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Bugatti Type 55 Cabriolet, 1932

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Chassis No.: 55206

Engine No.: 6

Estimate: $5,000,000 - $6,500,000 USD

  • Documented by David Sewell and Julius Kruta
  • Recent and Exacting Restoration
  • Exceptional Provenance
  • Striking, One-Off Supercharged Bugatti
  • 1933 Rallye des Alpes Competitor
  • A Matching-Numbers, Original-Bodied Example
  • Ideal International Driving and Concours Event Entrant
  • Perhaps the Greatest Type 55 in Existence
  • 2,262 CC DOHC Inline 8-Cylinder Engine
  • Single Zenith 48K Updraft Triple-Diffuser Carburetor
  • Roots-Type Supercharger 135 BHP at 5,500 RPM
  • 4-Speed Non-Synchromesh Manual Gearbox
  • 4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes
  • Live Front Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
  • Live Rear Axle with Inverted Quarter-Elliptical Leaf Springs
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Bugatti Type 55

1932 — 1935

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