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1937 Bugatti Type 57S Sports Tourer
United States • 2 Mar 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Sports Tourer features one-off Vanden Plas coachwork and is fully numbers-matching. It has a well-documented history, original New York delivery, and an award-winning restoration, making it a rare and desirable pre-war supercar.
Condition
9
The car has undergone a concours-level, award-winning restoration, bringing it back to its original delivery configuration. The restoration prioritized originality, using factory hardware and materials, and aimed to preserve the car's original character rather than creating artificial perfection. While the car was described as suffering from an insensitive 1980s restoration previously, this has been reversed.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
57541
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
FGW 384
RHD/LHD:
[RHD/LHD]
3,257cc DOHC Supercharged 8-Cylinder Engine Stromberg Carburetor and Roots-type Supercharger 200bhp at 4,500rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission Low-slung Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *Original New York Delivery *Concours, Award-Winning Restoration *One-off Vanden Plas Sports Tourer coachwork *Original Coachwork and Fully Numbers Matching *A collector car that ticks all the boxes THE BUGATTI TYPE 57 "The car sped along at 80 mph with the comfort and quietness one associates with the Type 57...
We were quite willing to believe that Jean Bugatti has achieved the 435 kilometers to Paris in just under 3½ hours in the Type 57 - an average of 77mph..." - Motor Sport, May 1939, writing about the normally aspirated Bugatti Type 57.
Introduced in 1934, the Type 57 marked Jean Bugatti's emergence as Bugatti's leader and creative driving force.
It was the first new model built under his direction and it incorporated many features new to Bugatti.
Its dual overhead camshaft e...
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£903,826
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£903,826
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£903,826
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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