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£212,261 (Est: £256,119 - £341,492)

1926 BUGATTI TYPE 38

France • 21 Jun 2021

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AI Listing Summary

This Bugatti Type 38, chassis number 38325, is a sport version originally delivered as a chassis to a Parisian shop in 1926. While retaining its original chassis and some parts, it features a replacement engine and a custom-built torpedo body, diverging from its original configuration.

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Condition 

5

The car has undergone significant modifications, including a replacement engine and custom bodywork. While the chassis and some components retain originality, the non-original parts and restoration history affect its overall condition and value.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

38325

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

3481 AJ 69

RHD/LHD:

LHD

CHASSIS 38325 - Sport version of the Bugatti race car

French registration

Many original parts





The production of the 2-liter Type 38 runs from April 1926 to the end of 1928.

337 examples were assembled and almost all were delivered as chassis to the coachbuilders.

A final series of 49 compressor engines produced a few Grand Sport Torpedos with Bugatti bodies on Type 38A chassis.

Of the total of 386 cars built of this model, only about 40 vehicles have been preserved.

The Grand Sport ¾ body placed on the type 38 chassis presented for sale is not anachronistic, even if this chassis had to carry a body made by a Parisian workshop.

The car was delivered as a chassis to the Paris shop,116 Avenue des Champs Elysées on December 22, 1926.

It was part of an important order from the Parisian Sales Shop, which received a dozen type 38 chassis in this month of December 1926:

Four Chassis N° 38306 to 38309 are delivered at the beginning of December then eight others N° 38325 to 38332 a...

Points of note

£212,261

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£256,016

Median Price (Since 2020)

£299,770

Highest Price (Since 2020)

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