£2,180,000 - £3,052,000
1929 Bugatti Type 43 Roadster by Eugène Matthys
Italy • 16 May 2026 • Lot 0001
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1929 Bugatti Type 43, chassis number 43248, with a unique two-seat roadster body by Eugène Matthys. It has undergone a series of restorations and replacements, while retaining original features and is now up for sale for the first time in nearly half a century.
Condition
7
Original, some restoration, repaint.
/ 10
Manual
Transmission:
43248
Chassis No:
Odometer:
80,792 miles
K 6861
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Chassis No.
43248
Matthys Body No.
2189
1927 was the year that saw Charles Lindbergh complete his first solo flight between New York and Paris, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry fly daily over the Mediterranean and the Sahara, and Robert Benoist, a former fighter pilot, win four of the five Championship Grand Prix.
During that same year Ettore and Jean Bugatti presented to the world the fastest road car of its time: the Bugatti Type 43.
The 1920s embodied an era of cultural liberation, optimism, celebration, artistic avant-garde, and industrial modernization.
This effervescence found its echo in the rise of two major sectors, automobiles and aviation, which would illuminate the decade with feats both on the road and in the air.
The Type 35B that would win the first Monaco Grand Prix in 1929, driven by William Grover-Williams, needs no introduction and the Type 35B owes its numerous successes, not only to the daring drivers who piloted the cars, but also to the power produced by ...
Points of note
£253,725
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£663,038
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,981,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Aug 09 2007
Latest MOT Mileage
80,792 miles
Registration Date
1927-12-31
MOT History
Passed
On Aug 10 2006 with 80,792 miles
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