Naturellement – when in France, you do as the French do. So don’t be tempted to grab a sandwich when at Rétromobile this weekend, but look out for the most lingering lunch available. You know the sort of thing – sausages and patés drenched in garlic, smelly cheeses and rustic breads plus plenty of wines to wash it down. You may even bump onto a scene like this on the actual show floor, with Bernard Ariztegui’s (stand number A062) at situ. Bernard is your man if you are looking for tthe better vintage (Bugatti) parts, but will transform his display into a scene from La Grande Bouffe at noon.
That brings us to the photograph above, sent to us with no thoughts about its origin. Is this scene for real or is it a set up? We don’t know, but would like to find out more about man and machine - a Type 57 or so it seems. Fact is that it does trigger the imagination. And with so many Bugatti connoisseurs around we reckon it shouldn’t take too long.
(Words Jeroen Booij, picture source unknown)