1937 Bugatti supercar found in English garage
01-02-2009, 01:34 PM
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"Supercar" might be a relative term. What was a supercar in 1937 might not seem so today.
The supercar was so ahead of its time it could go up to 130 mph (209 kph) when most other cars topped out about 50 mph (80 kph).
01-02-2009, 01:41 PM
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Saw it on Autoblog. They said the value is around 9 million. So you could buy over 1000 turbo kits.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/02/b...-57s-atalante/
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/02/b...-57s-atalante/
01-02-2009, 02:05 PM
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Sure... It's hard to find a lot of detailed info, but it looks like the 57S was NA, and the 57SC version being supercharged.
"Just two supercharged Type 57SC cars were built new, but most 57S owners wanted the additional power afforded by the blower. Therefore, most of the original Type 57S cars returned to Molsheim for the installation of a supercharger, pushing output from 175 hp (130 kW) to 200 hp (150 kW) and 120 mph."
Assuming this one has no SC, it's making 175 hp in 1937.
From 1930 until 1937 the Cadillac Sixteen produced 165 to 185 bhp and over 320 lbs/ft torque, NA. If that doesn't convince you of anything, we we have race cars like W25 Mercedes Benz that made 445 bhp and top speed of 197 mph back in 1935.
I guess over 100 mph seemed fast back then, but the specs don't strike me as supercar. The supercars of today rival our race cars in terms of power and top speed. The 57S doesn't seem to match them even back in their time.
01-02-2009, 02:23 PM
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For me, it is always interesting to hear stories like this. A friend of mine gave me the book titled The Cobra in the Barn. It is many short stories of rare barn finds, Bugattis, Cobras, Jaguars, etc. Just when you think they have all been found, something rare like this shows up.
01-02-2009, 02:25 PM
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For sure .. I have a friend who's a day trader by day, arcade machine scout at night. He calls around and basically looks for old arcade machines that people store in barns. He'll buy all the machines off someone just to get one or two good ones.
My aunt had a model T in a barn at my grandma's house. It ran fine - but was pretty damn slow. She didn't get much for when she sold it.
My aunt had a model T in a barn at my grandma's house. It ran fine - but was pretty damn slow. She didn't get much for when she sold it.
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Sure... It's hard to find a lot of detailed info, but it looks like the 57S was NA, and the 57SC version being supercharged.
"Just two supercharged Type 57SC cars were built new, but most 57S owners wanted the additional power afforded by the blower. Therefore, most of the original Type 57S cars returned to Molsheim for the installation of a supercharger, pushing output from 175 hp (130 kW) to 200 hp (150 kW) and 120 mph."
Assuming this one has no SC, it's making 175 hp in 1937.
From 1930 until 1937 the Cadillac Sixteen produced 165 to 185 bhp and over 320 lbs/ft torque, NA. If that doesn't convince you of anything, we we have race cars like W25 Mercedes Benz that made 445 bhp and top speed of 197 mph back in 1935.
I guess over 100 mph seemed fast back then, but the specs don't strike me as supercar. The supercars of today rival our race cars in terms of power and top speed. The 57S doesn't seem to match them even back in their time.
"Just two supercharged Type 57SC cars were built new, but most 57S owners wanted the additional power afforded by the blower. Therefore, most of the original Type 57S cars returned to Molsheim for the installation of a supercharger, pushing output from 175 hp (130 kW) to 200 hp (150 kW) and 120 mph."
Assuming this one has no SC, it's making 175 hp in 1937.
From 1930 until 1937 the Cadillac Sixteen produced 165 to 185 bhp and over 320 lbs/ft torque, NA. If that doesn't convince you of anything, we we have race cars like W25 Mercedes Benz that made 445 bhp and top speed of 197 mph back in 1935.
I guess over 100 mph seemed fast back then, but the specs don't strike me as supercar. The supercars of today rival our race cars in terms of power and top speed. The 57S doesn't seem to match them even back in their time.
02-07-2009, 06:35 PM
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It sold for $4.3 million. Not bad for something you find in a garage.
02-08-2009, 02:21 AM
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