precisely replicated frame made of metal
• Fully functional double-wing engine hood
• The wings open to rest on specially-mounted metal buttons
• Functional driver and passenger doors with finely-made hinges

Description of the original vehicle: British Colonel Godfrey Giles acquired a Bugatti 57 S chassis in 1937 for the roadster he would like to have. His brother Eric Giles undertook to design the bodywork, and an English coachbuilder Corsica executed his plan. It led to the birth of an astonishingly beautiful roadster. Its recorded registration took place in 1938, with the license plate number “GU7.” The roadster seemed to develop some engine problems later on. To fix them, a compressor and pistons of a different type were installed, hence the new type designation 57 SC, where C stands for “compresseur.”
In 1985, the vehicle came to be owned by John Mozart, a renowned collector in California. At the end of 1995, he initiated a complete restoration of the car. The roadster re-emerged as a stunning beauty in a dark blue finish and won the much-coveted “Best of Show” award at the 1998 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
CMC has replicated the Mozart car in its contemporary gorgeous appearance as a high-end model of the first class.
CMC would like to thank Mr. Mozart and the Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. – Tradition for their generous support during the research and development process.

Technical data of the original vehicle:

1. Maximum output: 200 hp at 5,500 rpm
2. Displacement: 3,257 ccm
3. Top speed: approx. 200 km/hr
4. Wheel base: 2,980 mm
5. Total length: approx. 4,510 mm
6. Track width front: 1,350 mm
7. Track width rear: 1,350 mm
8. Bore x Stroke: 72 x 100 mm
9. Mechanical cable break
10. Right-hand drive
11. Dry sump lubrication
12. 8-cylinder in-line-engine with two overhead camshafts

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