Engine: straight eight overhead cam, Bugatti-Roots supercharger, 2,292cc giving approximately 130 bhp at 5,500rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Suspension: front-Bugatti type forged steel tubular axle with trunnion mounted leaf springs, rear- axle carried on reversed quarter- elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum. Right hand drive.
Considered by many people to be the most beautiful racing car of its period, and an enduring classic design of all time, the Type 35 Bugatti is also one of the most successful racing cars ever built, with a string of major victories in the hands of famous drivers all over the world. In the late 1920s it was also the best car that could be purchased by an amateur racing driver and at the same time was capable of winning a Grand Prix. A good Type 35 is also one of the most exciting and satisfying cars to drive, both in competition and on the open road. It is this fact, just as much as its universal appeal as an automotive art form, which is no doubt responsible for the strong demand and high prices which this car commands on the rare occasions when a good example is offered for sale.
This car is now on display in St. Louis Art Museum’s exhibit: Roaring. Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939, features 12 exemplary cars alongside paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, and fashion to spotlight the automobile’s transformative influence on art, design, and modern life between the world wars.
This display inspired me to create a new category in my photo gallery: Great Rivers Imaging. Click here to see Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Modes of transportation in the early 20th Century.
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