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£422,613 (Est: £256,800 - £342,400)

1927 BUGATTI TYPE 35C (R)

France • 27 Mar 2022

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a composite 1927 Bugatti Type 35 C, rebuilt in the 1990s by a French expert using original engine, rear, and front axles sourced from a wrecked Type 38 cabriolet. It has a French historic registration and has participated in several classic races, presenting a unique opportunity to own a Bugatti with significant original components and a compelling history.

Condition

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While the car is described as reliable with a very nice patina, and has participated in numerous historic races, it is a composite Bugatti built around three major original elements. The listing also notes that the future buyer should consider fitting the Bugatti with a dynamo or alternator, as well as a fan, for use in today's traffic, and that some reconditioning was required during the rebuild.

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Rebuilt by a French expert of the brand in the 1990’s

Original engine, rear and front axles

Reliable car with a very nice patina

Numerous participations in Le Mans Classic, Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or, Circuit des Remparts d’Angoulême, Bugatti à Monthléry...

French historic registration title

Chassis n° 38343 (see text)

Engine n° 219

Please note that the original engine was fitted with a 3-bearing crankshaft and was rebuilt with a 5-bearing crankshaft.

Type 35 C's were originally produced with a 5-bearing roller crankshaft.

The future buyer should also consider fitting this Bugatti with a dynamo or alternator, as well as a fan, for use in today's traffic.

In 1978, an early enthusiast bought a few pieces of the wreckage of Bugatti Type 38 cabriolet #38343 from a scrap dealer in Joué-les-Tours, Indre-et-Loire, including the engine (number #219), which was in apparently very good condition.

With the help of one of his friends, an acknowledged expert on the marque, he finally...