One of their most beautiful cars is the Type 57SC Atlantic, built in 1938. Only three such cars were made of similar body and grille work. One is owned by Jewish clothing magnate Ralph Lauren. With its ham- mered armature that goes from the back to the front, the sleek roadster resembles a black hel- met on wheels; it could achieve a speed of 135 m.p.h. The most famous of all Bugatti automobiles is the Type 41 Royale. Intended for, but never owned by royalty, the car was the largest, most expensive passenger car of all. Only six were built. The silver elephant sculpture by Rembrandt on the hood, the ovoid shape of the grilles and the engineering feats of Ettore and Jean combine the artistry of three generations of Bugattis. The fabled car's 300 horsepow- er engine is three times as power- ful as that of current Cadillacs; it could accelerate from 3 m.p.h to more than 100 m.p.h in high gear. Weighing in at 6,000 pounds, it cost $30,000 in 1929, more than $150,000 in today's currency. One Royale was first pur- chased, for $43,000, by Dr. Joseph Fuchs, an eminent German Jewish psychologist who fled the Nazis and brought it to the United States in 1935. During the war years, the car languished under a tarpaulin behind Fuch's Long Island home. It was found in a junkyard in 1943, bought for $350, restored at a cost of $10,000 and given in 1959 to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, its present home. The end of the Bugatti empire came with Ettore's death in 1947. (His son, Jean, was killed in a test-drive accident in 1939 at age 30). Bugattis have won more races than any other car built. I A "Bugatti" exhibit featuring the work of three generations of Bugattis runs at The Cleveland Museum of Art through Sept. 19. For more information on the museum and its concurrent exhibit, "Israeli Masterworks from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem," please see page 74. Concours d'Elegance Chairman Larry Moss: 'My interest in cars started when I was a kid deliv- ering news- papers in Oak Park." cially taken with Morgans, now dri- ving one to work on days when he wants a break from his Lincoln. In line with the theme of this year's Concours, he has a 1946 Packard in his personal collection, and he and his wife, Patty, enjoy taking it out for dri- ves. The couple also have a 1965 Corvette, 1960 Jaguar, 1970 Mustang and 1971 Dodge Challenger. When the couple plan trips — even their honeymoon — they find places that have some relationship to cars. "I took my wife to England for our honeymoon, and we visited a Morgan car factory," Moss recalls. When we went to Holland, a Morgan club was having a special event. On a recent trip to Florida to visit her parents, I went to drag racing school. In August, we'll be going to the car show in Pebble Beach. "I met my wife in Maine. I belonged to car clubs and took her to an event. 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