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£304,308

1933 Bugatti Type 49 Drophead Coupé

France • 5 Feb 2011

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This 1933 Bugatti Type 49 Drophead Coupé, chassis number 49570, is the last Type 49 constructed by the factory. It features a coachwork by Van Rijswijk and has undergone a bare-chassis restoration between 2002 and 2007, achieving a 98-point concours d'élégance score since completion. The car is described as complete and sound with all matching numbers.

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The car underwent a 'bare-chassis' restoration between 2002-2007, returning the coachwork to its original specification after some post-war modifications. Since the restoration, it achieved a 98-point concours d'élégance score, indicating a high level of quality and attention to detail. The listing describes it as complete and sound with all matching numbers, further suggesting it's in excellent condition.

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Au début des années 1930, Ettore Bugatti avait acquit une réputation de constructeur d'automobiles très performantes sur route comme sur circuit.

Les plus grands pilotes du monde avaient signé d'innombrables victoires au volant des machines de course produites à Molsheim et beaucoup avaient fait choix comme voiture personnelle de types de tourisme de la marque.

Si Bugatti a marqué l'histoire par ses voitures de course, la majeure partie des environ six milles voitures produites à Molsheim furent des types de tourisme dotés d'un indéniable caractère sportif.

Ultime expression d'un modèle original d'Ettore Bugatti, la Type 49 qui débuta au Salon de Paris 1930 fut produite jusqu'en 1934.

La Type 49 qui sera la dernière des « huit-cylindres simple arbre » de tourisme est considérée par beaucoup comme la plus raffinée de toutes les « vraies » Bugatti.

Ce nouveau modèle de 3,3 litres est doté d'un double allumage, d'un radiateur agrandi, d'un sélecteur de vitesse central à rotule et, pl...

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£153,824

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