There have been many articles about the day John Shakespeare loaded up 30 Bugattis to have them shipped to the Fritz Schlumpf in 1964. But none like our exclusive story below, told by David Gulick, the photographer who took the amazing photos of that memorable day. VeloceToday will present a series of those photographs in several parts. We also asked artist Paul Chenard to create a poster commemorating the sale. We’ll offer a free poster to anyone who subscribes to VeloceToday. For those who don’t want to subscribe for $5 a month, we will offer PDFs of this story for $10 via our Donate Button.
Bye-bye Bugattis. One of thirty Bugattis is put on railroad cars. “The railroad workers were very ingenious and methodical in the loading process. Almost as if they loaded Bugattis every week.” – David Gulick. Photo used with permission of David Gulick. Copyright David Gulick
By Pete Vack and David Gulick
David Gulick was not particularly easy to find, but it was imperative that we contacted him or his family. I had wondered who Gulick was since I first saw his photos of the Shakespeare Bugatti sale in the December 1964 issue of Sports Car Graphic. In fact that 52 year-old original issue had somehow avoided the trash dump that doomed so many old magazines over the years was sitting next to me. But could the photographer who took those photos be found?
Photographer David Gulick was on hand to capture the sight of the Bugattis in storage. “The mind-boggling scene that slowly appeared as the garage doors slid open, allowing the light to spill in.” – David Gulick. Photo used with permission of David Gulick. Copyright David Gulick
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