The rescue on Sunday, July 12, was carried out by a local marine salvage firm with the help of many volunteer helpers. The car had been in the lake since the 1960s, where it reportedly was sunk after a purchaser didn't pay the required import duties on it. The rusty remains of the car will be restored, and the car will then be sold, with proceeds going to the Damiano Tamagni Foundation, a juvenile-delinquency prevention program in the region, local media report.
A visitor to the Bugatti Builder Web site posted, having watched video of the rescue, "It appears to be a T23 Brescia.... You can see the four exhaust manifold pipes as well as the steering column matching up with the rear crankcase arm, implying an integral, post chassis no. 1612 Brescia model. I can't wait to hear more!"
Inside Line says: That's one heck of a fund-raising project. — Laura Sky Brown, Correspondent
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