We Built The World's Only Bugatti Aerolithe | RIDICULOUS RIDES

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  • Опубліковано 8 гру 2020
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    AFTER vanishing off the face of the Earth in 1936, with no clue as to its whereabouts, the one of a kind Bugatti Aerolithe has been rebuilt. Following its disappearance, all trace that the car ever existed lay in just a few photos and some blueprints of the brake pedal and radiator grill. These clues were all that were required for David Grainger and his team to rebuild the car to its exact dimensions...
    Videographer / Director: Dennis Porter
    Producer: Frazer Randalls
    Editor: Ian Phillips
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  • @SBuchan
    @SBuchan 3 роки тому +44

    I drive by their shop in Bradford, ON, Canada everyday on the way to work and stare at that piece of artwork through the window!

    • @danielgambardella4979
      @danielgambardella4979 3 роки тому +1

      Im in Newmarket and drive by the shop at least a few times a month

    • @braydons5623
      @braydons5623 3 роки тому

      I'm from Windsor and me and my dad where going through Bradford at around 2am he thought it was a Jag so we turned around to look at it, the only reason I knew what it was is from Jay lenos garage

  • @Jason_Quinn
    @Jason_Quinn 3 роки тому +18

    "I'd liked to have torched it." Well, the good news is that the torch wouldn't need to be particularly hot. :)

  • @henrydarrow6812
    @henrydarrow6812 3 роки тому +16

    Bad Chad is building one and it's looking amazing so far. Go Hiltz!

    • @gemini6999
      @gemini6999 3 роки тому +1

      You beat me to it.

    • @pookysdad4884
      @pookysdad4884 3 роки тому

      Yeah, not an exact duplicate, but close enough to evoke the same response! And he'll probably have less than 50 grand in it. All for his beautiful fiance', Jolene. That is love.

  • @DimitriTheSaint
    @DimitriTheSaint 3 роки тому +4

    in 1936 Robert Aumaitre, chief mechanic with Bugatti from 1935, confirmed that the aerolithe was scrapped. Sorry to say but there is no hope to find the old original aerolithe.

    • @retroracingshirt591
      @retroracingshirt591 3 роки тому

      true

    • @DimitriTheSaint
      @DimitriTheSaint 3 роки тому +2

      @@retroracingshirt591 The most plausible explanation is that they quickly removed the body from the chassis as they needed a chassis for they racing cars, then they let the body rest somewhere in the workshop until it got scrapped in the turmoil of WW2.
      Robert Aumaitre knew everything that was going on in his workshop, so if he says it's been scrapped, it means it has been scrapped.

  • @davewenners6722
    @davewenners6722 3 роки тому +7

    I watches the show I wish they did a full build series on just that.

  • @rosefamily2351
    @rosefamily2351 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely beautiful piece of automotive artwork

  • @samhaines8228
    @samhaines8228 3 роки тому +3

    Now that is some dedication right there. Bloody brilliant!

  • @kevinmcleod3741
    @kevinmcleod3741 3 роки тому

    David your guys built one beautiful car i haven't seen in my life ! Superb craftsmanship! Hands down this Bugatti was and is the greatest car built in this era ! Omg and what can you do to top it ? NOTHING ! Keep on building and keep on surprising the world !

  • @koomky
    @koomky 3 роки тому

    really good work ! the result is fantastic !

  • @nitishk9
    @nitishk9 3 роки тому +5

    Someone somewhere must be thinking of recreating one out of conventional materials and more modern technology, to create a more ownable and driveable example.

  • @drewdemien481
    @drewdemien481 3 роки тому

    Nice to have finally seem it finished.
    Haven't seen it since it was in body work stages.

  • @dj4123
    @dj4123 3 роки тому +1

    OMG That is BEAUTIFUL!

  • @PhilipCockram
    @PhilipCockram 3 роки тому +6

    Don't ever deal the Guild . They will rip you you off . BAD . Trust me , I worked there ... Unfortunately.

  • @MichaelAuthorAllAges
    @MichaelAuthorAllAges 3 роки тому

    NEAT!
    Liked and shared.

  • @jacobarmstrong8646
    @jacobarmstrong8646 3 роки тому

    Amazing car !!

  • @RDMARTIN1401
    @RDMARTIN1401 2 роки тому

    Awesome classic

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 Рік тому

    See that spitfire in the background. Every true car guy owns a triumph
    And anyone who knows British cars knows they do need work haha

  • @BigKrisMorris
    @BigKrisMorris 3 роки тому +12

    Bad chad has one too lol 😂

    • @terryreeves676
      @terryreeves676 3 роки тому

      Bad Chads is not in the same league as this ,he’s not what I call a tradesman he lives the big to much.

    • @BigKrisMorris
      @BigKrisMorris 3 роки тому

      @@terryreeves676 what you mean is he isn’t a coachbuilder

    • @terryreeves676
      @terryreeves676 3 роки тому +2

      Kraus Morris in Australia we call a person building car bodies coach builders as they are the elite tradesmen who don’t use bog to get a good quality finish on the metal bodies ,I watched that build of the original car those blokes made everything by hand it was a great show.

  • @pookysdad4884
    @pookysdad4884 3 роки тому +1

    What the heck? You made no mention of that owner's name (David Grainger), or his shop (The Guild), or his tv show, Restoration Garage.

  • @whoisdrew75
    @whoisdrew75 3 роки тому +1

    Not Chicago FYI ... the shop is in Bradford Ontario Canada

  • @spooch9474
    @spooch9474 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve seen a black one, idk if it was hand built or if it was the original.

  • @seansverige
    @seansverige 3 роки тому +1

    The narrators phrasing is reallyodd

  • @johannesdoe5158
    @johannesdoe5158 3 роки тому

    Wow 🙏🙏🙏

  • @allensaunders449
    @allensaunders449 3 роки тому

    Quite an engineering job

  • @chrismiedema
    @chrismiedema 3 роки тому +1

    But will it burn out?
    It certainly will burn!

  • @eom2967
    @eom2967 3 роки тому

    Coool

  • @leeshichi2805
    @leeshichi2805 3 роки тому

    The original is probably stashed away in Italy or roam area..if your able to tap into our amazing eather energy's..it won't be like finding a needle in a hay stack..she's definitely a work of art and a gorgeous machine ♥

    • @eriksantoso1741
      @eriksantoso1741 3 роки тому +1

      The original actually been scrapped back in 1936 because it's just prototype and turn in to another components for another car.

  • @DRT-81
    @DRT-81 3 роки тому

    The original burts into flames .

  • @versacejeans9327
    @versacejeans9327 3 роки тому +1

    designer Ralph Lauren owns one of the 3

  • @dazzaMusic
    @dazzaMusic 3 роки тому +2

    Doesn’t Ralph Lauren own a Bugatti Aerolithe?

    • @RalphSampson...
      @RalphSampson... 3 роки тому +3

      I looked it up. It is a Bugatti 57SC Atlantic and he paid $40,000,000. Only four were made! That's just stupid money, right there.
      It did not say Aerolithe. I guess there is a difference.
      The Bugatti Type 57's were made from 1934-1940 but, only 800 were made.
      So, I guess the Aerolithe is a different animal. I see the headlight placement is different. I wonder what else is different.

  • @tjmmcd1
    @tjmmcd1 3 роки тому +2

    I agree it's a gorgeous car but taking it on the road is like driving an old Model T or a farm tractor. This is why he's shown this replica all over the world, yet could find no buyers with the million dollar price tag. Maybe he could rent it out for prom dates to recoup the cost, but it would probably cost another $20,000 to register it as a road-worthy, drivable vehicle.

  • @GreenBeamGlockCassarole
    @GreenBeamGlockCassarole 3 роки тому

    Oh the original car is in the storage shed

  • @gorexgo5809
    @gorexgo5809 Рік тому

    5 million bucks and it won't go over 40 mph, That's funny.

  • @RapingLisaGamingsDeadCorpse
    @RapingLisaGamingsDeadCorpse 3 роки тому

    When GTA 5 Franklin and Trevor steals that car and sells it to the army

  • @THESLlCK
    @THESLlCK 2 роки тому

    put a W16 in it, some 300mm tires and I'll send a check

  • @retroracingshirt591
    @retroracingshirt591 3 роки тому

    It's known what happen to the original...
    the mystery is why it was dismantled?
    one theory is that the magnesium panels were not keeping their shape for very long.

  • @turyboy4082
    @turyboy4082 3 роки тому +2

    Z-Type

  • @mustafa.d7488
    @mustafa.d7488 3 роки тому +1

    My theory of the original is that it got destroyed from bombing during WW2. Just a theory.🤔

    • @racingrivalsaddict3370
      @racingrivalsaddict3370 3 роки тому +1

      Or hitler had it in his collection and had it destroyed 🤔

    • @DimitriTheSaint
      @DimitriTheSaint 3 роки тому +3

      it has been confirmed by former bugatti employees that it had been dismantled at the factory, but yet people want to believe it is still a mystery.

  • @scottiecasey9312
    @scottiecasey9312 3 роки тому +1

    This isn't the only one. There r others.

    • @nobodyspecial6436
      @nobodyspecial6436 3 роки тому

      Not built from magnesium there ain’t!!! This is a one - off

    • @eriksantoso1741
      @eriksantoso1741 3 роки тому

      The another one which is the production version( only 4,1 is missing(nickname la voiture noire)),is not using elektron or magnesium alloy like the prototype model.

  • @BigKrisMorris
    @BigKrisMorris 3 роки тому +1

    Absolutely beautiful. Art on wheels

  • @staggdegraaff1531
    @staggdegraaff1531 3 роки тому

    I watch the whole show on that car.

  • @binyon7
    @binyon7 3 роки тому +1

    Sealed in. Yikes... good to look at, tho.

  • @justingoetze4410
    @justingoetze4410 3 роки тому

    There was one on jay leno's garage

  • @goldenart1215
    @goldenart1215 3 роки тому

    Pretty sure it’s the 4th Bugatti Atlantic that was lost but ok
    Unless like, both are lost too

    • @eriksantoso1741
      @eriksantoso1741 3 роки тому

      Actually the second chassis that lost nickname la voiture noire because the exodus from german occupation on the bugatti factory in 1938,so the car maybe sold or been hiding in somewhere place and never been found until this day.While the 4th atlantic was owned by ralph lauren.

  • @xpvrrish
    @xpvrrish 3 роки тому

    a guy has one in oshkosh wisconsin.

  • @momdad8771
    @momdad8771 3 роки тому

    So is this registered as a real Bugatti or a kit car?r

  • @laverncarroll
    @laverncarroll 3 роки тому +1

    Well we know what happened to the car, some idiot, whipped out a torch to take out a dent! Burnt to the ground

  • @BubbaSnipe
    @BubbaSnipe 3 роки тому

    I saw a model exactly like this one in a partially dismantled state in France during a holiday in 1987, it was near the city of St. Pancrasse.

    • @DimitriTheSaint
      @DimitriTheSaint 3 роки тому

      But was it a bugatti? in 1987 they were already very collectible cars

    • @joeyzwier
      @joeyzwier 3 роки тому +1

      Not the same car

  • @brianlofton1430
    @brianlofton1430 3 роки тому +1

    Bad chad has one made out of bondo, with an ugly windshield.

  • @dans9463
    @dans9463 3 роки тому

    But what about the style of a Pinto?

  • @rustedratchetgarage6788
    @rustedratchetgarage6788 3 роки тому +1

    Bad Chad's is cooler

  • @raybusa6086
    @raybusa6086 3 роки тому

    Ugly looks like a stretch ed vw bug

  • @blomiinzted9831
    @blomiinzted9831 3 роки тому

    Be a u ti ful!

  • @versacejeans9327
    @versacejeans9327 3 роки тому

    designer Ralph Lauren owns one of the 3

    • @pookysdad4884
      @pookysdad4884 3 роки тому

      I believe Jay Leno has that one now.