A fully documented and beautifully restored example of Bugatti’s legendary supercharged Type 55 Fitted with one off coachwork by Billeter & Cartier Eligible for all the world’s pre-war and concours touring events Chassis Number: 55206 The ...
From the mid to late 1930s, Grand Prix car manufacturer Ettore Bugatti had a mighty task: to stave off competition from the Italian marques of Alfa Romeo and Maserati, as well as the dominant German government-supported Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union. W.F. Bradley wrote in Autocar (11 September 1931), ‘in view of the Italian ...
There was no end to the breadth of competitive events that the Type 37A was entered in. From conquering more powerful machinery in Grand Prix to endurance races such as Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Brooklands Double Twelve and Targa Florio, the 37A was in them all. The artistry and engineering, as with all Bugattis, was breathtaking ...
Chassis: 46525 During the late 1920s and early ‘30s the unmistakeably grand Type 41 ‘Royale’ topped the Bugatti range. With its staggering 4.3-metre wheelbase and a herculean straight-eight engine displacing 12.7-litres, the T41’s notoriety was assured. What’s more, it created an enormous void between itself ...
