The 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Cabriolet is a highly sought-after classic car known for its elegance and engineering. It features a supercharged 3.3-liter inline-8 engine, 160 horsepower, and a top speed of around 100 mph. The bodywork was designed by Vanvooren, a Parisian coachbuilder known for their Art Deco style. This particular model was a gift to the then-Prince of Persia, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and is now in the collection of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
This car is now on display in St. Louis Art Museum’s exhibit: Roaring. Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939, features 12 exemplary cars alongside paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, and fashion to spotlight the automobile’s transformative influence on art, design, and modern life between the world wars.
This display inspired me to create a new category in my photo gallery: Great Rivers Imaging. Click here to see Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Modes of transportation in the early 20th Century.
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