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1980 Teal Type 35 Bugatti

COYS • United Kingdom • 12 Apr 2017

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AI Listing Summary

This is a TEAL Type 35 Bugatti replica with an aluminum coachwork, distinguishing it from the lesser GRP models. It features a Fiat 2000 twin cam engine, Bugatti steering wheel and is reported to be in excellent driving condition, once favored over a Bentley Blower by its previous owner.

Condition

7

The description indicates that the car is in good working order, sounding and driving beautifully. The interior and trim look and feel very authentic and it is fitted with a genuine Bugatti steering wheel. The car has aluminium coachwork, which the listing makes a point of highlighting as superior to the GRP production models. There is no mention of any damage or reconditioning needed.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

ME4SKN257521M

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

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RHD/LHD:

LHD

At the Pack Horse Inn, Affetside, Alan Hunter showed his two friends Ian Foster and Tony Rogers a brochure of a Volkswagen, rear engined fibreglass replica of a Bugatti Type 35 he had picked up on a business trip to America.

Ian Foster, once a chassis designer for Daimler, demonstrated on the back of a cigarette packet, how a strong chassis could be produced using the American body moulds to end up with a front engined version.

In short the Worsley Bugatti was born.

However, Ian remembered from his days at Daimler, Worsley was the nickname for a Friday car – a duff one – so a search was made for a new name.

In the end Trafford Engineering Automotive Limited (TEAL) was decided upon.

In 1986, Bob Jones purchased TEAL Cars from Ian Foster.

Bob developed (with chassis builder Peter Farrell) the early T35 to accept a more authentic aluminium coachwork.

On the 5th October 1986 the first all-aluminium Teal was born.

Public reaction was highly positive with the company selling 16 cars...