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1926 Bugatti Type 35B
United Kingdom • 17 Sept 2010
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This is a 1926 Bugatti Type 35B, chassis number 4840B, with a complex history involving engine swaps and a replica chassis. While it retains some original components like the gearbox and rear axle, key parts such as the frame and bulkhead are replacements, potentially affecting its value to purists but offering appeal to vintage racing enthusiasts.
Condition
6
This Bugatti Type 35B has undergone significant modifications and component replacements throughout its history. While it features a Type 35B engine with some original parts, it's housed in a 1950s replica frame. The car also includes a mix of original and replica components, such as a new bulkhead/dashboard assembly and radiator, but is believed to have an original front axle. The car is in full race trim and lacks some original features.
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'Among racing cars it is the 1924 Type 35 Bugatti which tops the list of beautiful cars of the (1920s) period.
Some would say it's the most beautiful racing car of all time.
Although it underwent detail changes through the years and the radiator was enlarged, its lines were virtually unchanged from its appearance in the Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of France in July 1924, through to its final, 51 version of 1931-32.' - Autocar.
By the early 1930s Ettore Bugatti had established an unrivalled reputation for building cars with outstanding performance on road or track; the world's greatest racing drivers enjoying countless successes aboard the Molsheim factory's products and often choosing them for their everyday transport.
The principal building block of this success was the legendary Type 35, arguably the quintessential Vintage-era sports car, which made its debut in August 1924 at the Grand Prix de l'ACF at Lyon-Givors.
The Type 35's 1991cc straight-eight engine was derived fr...
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£333,500
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£1,113,660
Median Price (Since 2020)
£4,020,361
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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