Chas Addams and his Family (see UPDATE)

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This cartoon (click for an enlargement) suggests that as a Bugatti owner you can, in fact, take it with you when it’s your time to go. It was drawn in 1976 by Charles (or Chas) Addams in a gentle stab at the behaviour of the upper class. He was the perfect person to do such a thing as we all know him as the gothic cartoonist in the New Yorker and of course as the creator of The Addams Family. From the beginning of his career in the 1930's Chas Addams developed a sophisticated and rather morbid style of humour that made him a very popular cartoonist. Addams was also an enthusiastic lover of vintage automobiles and has owned a whole array of them, for example this 1933 Aston Martin LeMans and a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C2300. Because many of his cars were used as a theme in his drawings and cartoons, the Bridgehampton Historical Society in New York State has, together with the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation, mounted an exhibition called “Cars and Car-toons of Charles Addams”. It shows a cross-section of Addams’ automotive drawings with many cartoons never published before. The exhibition will last until October 31st 2007, but if you can’t make it, there’s always the possibility of ordering the catalogue, which is loaded with cartoons by Chas Addams’ and pictures of his many antique and classic automobiles. See “read more” for the ordering details. (With thanks to Jeffrey Vogel, who is the current owner of Charles Addams’ Bugatti and the Bridgehampton Historical Society) (RB)

Update by editor: the above information that Jeffrey Vogel owns the Chas Addams Bugatti proved incorrect. He has sold this car a long time ago and confirms that it is now in Italy. (RB)

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