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£206,612
1935 Bugatti Type 57 Monoposto
United States • 18 Aug 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Monoposto recreation, built in the style of the famed Wimille Type 59/50B. It incorporates numerous original Bugatti parts and has been restored and maintained by well-known specialists. It has a history of vintage racing and notable previous owners.
Condition
7
While described as robust and having undergone a complete rebuild, including engine modifications and dyno testing, its history as a recreation using original parts and its active racing use suggest it isn't in pristine condition. The description mentions it being driven at Laguna Seca and exhibited at concours, indicating ongoing use and potential for minor wear.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
57410
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
RHD
One of the most fabled Bugatti racing cars is the Type 59/50B works monoposto, driven by Jean-Pierre Wimille in the 1939 Prescott Hillclimb and other events in-period with much success.
The original car is today part of the renowned Schlumpf Collection in Molsheim, thus leaving recreations built in its spirit as the nearest experience available to mere mortals.
The example offered here is one such fine evocation.
Its genesis was in an acquisition of parts in Amsterdam by the prolific early Dutch vintage automobile trader Bart Loyens, including the engine number 295 from Type 57 number 57410, and an early Type 57 frame of unknown identity.
Loyens sold this collection and additional parts to Ray Jones, known for his involvement in numerous Bugatti projects in this era.
Working on behalf of his client Gentry Smith, Jones shortened the frame, mounted hydraulic brakes of the type used on later Type 57s, fitted four carburetors to the engine, and commissioned the Type 59/50B monoposto-s...
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£206,612
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£469,850
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£4,047,000
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