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The winding paths of a 1931 Bugatti 49 - the kind of stories we are looking for

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Created on December 29, 2011

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Daniel Reinhard

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Bugatti 49 (1931) - der Bugatti, wie er Beroun bei Prag am Strassenrand stand

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Bugatti 49 (1931) - ein Blick in den Motorraum - acht Zylinder in Reihe, Doppelzündung

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Bugatti 49 (1931) - ein Schreiben zur Identifizierung des genauen Typs

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Bugatti 49 (1931) - Nachfrage von Bugatti nach Fahrzeugdetails

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Bugatti 49 (1931) - zu spät gekommen - Wagen bereits gekauft

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Bugatti Type 46 (1930) - im Schlumpf Museum

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Bugatti Type 46 (1930) - im Schlumpf Museum

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Bugatti Type 46 (1930) - im Schlumpf Museum

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Bugatti Typ 49 (1931) - Chassisnummer 49210 im nationalen Technikmuseum von Prag

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Summary

When you see classic cars today, they often conceal long and eventful histories. These histories often contain exciting or even amusing events. Here is the story of a Bugatti 49 from 1931, an example of the stories we like to tell.

This article contains the following chapters

Near Prague in 1964
Owner ready for a swap
Too late - others were quicker
Where is it today?
Stories wanted!

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Old cars write their own unique history. This one is about a Bugatti that was found in Eastern Europe. The year is 1964 and the setting is the town of Beroun near Prague. To his own amazement, a Swiss photographer discovers not an Eastern Bloc car on the side of the road, but a genuine French car. But it's not just any French construction, no, a veritable Bugatti Type 49 from the 1930s is parked there. Enthralled by the car, the car enthusiast makes a note of the license plate number and sets off in search of the owner. When he finally found him, the owner was not interested in selling the car, but was definitely interested in a swap. Behind the Iron Curtain, he can't buy what he wants with money, but with help from abroad he sees a way to get his dream car. It should be an Opel station wagon.

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