Bugatti type 37 Atalante if it is a real one. A handful made and all are now in private collections barely turn a wheel and are worth tens of millions. I would assume this is (a probably still very expensive!) replica.
The talbots and the other French carrozeria cars of the period apex it's style and are all refence cars that Matt Humpries mentionedregarding his idea for the Aeromax.
While I love my max the original Atalantes and the Falachi designs of the 30s really underline the yearning of designers in the 30s to deliver speed and aerodynamics and a brave new future - despite aerodynamics as a discipline being somewhat underdeveloped. The whole ethos being that if it looked good it was good aerodynamically. The max is tipping it's hat to all these originals and owes it's shape, style and complete conception to these original shapes in my view...
Btw nice pics in he original post - would love to know that cars story!
