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1926 Bugatti Type 39A Racer

  • Chassis Number: 4810
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 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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Recent Sales of the Bugatti Type 39A

(Data based on Model Year 1926 sales)
1926 Bugatti Type 39A Grand Prix Racing Two-Seater
Chassis#: 4802
Sold for USD$1,175,000
  2007 Bonhams - Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia featuring The Frank Cooke Collection Part II
 

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