Bugatti 8-cylinder line
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Bugatti Type 30 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Bugatti |
Also called | Type 38, 40, 43, 44, and 49 |
Production | 1922–1934 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Grand tourer |
Chronology | |
Successor | Bugatti Type 57 |
The early Bugatti 8-cylinder line began with the 1922 Type 30. The same basic design was used for the 1926 Type 38 as well as the Type 40, Type 43, Type 44, and Type 49.
Type 30
Produced from 1922 through 1926, the Type 30 used the 2 L (1991 cc/121 in³) engine of the
Type 38
The Type 38 was produced in 1926 and 1927.[1][2] It used the 2 L (1991 cc/121 in³) engine from the Type 35A "Tecla". The supercharger from the Type 37A was later fitted, making the Type 38A. Its gearbox and brakes were later used in the Type 40, while its radiator and axles were shared with the Type 43.
385 examples were produced, 39 of which were supercharged 38As.
Type 40
The Type 40, introduced in 1926 and produced through 1930, used the
The Type 40A shared its block with the Type 40 and displaced 1.6 L (1627 cc/99 in³). All 40 Type 40As were built in 1930.
Type 43
Another evolution of the basic 8 platform, the Type 43 borrowed the
The Type 43 was noted at the time as the world's first 100 mph (160 km/h) production car — in fact, it could hit 110 mph (180 km/h) when most fast cars could only reach 70 mph (110 km/h). 160 of these "Grand Sport" cars were made from 1927 through 1931, with a Type 43A roadster appearing that year and lasting through 1932.
Type 44
The Type 44 was the widest-production variant of this range, with 1,095 known. A larger and sometimes enclosed tourer, it used a new 3-valve SOHC 3 L (2991 cc/182 in³) engine derived from the
Type 49
The Bugatti Type 49 was an improved Type 44 with a slightly bigger engine with double ignition and a cooling fan. Aluminium wheels were optional. A large proportion was originally supplied with enclosed bodywork but few remain in this form today as many have been re-bodied in a more sporting form. Produced from 1930 through 1934, about 470 examples were built.[1] The Type 49 was the last of the early 8-cylinder single cam Bugatti line which began with the Type 30, though its gearbox would later be reused on the Type 55.
The Type 49 featured a
Notes
- ^ ISBN 9781901295955.
- ^ David Williams,"Barn-find Bugatti Type 38 makes seven times its estimate at auction"[1], The Daily Telegraph,12:23PM GMT 18 Nov 2010.
References
- Ray Bonds (2003). The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars. Motorbooks. ISBN 0-7603-1420-9.
- Sujatha Menon, ed. (2004). Super Cars, Classics of Their Time. Quintet Publishing. ISBN 0-7607-6228-7.