He's back in the mags this month, I was always facinated by this guy and the story of his life and what he accomplished. the kinds of things he was able to do in that time-----Where did someone get their hands on aluminum billets big enough to make crankcase's out of in 1910?
Aside from designing cars and the engines-for Peugot before officially starting his own Car company in 1912---with No formal training. His son Jean took the reins in 1935 and designed the type 37 -only to be killed in a racing accident in a 37 in 1939---The same yr the first Ferrari was built under the first name auto avio constructzione--and the bugattis came to an end until having the name resurected in the late 1990's

Bugatti once refused to sell a car because he thought the prospective client had poor table manners.
Bugatti would take his family for a tour of the factory every Sunday after Mass. When his workers unionized, Bugatti left the company and his son took over.

His cars were wonderful but he was extremely eccentric.

He designed his own shoes and they had individual toes at least on some of them.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I recently saw two person at the Prince of Monaco's museum in Monte Carlo. One looked to be an original survivor with a racing heritage (winner of the Monte Carlo Grand Prix) and the other a beautiful restored coupe.

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1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/bugatti/

Jay Leno has a few and knows quite a bit about them. Supposedly Bugatti made fun of WO Bentley saying his cars were "the best made trucks in Europe."

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About fifteen or twenty years ago I got to look at a type 35 (I think) up close at the Kruse Auburn Fall auction. I was amazed at how tiny it was. The workmanship was amazing. Fascinating cars, and I think perhaps the type 35 still holds the record for most formula one races for a car type. It was competitive literally for a decade (approximately).

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

At Lime Rock last fall they were racing a few of them, they sound really cool.

The motors are cool, if I remember correctly instead of gears or a chain for timing they used rods.

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Bugatti Type 35From Wikipedia,

Bugatti Type 35C in racing trimThe Type 35 was the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. Its verstion of the Bugatti arch-shaped radiator that had evolved from the more architectural one of the Bugatti Type 13 Brescia, was to become the one that the marque is most known for though even in the ranks of the various Type 35s there were variations on the theme.

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. At its height, Type 35s averaged 14 race wins per week. Bugatti organized the Targa Florio as a special spotlight for this car, and it claimed victory there for five consecutive years, from 1925 through 1929.

Contents [hide]
1 Type 35
2 Type 35A
3 Type 35C
4 Type 35T
5 Type 35B
6 Type 37
7 Type 39
8 External links

[edit] Type 35
Bugatti Type 37 (left) and 35 (right) cars at the Cité de l'Automobile Museum, MulhouseThe original model, introduced at the Grand Prix of Lyon on August 3, 1924, used an evolution of the 3-valve 2.0 L (1991 cc/121 in³) overhead cam straight-8 engine first seen on the Type 29. Bore was 66 mm and stroke was 100 mm as on many previous Bugatti models. 96 examples were produced.

This new powerplant featured five main bearings with an unusual ball bearing system. This allowed the engine to rev to 6000 rpm, and 90 hp (67 kW) was reliably produced. Solid axles with leaf springs were used front and rear, and drum brakes at back, operated by cables, were specified. Alloy wheels were a novelty, as was the hollow front axle for reduced unsprung weight. A second feature of the Type 35 that was to become a Bugatti trademark was passing the springs through the front axle rather than simply U-bolting them together as was done on their earlier cars.

A rare version was de-bored (to 52 mm) for a total displacement of 1.5 L (1494 cc/91 in³).

Dimensions:

Length: 3680 mm (144.9 in)
Width: 1320 mm (52 in)
Wheelbase: 2400 mm (94.5 in)
Track: 1200 mm (47.2 in)
Weight: 750 kg (1650 lb)

Bugatti Type 35A Grand Prix Racer 1925[edit] Type 35A

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Jay's type 35 is an argentinian replica--its one of the articles in the car mags this month.