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Old 07-17-2005, 10:18 AM
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Elephant

im trying to figure out what this car is, i saw it on a show about the pebble beach concours d' elgegance and i was wondering what it is'


its very long, very old,. very black, has a gold elephant head on the hood (about a 10foot hood) i described it to my dad and he said maybe its a packard


any help and pictures would be much appreciated
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some Bugattis had Elephant hood ornaments
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Old 07-17-2005, 12:53 PM
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try the bugatti royale
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Old 07-17-2005, 02:24 PM
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no thats not it, kind of looks like it htough
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umm, try going to the pebble beach concours d'elegance website.. they have a listing of all award winners, so you may be able to find it there. i think they even have pics em too.
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Old 07-17-2005, 05:34 PM
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it was on pbs right before motorweek if that helps

thanks, 4 door, gold elephant thing (sticks up like thr R.R. angle but and elephant head) black, gold trim
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well, bugs usually had the elephant. did the grill have the horseshoe shape of all bugattis?

i'd say go throught ucp's bugatti page, they have a decent listing of em.
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i dont know i just saw about half of it, ills earcha nd let you know
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Old 07-17-2005, 06:04 PM
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imagine that with a slightly longer hood, all black and an elehpant head on the front, and thats it basically
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well, im tapped out. good luck in your quest dude.
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dang this is annoying me i want to know cuz it was a really cool looking car
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Very big with a golden elephant ornament has to be one of the Bugatti Royales. Mind you all of them are different.
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Old 07-18-2005, 01:40 AM
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Are you SURE this isn't it? Sure sounds to me quite like what you explained...
if it isn't it, there must be a copycat around :mysterious:
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Old 07-18-2005, 05:16 AM
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mo its not a full elephant, just the head
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Old 07-18-2005, 05:41 AM
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i seem to remember some car with a really pissed-off looking elephant head...cant recall what it was...

ive searched a bit but found nothing except this really cool site: http://northstargallery.com/cars/indexmain.htm
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