The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars were known for their design beauty and numerous race victories. With a total of over 2,000 racing victories over a period of nearly ten years No other car was as fast, beautiful and safe as the eight-cylinder car developed by Bugatti.
Production cars
The Bugatti Type 13 was the first true Bugatti car. Most road cars used an eight valve engine, though five Type 13 racers had 16-valve heads, some of the first ever produced. The road cars became known as pur-sang ("thoroughbred") in keeping with Ettore Bugatti's feelings for his designs. The car was brought back after World War I with a multivalve engine to bring fame to the marque at Brescia.
The Bugatti Type 18, also called the Garros, is an automobile produced from 1912 through 1914. Produced shortly after the start of the business, the design was something of a relic. It had much in common with the cars Ettore Bugatti had designed for Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik but with the radiator of the Type 13. Only seven examples were built, and three are known to survive.
The Peugeot Bébé or Baby was a small car nameplate from Peugeot made from 1905 to 1916. Vehicles under this name were known technically within Peugeot as the Type 69 and the Type BP1. Its weight was 350 kilograms (770 lb) and length was 2.7 metres (110 in), and these tiny dimensions meant that its small engine could propel it to 40 kilometres per hour (25 mph).
This two-valve version of the Type 17 with a boat-tail body was built in 1913 as the Type 23. It also had the oval radiator of the Type 22. Bugatti capitalized on the racing success of the Type 13 "Brescia with the full-production postwar Brescia Tourer. It used the multivalve Brescia engine, and 2,000 examples were built from 1920 through 1926, making it the first full-production multivalve car ever made.
Produced from 1922 through 1926, the Type 30 used the 2 L engine of the Type 29 racer. It shared its chassis (including the axles and gearbox) with the Type 13 "Brescia". This engine went on to be used in the cut-cost Type 35A and Type 38. About 600 were built from late 1922 through 1926 in varying specifications.
The Bugatti Type 32, commonly called the Tank de Tours, was a streamlined racing car built in 1923. It was built to compete in the French Grand Prix. The nickname of the car comes from its particular shape, which resembles battle tanks of its era, as well as the location of the Grand Prix. Another Bugatti model that earned the nickname "Tank" for its design and aerodynamics was the 57G Tank from 1936.
The Bugatti Type 35 is an iconic race car design produced by Bugatti at their Molsheim premises between 1924 and 1930. It was extremely successful when raced by the factory works team. The arch/egg-shaped[1] radiator is emblematic, as is the rear of the car. The Type 35 was phenomenally successful, winning over 1,000 races in its time. It took the Grand Prix World Championship in 1926 after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in the two prior years.
The Bugatti Type 41, better known as the Royale, is a large luxury car built by Bugatti from 1927 to 1933, With a 4.3 m wheelbase and 6.4 m overall length, it weighs approximately 3,175 kg and uses a 12.763 litre straight-eight engine. Ettore Bugatti planned to build twenty-five of these cars and sell them to royalty as the most luxurious car ever, but Bugatti was able to sell only three of the seven made (six still exist, one was wrecked in a crash). Still, the leftover engines were re-used successfully
The Type 46 used a 5.4 L straight-8 engine with 3 valves per cylinder driven by a single overhead camshaft. Power was reported at 140 hp. The engine was undersquare like most Bugatti designs with an 81 mm bore and 130 mm stroke. The Type 46 was a large car, weighing 2500 lb and riding on a 138 in wheelbase. the model was a favourite of Le Patron, and it remained in production longer than might have been expected
The Type 50 was a sporting coupe version of the Type 46. It rode on a shorter wheelbase, 122 in, and used a smaller 5.0 L version of the engine. This engine had squarer dimensions, however, at 86 by 107 mm, and twin camshafts actuated two valves per cylinder. Power output was impressive at 225 hp. Many cars had landaulet roofs and Bugatti-style two-tone paint.
The first Type 51 went into production in 1931 with Ettore Bugatti's son Jean Bugatti taking more responsibility. Its engine was a 160 hp twin overhead cam evolution of the supercharged 2.3 L single overhead cam straight-8 found in the Type 35B. Inspiration for this new design thinking came from two Miller racing cars that Jean Bugatti was testing for power output. The Bugatti Type 51 is sometimes referred to as "the Millerhead".
The Bugatti Type 52 was a half-scale Bugatti Type 35 electric racing car for children. About 500 examples were produced in total. About 150 of these were the short-nosed variant while the majority of production comprised the long-nosed variant which was 10 cm longer to get elder children to use it.
The Bugatti Type 53 was a four-wheel drive racing car built by Bugatti in 1932. The Type 53 was one of the first racing cars to attempt to drive all four wheels. The Type 53 used the engine from the Type 50 road car fitted to the chassis of the Type 51 racer. The engine output was approximately 300 horsepower. As a result of the elaborate front drivetrain, the Type 53 used the only independent front suspension system ever approved for use by Ettore Bugatti.
The Bugatti Type 55 is a sports car produced by Bugatti from 1932 to 1935. It is a road-going version of the Type 51 Grand Prix car. A roadster, it had a 2,750 mm wheelbase and 820 kg weight. The Type 55 was introduced at the 1931 Paris Motor Show The Type 55 is powered by a detuned version of the Type 51's 2.3 L (2,300 cc; 140 cu in) 2-valve DOHC straight-8 engine with a Roots-type supercharger. It produces 130 hp (97 kW) at 5000 rpm.
It rode on a 3,302 mm wheelbase and had a 1,349 mm wide track. Road-going versions weighed about 950 kg. Hydraulic brakes replaced the cable-operated units in 1938, a modification Ettore Bugatti hotly contested. 630 examples were produced. he original Type 57 was a touring car model produced from 1934 through 1940. It used the 3.3 L engine from the Type 59 Grand Prix cars, producing 135 hp . Top speed was 153 km/h.
The Bugatti Model 100 is a purpose-built air racer designed to compete in the 1939 Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup Race. The Model 100 had an unusual inboard mounted twin engine arrangement driving forward-mounted contra-rotating propellers through driveshafts. The aircraft also featured a and retractable landing gear. The construction was mostly of wood, with sandwiched layers of balsa and hardwoods, including tulipwood stringers covered with doped fabric.
The Bugatti Type 101 is a motor car made by Bugatti in 1951 and 1952. In order to restart production after World War II and the deaths of Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, the Type 101 was developed from the pre-war Type 57. Seven chassis were built; these were bodied by four different coachbuilders: Gangloff Guillore, Antem and Ghia, the last to a design by Virgil Exner. The 101 was powered by the 3.3 L straight-8 from the Type 57.
The Bugatti Type 252 is a one-off sports car developed by Bugatti between 1957 and 1962. The Bugatti Type 252 is the result of a mid-size sports car It is powered by a 1.5 L (1,488 cc, 76 x 82 mm) inline 4 engine with twin overhead camshafts and uses MacPherson strut suspension in the front and rear. during development, the car suffered numerous engine problems, and on test drives, Later though, both the engine and chassis of the Type 252 were redesigned.
The Bugatti EB 110 is a mid-engine sports car. In the period from 1992 to 1995 the EB 110 competed against cars such as the Lamborghini Diablo, Jaguar XJ220, Ferrari F40 and. In the period from 1992 to 1995 the EB 110 competed against cars such as the Lamborghini Diablo, Jaguar XJ220, Ferrari F40 and The car has a 60-valve, quad-turbocharged V12 engine fed through 12 individual throttle bodies, powering all four wheels through a six-speed manual transmission.
The Bugatti EB 112 is a concept 4-door fastback saloon. The EB 112 features a 456 PS (335 kW; 450 hp) V12 engine and permanent four-wheel drive system. Bugatti S.p.A. commissioned Giorgetto Giugiaro of Italdesign to create a full-size saloon version of the EB 110 sports car. The result was the EB 112, which was a retro-styled four-door fastback saloon reminiscent of older Bugatti models.
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