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A Type 57C racing car was built from 1937 through 1940, with about 96 produced. It shared the 3.3 L engine from the road-going Type 57 but produced 160 hp (119 kW) with a Roots-type supercharger fitted.
19 lut 2021 · One of the world’s most valuable and desirable pre-war motor cars, this 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, has been off the road for the past 50 years. For the first time ever at auction, this rediscovered treasure will lead an extraordinary sale of exceptional motor cars at Bonhams’ flagship saleroom in London on 19 February 2021.
The Bugatti Type 57S Atalante number 57502, built in 1937 by Automobiles Ettore Bugatti, is one of 43 Bugatti Type 57S made and one of only 17 Type 57S produced with the in-house Atalante coupé coachwork.
Bugatti Typ 57 oraz późniejsze wersje (włącznie ze sławnym Atlantic) zaprojektował syn założyciela Jean Bugatti, który zginął w sierpniu 1939 podczas jazd próbnych wyscigową wersją Typ 57G Tank.
1936 - 1937 The 57G “Tank” was the only Bugatti race car to achieve multiple successes in the second half of the 1930s. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937, Jean-Pierre Wimille set a new record lap speed of 148.98 km/h in the fourth lap, and in the 23rd hour a Type 57 “Tank” broke the distance record set in 1933.
The Type 57 was among the finest grand tourers of the 1930s and represented the last Bugatti production car of the pre-World War era, and marked Jean Bugatti's emergence as Bugatti's leader and creative force.
26 maj 2024 · The Bugatti Type 57 bore the distinctive mark of Jean Bugatti’s design sensibility and finally provided the Bugatti marque with a refined Grande Routière (grand touring car) to rival those of competitors such as Delage and Delahaye.
