CMC Bugatti 57 SC Corsica unpainted - 1/18

Der Corsica legt in seiner unlackierten Ausführung eine Ausstrahlung an den Tag die einfach beindruckend ist.
Der Volksmund benützt häufig die Redewendung „der Lack ist ab“ und will damit zum Ausdruck bringen das, was darunter hervorkommt, nicht immer zum Besten bestellt ist.
CMC braucht sich in dieser Hinsicht keine Gedanken machen. Alles was beim Corsica zum Vorschein kommt ist ehrliche, traditionelle Handwerkskunst. Die Bauteile von CMC werden aus soliden Materialien gefertigt. Neben dem Grundmaterial als Zink-Spritzgußlegierung verarbeitet CMC Buntmetalle wie Kupfer und Messing oder auch Edelstahl in Form von Hauben, Bodenblechen, Abdeckteilen, Zierleisten und anderweitiger Teile. Ferner treffen Sie am vorgenannten Modell auf echtes Leder (Sitze, Türenseitenverkleidung) hochwertigen Gummi (Reifen), Aluminium und Edelstahldraht (Felgen / Speichen) sowie Textilien für Bodenbeläge.
Natürlich geht es auch bei CMC nicht ganz ohne Kunststoffe, die in begrenztem Umfang in hochwertiger Qualität vorwiegend bei Antriebsstrang-Komponenten verarbeitet werden.

Model car details:

• Hand-assembled metal precision model made from approx. 1780 parts
• High-quality paint finish with a brilliant gloss
• Authentic and true-to-scale moulded body of the current vehicle (John Mozart) with elegant lines
• Prototypical representation of the striking vehicle front section with the aesthetically integrated headlights
• Perfect spoked wheels and screw-on double-leaf centre locks with right/left-hand thread for removing the wheels
• Finely crafted dashboard with all display instruments and control switches
• Highly detailed 8-cylinder in-line engine with all add-on units and complete pipework / cabling
• Elaborate floor assembly with representation of the stainless steel exhaust system
• Precisely designed vehicle frame as a metal construction
• Double-wing bonnet can be opened with storage option on specially designed metal pins
• Movable driver and passenger doors hinged on finely modelled hinges
• The lockable boot contains a jack, air pump, grease gun, parts boxes and tool set as miniatures

Description of the original vehicle: Colonel Godfrey Giles, an Englishman, acquired a Bugatti 57 S chassis in 1937 in order to have a roadster bodied on it. His brother, Eric Giles, took over the design development of the body and the English coachbuilder Corsica produced the bodywork according to these plans. The result was a roadster of beguiling beauty, which was registered with the licence plate GU7 in 1938.
Due to later engine problems, a compressor was retrofitted together with modified pistons as a remedy. This resulted in the new type designation 57 SC (C = Compresseur).
In 1985, the vehicle came into the possession of the well-known classic car collector John Mozart from California. At the end of 1995, John Mozart had the vehicle completely restored. The result was a beautifully restored roadster in dark blue in Mozart's collection, which won the coveted title of „Best of Show“ at the Pebble Beach Concours in 1998.