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Old 06-22-2012, 01:36 AM
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Default Bugatti wooden buck and overview

Interesting video. The wooden constructed buck is gorgeous in itself. This is some of the documentation for the creation of new coachwork on a Bugatti T64 chassis that was never finished -- but they are doing now.

skip ahead to the 1:15 mark for Bugatti content:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...NEWS/120119869
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I've been to Mike's shop and can safely state the work done there is perfection. That Bugatti and a Porsche that I personally viewed were so smooth they could have clear coated and called done.
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I have been to Mikes shop as well, but that buck had been sent out by that time. Mike was very helpful and spent several hours with me and actually bought my lunch. A very impressive shop, and he sure like the Yoder machines. He had three doubles and was looking for another one.
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Will, we talked a lot about bucks the Bugatti, mine and even your bucks. Yes, he remembered you very well. I have only seen the Porsche and poster size pics of that Bugatti. He's an amazing talent!
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I have an older photo of Mike’s shop when he only had 2 twin head hammers. Both were twin head #2M Pettingells with the Pettingell factory cast pedestals. I have no idea on the third twin head hammer but the hammers being used in the video were Pettingell 2M, not Yoder. ~ John Buchtenkirch
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