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1928 Bugatti Type 43

Bugatti's reputation was birthed by its lightweight and simplistic automobiles that were mechanically sophisticated and sold to clients hand-selected by Ettore Bugatti. The performance was proven through motorsport accomplishments at the hands of the world's greatest racing drivers. Accolades on both the road and track grew to new heights with the company's family of eight-cylinder cars, the first of which was the Type 30 that arrived in 1922. It shared its chassis, axles, and gearbox with the latest four-cylinder Type 13 Brescia model and equipped with an inline eight-cylinder engine displacing 1,991cc. It was a single overhead camshaft unit with three valves per cylinder that would evolve into the engine powering the Type 35 Grand Prix car, the Type 38 tourer and Type 43 sports car.

1928 Bugatti Type 43 photo
Roadster by Lavocat and Marsaud
Chassis #: 43233
Engine #: 62
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Ettore Bugatti had worked with such notable firms as DeDietrich, Mathis and Deutz before establishing his own firm in 1909. The first production model was the 1,327cc overhead cam four-cylinder Type 13. Prior to World War I, he constructed four-cylinder engines ranging from 1,368cc to 5,027cc, first with eight valves and later with sixteen. The company's first straight eight (2906cc) model was produced in 1913. The Type 35 arrived in 1924 and would become the company's most famous model, earning 1,851 racing victories in 1925, 1926, and 1927.

The Type 43 of mid-1927 was essentially a road-going version of the company's Grand Prix racing car, the Type 35. Beneath its bonnet was a 2,262cc eight-cylinder (in two four-cylinder blocks) engine with a Roots supercharger introduced on the Type 35B, with the Type 43 having a lower compression ratio and a conventional sump in place of the tubed variety. The 120 horsepower engine at 5,000 RPM could bring the Type 43 to sixty mph in less than twelve seconds and was noted at the time as the world's first 100 mph production car. The chassis was from the Type 38, sharing similarities with Bugatti's Grand Prix racer, and rode on wheels from the Type 35, and its brakes, axles, transmission, steering, and larger radiator were from the Type 38.

Produced from 1927 to 1931, a total of 160 examples of the Type 43 were built. A Type 43A roadster arrived in 1929 and was produced through 1932 with seventeen examples built.


by Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2022

Related Reading : Bugatti Type 43 History

The Bugatti Type 43 was introduced in 1927 and would remain in production until 1930, with around 160 examples produced. It was powered by a detuned engine from the Type 35B Grand Prix and fitted with a supercharger offering 120 horsepower. It had a mid-mounted transmission with axles similar to the Type 38.....
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1928 Bugatti Type 43 Vehicle Profiles

1928 Bugatti Type 43 vehicle information
Roadster

Coachwork: Lavocat and Marsaud
Chassis #: 43233
Engine #: 62
1928 Bugatti Type 43 vehicle information
Boattail Roadster

Coachwork: Pritchard & Demollin
Chassis #: 43222

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116.93 in.
8 cyl., 140.36 CID., 120.00hp
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8 cyl., 140.36 CID., 120.00hp
116.93 in.
8 cyl., 140.36 CID., 120.00hp
116.93 in.
8 cyl., 140.36 CID., 120.00hp

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