More from the Alsache (UPDATE IV: more pictures!)

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Last weeks feature about the Arlette Schlumpf collection prompted Dick Trenk to tell us about other possible treasure troves. Back in 1953 he saw a brick warehouse in Centralia, Illinois. Peering through the windows he found rows upon rows of Bugatti’s all dusty and unrestored. The owner at that time was a Mr. Shakespear. Later in 1953 or 54 the local newspaper printed a story showing these cars tied down on railroad flat cars, leaving for another destination. Perhaps one of you can tell us more about this mystery collection? In the meantime Jaap Braam Ruben and Bruno Vendiesse are pondering what to do with their cars from the Arlette Schlumpf collection, that contains such gems as this T57 Stelvio, a T57 Ventoux, a Model T bought by Ettore Bugatti, or this 1938 Fiat 2800 Limousine by Pinin Farina. For the time being they intend to make some sort of Fritz/Arlette Schlumpf tribute and perhaps keep some cars in their present condition. A decision we can only applaud. (photos courtesy Bruno Vendiesse and JBR) (RB)

Update IV: More pictures of the collection can be found on this .website
UPDATE III comes from Keith Canouse who found this original letter from John Shakespeare that relates to his selling of 30 Bugatti’s IN ONE LOT.
UPDATE II by Kay Hottendorff: "Many of the 30 cars of the Shakespeare collection have been restored by Fritz Schlumpf and are located within the Schlumpf museum in Mulhouse right now. Some are in the Schlumpf Museum's reserve of unrestored cars in Mulhouse. And at least seven(!) of the Shakespeare Bugatti's are among the cars, that belonged to Arlette Schlumpf since 1999 and now belong to Bruno Vendiesse and Jaap Braam Ruben. These cars have been untouched since 1964!!! Among these seven Bugattis are Chassis numbers 57507 (the Stelvio), 57297 (the Ventoux) and 40485 (the strange Bugatti-Pickup "Hunt Break")."
UPDATE I: Several updates came in on this one as the Shakespeare (check the spelling) collection was bought by Schlumpf! Ivan Saxton writes that the whole collection of Bugatti’s were bought from John Shakespeare by Schlumpf in early 1964. Best reference is Automobile Quarterly vol 34 no3 p80. Hugh Nutting found pictures of the transport (Bugattirevue.com) and mentions that he and his sisters owned the Shakespeare fishing real company. Ced Pearce says that the Shakespeare Collection is well documented in the books on Schlumpf (by Schrader, and "The Schumpf Obsession") published around 1977

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