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We were pitching the Christmas cards and I scanned this one figuring it might be interesting to some folks here. (Besides, it's an excuse for a really wierd subject line...)

It's a Bugatti passenger train from 1933, although it looks more modern to me. The buffers look like battering rams.

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr> coldplugs said: We were pitching the Christmas cards...
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You actually threw out the Christmas cards this soon?
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You musn't be a true pack rat... a true pack rat would have put them in the box and stored them in the closet for 10 years...
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Seriously, neat picture! It's amazing what other products many car companies have been involved with.
 

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Nice DKW Van! A friend of mine has a DKW van exactly like that only the panel version, but his van needs a wee bit more work to look as nice as that.
 

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 78Z:
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Looks like a toaster on wheels!
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I suspect that John already knows this, but those Bugatti rail cars were self propelled (like subway cars). They used multiples of the classic straight eight Bug engines (like in a Bugatti Royale). After being scrapped, many were scavenged for car engines. Also, since the trains were made later than the cars, many folks were still able to buy automotive resto-parts via the train manufacturer.
You have to love the Art-Deco period of styling....*everthing* looked like a toaster back then (and I just noticed that my modern toaster is white and squared-off....just like my modern StepVan).
 

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by coldplugs:
We were pitching the Christmas cards...
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So you're telling me that someone sent you a picture of a 1933 Bugatti train as a Christmas card?? Could have at least put some snow on it couldn't they???, maybe a holly wreath hanging off those buffers?, reindeer attached to the front??

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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by coldplugs:
It's a Bugatti passenger train from 1933, although it looks more modern to me. The buffers look like battering rams.<hr></blockquote>

Or like 125mm cannons to clear the track of obstructions.
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The replica of the Esdairs Royale roadster is powered by an ex-rail Bugatti motor. Or the block of one, at least.
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