1914 Bugatti Type 13 2 Seat Dog Cart

This 1914 Bugatti Type 13 Dog Cart Replica has a 16-valve four-cylinder engine that was, perhaps, originally installed in chassis number 1232. It is a 1,453cc SOHC four-cylinder unit with a single Zenith Updraft carburetor that produces approximately 30 horsepower at 2,800 RPM. There is a four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel mechanical drum brakes, a solid front axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and a live rear axle with reversed quarter-elliptical leaf springs.

By 1957, the engine powering chassis number 1232 had been transplanted into an 8-valve Type 23 (chassis 693) in the care of Jean De Dobbeleer. Dr. Theodore Waugh acquired the Type 23 from De Dobbeleer in 1976. Dr. Waugh removed the engine and returned the Type 23 to its original 8-valve configuration. He then purchased a replica Type 13 frame built by Gino Hoskins from Peter Shaw and commissioned UK-based Bugatti specialist Crosthwaite & Gardiner to hand-fabricate two-seater dog cart coachwork. It is believed that the front axle, hubs, and wheels were sourced from chassis 1232.

This Type 13 Dog Cart Replica was shown at the Saratoga Automobile Museum in New York in 2006. Apart from this rare outing, the car has enjoyed a secluded existence.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2025