Bugatti Specifications

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Bugatti Specifications


Founded by Ettore Bugatti, a gifted engineer who had manufactured his own 4 cylinder engine by the age of 20. The Milanese Bugatti would work for an array of leading European manufacturers, including Benz, before starting the manufacture of his own cars in France. His first car was a design carried over from his time at Benz, and it was not long before Bugatti's began to win races, such as Ernst Freidrich winning his class (and outright second place) in the 1911 French GP when driving a 1.4 litre Type 13.

The heyday for Bugatti was between 1925 and 1930, when the Type 35 2 litre race car dominated the circuits of Europe. The following year the more powerful twin overhead cam Type 51 won at Monaco, Montlhery, Spa, tunis, Morocco and Czechoslovakia. Over the next two years it would record similar successes until it was eclipsed by the more powerful Alfa Romeo's and Maserati's which, in turn, were put in the shade by the mighty Mercedes and Auto Unions of Germany.

Bugatti decided to build the mammoth 'Royale' saloon the in 1926, a fuel guzzling monster that came just in time for the Great Depression. The Royale chassis morphed into preambulating boudoirs at the hands of coachbuilders, who often fitted the beast with silks, leathers and rare woods. During the depression Bugatti diversified, building high-speed rail cars, aircraft and boats. Bugatti’s son Jean would take over car production at the Molsheim facility, but would be tragically killed test driving a race special.

Ettore moved to Bordeaux during the war, and teaming with son Roland manufactured the 1.5 litre Type 73. Ettore would pass in 1947, and the company struggle on for a time until being bought out by Hispano-Suiza. The only vehicle of note following Ettore's death was the abortive Type 251 of 1956. The Molsheim factory, in Strasbourg, then went on to manufacture locomotives.

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1910 Bugatti Type 13  

1910 Bugatti Type 13

1910 Bugatti Type 15  

1910 Bugatti Type 15

1910 Bugatti Type 17  

1910 Bugatti Type 17

1912 Bugatti Type 18 Garros  

1912 Bugatti Type 18 Garros

1914 Bugatti Type 22  

1914 Bugatti Type 22

1919 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia  

1919 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia

1922 Bugatti Type 30  

1922 Bugatti Type 30

1923 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia Modifie  

1923 Bugatti Type 23 Brescia Modifie

1923 Bugatti Type 30 Touring  

1923 Bugatti Type 30 Touring

1924 Bugatti Type 35  

1924 Bugatti Type 35

1926 Bugatti Type 35A  

1926 Bugatti Type 35A

1926 Bugatti Type 38  

1926 Bugatti Type 38

1926 Bugatti Type 40  

1926 Bugatti Type 40

1926 Bugatti Type 41 Royale #41100  

1926 Bugatti Type 41 Royale #41100

1927 Bugatti Type 35B  

1927 Bugatti Type 35B

1927 Bugatti Type 35C  

1927 Bugatti Type 35C

1927 Bugatti Type 38A  

1927 Bugatti Type 38A

1927 Bugatti Type 43  

1927 Bugatti Type 43

1927 Bugatti Type 44 Tourer  

1927 Bugatti Type 44 Tourer

1929 Bugatti Type 46  

1929 Bugatti Type 46

1930 Bugatti Type 41 Royale #41121  

1930 Bugatti Type 41 Royale #41121

1930 Bugatti Type 43A  

1930 Bugatti Type 43A

1930 Bugatti Type 49  

1930 Bugatti Type 49

1930 Bugatti Type 50  

1930 Bugatti Type 50

1931 Bugatti Type 40A  

1931 Bugatti Type 40A

1931 Bugatti Type 46S  

1931 Bugatti Type 46S

1932 (1932 MY) Bugatti Type 49 Tourer  

1932 (1932 MY) Bugatti Type 49 Tourer

1932 Bugatti Type 50T  

1932 Bugatti Type 50T

1932 Bugatti Type 55  

1932 Bugatti Type 55

1934 Bugatti Type 57 Galibier  

1934 Bugatti Type 57 Galibier

1935 Bugatti Type 57T  

1935 Bugatti Type 57T

1936 Bugatti Type 57S  

1936 Bugatti Type 57S

1937 Bugatti Type 57SC  

1937 Bugatti Type 57SC

1940 Bugatti Type 64  

1940 Bugatti Type 64

1942 Bugatti Type 68  

1942 Bugatti Type 68

1945 Bugatti Type 68B  

1945 Bugatti Type 68B

1951 Bugatti Type 101  

1951 Bugatti Type 101

1951 Bugatti Type 101C  

1951 Bugatti Type 101C

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