1926 Bugatti Type 39A at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca

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Information on the 1926 Bugatti Type 39A

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he Type 39 Bugatti was a 1500 cc version of the Type 35 Grand Prix model introduced in 1924. In 1926, the permissible engine capacity for European Grand Prix racing was reduced from 2 to 1.5 litres. and the Type 39 Bugatti became the basis of a front line Grand Prix car. The Bugatti factory built a team of five new Type 39A cars with superchargers for the 1926 Grand Prix season, and Chassis # 4810 was one of those cars.

In July 1926, Chassis# 4810 was sold by the Bugatti factory to Sir Malcolm Campbell, who planned to race the car in the British Grand Prix at Brooklands in August 1926. Concerned that the standard aluminum alloy wheels would fail on the rough Brooklands track, Campbell substituted wire wheels for the race. The car ran well, and Campbell finished 2nd to Senechal and Wagner in a 1.5 liter Delage.

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The Type 39 Bugatti was a 1500 cc version of the Type 35 Grand Prix model introduced in 1924. In 1926, the permissible engine capacity for European Grand Prix racing was reduced from 2 to 1.5 litres. and the Type 39 Bugatti became the basis of a front line Grand Prix car. The Bugatti factory built a team of five new Type 39A cars with superchargers for the 1926 Grand Prix season, and Chassis # 4810 was one of those cars.

In July 1926, Chassis# 4810 was sold by the Bugatti factory to Sir Malcolm Campbell, who planned to race the car in the British Grand Prix at Brooklands in August 1926. Concerned that the standard aluminum alloy wheels would fail on the rough Brooklands track, Campbell substitued wire wheels for the race. The car ran well, and Campbell finished 2nd to Senechal and Wagner in a 1.5 liter Delage.

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