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1931 Bugatti Type 54

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Grand Prix
Chassis Num: 54201
 
Only ten of these 4.9-liter cars were built by the Bugatti factory. With a twin-overhead-camshaft engine delivering about 300 bhp the Type 54 Grand Prix was a formidable race car in its day. Top speed was in the region of 150 mph! This car was first owned by the great Bugatti race driver Achille Varzi. He passed it to the amateur driver Prince Lobkowicz, who died at the wheel on the fast Avus circuit Lobkowicz's family gave the remains of the Bugatti to the retired Czechoslovakian racing driver Zdenek Pohl who had the car rebuilt with a touring body designed and fitted by a specialist in Prague. It was later rebuilt with the replica GP bodywork seen here by the specialist coachbuilder Rod Jolley.

Auction Sales Information
AuctionBonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Estimated Value:€250,000-€350,000 
Lot was not sold

EventGroup 
Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceBugatti - 100 Years of Style and Speed