P
ierre Dellière, a native of Avignon, did his military service in Indochina in the early 1950’s. He had always been a mechanics fanatic, so he bought a Vespa there, which he decided to bring back to France once he was demobilized. There follows an incredible journey of 16,000km and three months, to Paris, with its share of adventure and encounters. This journey, worthy of the greatest adventurers, attests to Pierre’s incredible character. Back to civilian life, the inimitable Provencal opens a garage...
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Vespa, before settling in Orgon, in Bouchesdu-Rhône, at the edge of the National 7. If he was one of the founding members of the Ecurie des Trapadelles, he also quickly became known to the pioneers of the collection with his famous Automobile Museum, one of the first of its kind in France. Amilcar C6, Simca Deho, Ferrari 250 SWB: our bulimic mechanic restores, drives and exhibits at all costs. The trigger for Bugatti came early on, when his friend and neighbor, the driver Maurice Trintignant, asked him to restore his
famous Bugatti Grand Prix (chassis #51128). Pierre quickly became one of the first French - and worldwide - specialists of the Molsheim brand, and more particularly of the Grand Prix (Type 37 and 35) that he loved so much. He was one of the first, along with the BOC (Bugatti Owners Club in England), to offer a catalog of remanufactured parts, from the chassis to the bodywork, including the rims and the tank.
1926 - Bugatti Type 35A (R)