"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
10/21/2020 at 18:22 • Filed to: Bugatti
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"Jim Spanfeller" (awesomeaustinv)
10/21/2020 at 18:22 • Filed to: Bugatti | 2
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So apparently, this guy asked his lady what kind of car she wanted, and she told him she wanted a Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, like the one Ralph Lauren has. So for the last several years, he’s been building one for her! For something built from scratch in a garage, it looks pretty darn good, and it’s pretty interesting hearing how he’s repurposed all sorts of parts to serve as the basis for various shapes in the car. It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out.
Wacko
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 18:31 |
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I thought it was the aérolithe built by the Guild Garage
lone_liberal
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 18:38 |
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Looks good! I t’s being built by someone with their own TV show so it’s not exactly an amateur build but the repurposing is definitely at full “advanced level”.
Goggles Pizzano
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 18:42 |
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#volvo
ranwhenparked
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 18:45 |
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In other words, he married someone with exquisite taste
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Jim Spanfeller
> lone_liberal
10/21/2020 at 19:17 |
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It’s a pretty good show, too. The builds are very interesting, although the drama is a bit much. Still, I like watching it from time to time.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Wacko
10/21/2020 at 19:18 |
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Yeah, this one isn’t quite that level of detail, but still pretty neat I’d say.
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Jim Spanfeller
> ranwhenparked
10/21/2020 at 19:19 |
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Indeed.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Goggles Pizzano
10/21/2020 at 19:19 |
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Volvug atti...
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> Wacko
10/21/2020 at 19:28 |
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Check out the test drive of that car on Jay Leno’s garage:
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You’ll learn that while it’s beautiful to look at, it’s actually horrible to drive.
kanadanmajava1
> Wacko
10/21/2020 at 20:12 |
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The original Aérolithe was parted and some of its parts were reused to build the T57SC Atlantics.
Kiltedpadre
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 20:27 |
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I really like the design style of the builds I’ve seen from him. He was clearly influenced by cars from the Ed Roth/George Barris era which I’ve always liked.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Kiltedpadre
10/21/2020 at 20:32 |
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It’s funny, he always insists that he doesn’t try to imitate the style of other artists and doesn’t try to mimic what others are doing because he wants his stuff to be original. But it certainly does look like he takes a lot of inspiration from those famous c ustom car builders of yore... Perhaps they just think a lot alike :P
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Kiltedpadre
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 20:53 |
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He clearly has an eye for design, but you’ll never convince me that this
Didn’t at least somewhat influence this
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Jim Spanfeller
> Kiltedpadre
10/21/2020 at 21:08 |
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Oh yeah, there was definitely some influence going on there. Which isn’ t necessarily a bad thing, as both came out excellent.
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Kiltedpadre
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 21:21 |
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I’m glad to see there’s someone that likes that type of style that actually has the drive and talent to make it happen. Plus he doesn’t charge the crazy prices most rod shops would; for now at least.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Kiltedpadre
10/21/2020 at 21:24 |
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Yeah, I love how some guy will give him 35 grand and he’ll make them something that looks like it came from space, whereas most other hot rod shops will charge hundreds of thousands of dollars for what looks like every other hot rod.
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Kiltedpadre
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 21:31 |
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And that’s $35000CAD so around $27000US.
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Jim Spanfeller
> Kiltedpadre
10/21/2020 at 21:48 |
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True. You get really good bang for your buck from him.
AdverseMartyr
> Jim Spanfeller
10/21/2020 at 22:56 |
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Uhmm... I didn’t watch the video yet, but my first thought was that Lurch ha s really progressed on his craftsmanship since his early days on T he Munsters.