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Parmigiani and Bugatti Event at Pebble Beach 2013: Part 1
The PuristSPro Team recently made a roadtrip up to the famed Pebble Beach area in Northern California to take part in the festivities for the Concours d'Elegance, The Quail Motorsports Gathering, and Legends of the Autobahn events. The entire week was filled with viewing and driving some of the most exotic automobiles in the world. There were many rare classic cars, prototypes, race cars, along with modern high-tech newly introduce cars that makes this annual event a special place for car enthusiasts.
We arrived in the Monterey Peninsula area in the early afternoon last Thursday and began our test and evaluation of several sports cars (more on this in an upcoming report in our Automotive Forum). After a few moments back at our hotel to refresh ourselves we drove down to the scenic 17-Mile Drive through Pebble Beach to the beautiful private estate for a special event hosted by Parmigiani and Bugatti. The 17-Mile Drive is a gated community with several golf courses (including the highly regarded Pebble Beach Golf Links golf course) and mansions that line the picturesque area along the Pacific coast.
During the cocktail hour we enjoyed tasty hors d'oeuvres and champagne while hovering over two vintage Bugatti's. The first (and my personal favorite) is a Bugatti 57S Torpedo Competition model with an Elektron magnesium body. Brushed finished surfaces on the exterior body panels with the signature seams and rivets were beautifully done.
The riveted body panels extends to the interior of the Bugatti and looking closer at the cockpit you can see instrument panel with the same brushed finish. If you look closely, you can see the Jaeger gauges.
The proud owner, Mr. Jim Hull poses for a few pictures with his Bugatti.
The Bugatti Type 57S Torpedo Competition is an extremely rare car. I had an opportunity to speak to Mr. Hull and he mentioned that this car was shown only once in 1935 at the Paris Auto Salon as Bugatti's sports racing car. The car did not sell at the show in 1935 so it was taken back to the factory and was dismantled for unknown reasons. The chassis itself was preserved and made a brief appearance around 1960 when the Bugatti factory was closing and was eventually sold. After much research using period photos and factory drawings Mr. Hull and his team spent 8 years on recreating the body and then attaching it to the chassis.
Underneath the hood is a total work of automotive engineering art.
I was also impressed to hear that the Bugatti Type 57S was entered in the weekend at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Mazda Race Laguna Seca.
Coming up in part 2 are more pics and video of the Parmigiani watch collection and another special vintage Bugatti. Please stayed tuned!
Regards,
ED-209
This message has been edited by ED209 on 2013-08-20 11:46:48
Parmigiani and Bugatti Event at Pebble Beach 2013: Part 1
The PuristSPro Team recently made a roadtrip up to the famed Pebble Beach area in Northern California to take part in the festivities for the Concours d'Elegance, The Quail Motorsports Gathering, and Legends of the Autobahn events. The entire week was fil...
Wow, so cool, Ed!
Can't wait for the Part 2! Nice car - I only know Bugatti of this period.... (I am not THAT old, though)... :-) Lucky (and most likely wealthy) owner! Ken
The vintage Bugatti's
Hi Ken, Thanks for reading the post, those vintage Bugatti's were really cool with all the details and finishing. More coming up soon. Regards, ED-209
very cool!
looks like it was another great weekend in Monterey Bay.. a few of my friends were up there... Looking forward to Part 2!
Monterey Bay peninsula area
Hi ocwatching, Hope all is well. Wish you could have joined us, it was fun. Will post up part 2 soon. Enjoy the pics! Regards, ED-209
Some more pics of the 57S
Thank you Ed! The Parmigiani and Bugatti Private Event at Pebble Beach was an evening of elegance and class. Held at a beautiful private home within Pebble Beach. The evening not only show-cased two very important and historically significant Bugattis, on...
The car is great but do you more pictures of the
watch from the opening picture? Best, Tim
I just posted part 3 with the Parmigiani Bugatti watches
Hi Tim, I just posted part 3 of the report with the Parmigiani Bugatti watches. Which version do you like? Regards, ED-209
The Bugatti Vitesse in blue is my favorite all around.
The use of high tech materials integrates nicely with the car theme and makes it actually look "fast". Kudos to the whole team and looking forward to more photographs and a test drive sometime soon. Best, Tim
The Bugatti Vitesse
Hi Tim, thanks for reading the post. My favorite color is the blue one also. Hope you have a chance to see it in person soon. Regards, ED-209
Parmigiani and Bugatti Event at Pebble Beach 2013: Part 2
Parmigiani displayed their Bugatti Super Sport watches with the PF372 hand wound movement. But before we take a look at these unique Parmigiani watches, we walked over to the adjacent display of the Bugatti Type 46. Built in 1930 this restored Bugatti is ...
The setting was beautiful
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Met some wonderful people, enjoyed the rare vintage cars and fantastic watches, and good food. It was a lot of fun. Wish you could have joined us. Regards, ED-209
An amazing car.
As Ed-209 already stated, this is a beautiful Type 46 Coupe. It has already won numerous accolades. I'm personally a huge fan of pre-war cars and have seen many Rolls Royce Phantom II vehicles, Mercedes 500K and 540K vehicles, the Maybach DS8, and other P...
Stunning Bugatti.
Thanks for sharing ED-209. Must have been a special sight in person. Best, JerryW
Parmigiani and Bugatti Event at Pebble Beach 2013: Part 3 The Watches
Working together since 2001, Parmigiani and Bugatti first introduced the Bugatti Type 370 in 2004 with a movement inside a cylindrical case that had the parts arranged like a transversal engine. I remember seeing and handling the Type 370 at a Parmigiani ...
I am not a big fan of these big round chronographs, but I always admired these
Somehow romantic Parmigiani Bugatti. I was wondering since when they existed, your text reminded me, à propos, that it is almost 10 years! I really love the concept behind these créations, and these latest offers are no exception to the rule! The Super sp...
There are a lot of similiarities
Hi Nicolas, Thanks for the comments on the watches, especially the Super Sport. Regards, ED-209
Having a really hard time picking out my favorite...
Thank you for explaining the EB logo. Now here's the problem. I really like the EB logo (no Bugatti watch should be without it IMO) but I think the definitive Bugatti watch should be the Super Sports model. But now I'm lamenting, the Super Sports watch do...
Thanks, Ed, Patrick. Great pics, very nice commentary.
almost makes me feel as if I was there! :-) The watches look great, lots of detail. TM
The event...
Thanks TM! And kudos to our friends at Parmigiani for such warm hospitality and making the trip so much fun. Regards, ED-209
Very Fortunate To Be Able To Attend
I had the good fortune to attend this event and witness these beautiful machines in person first-hand. Many thanks to Parmigiani, Bugatti, and the two friends whom I was fortunate enough to attend this event with.
Parmigiani and Bugatti Event at Pebble Beach 2013: Part 4 Dinner
The perfect setting for elegance and style, the guests enjoyed the peaceful views of the Pacific Ocean. Parmigiani displayed several of their watches including the Parmigiani Atalante Flyback Chronograph limited edition for the CBF. Guests were treated to...