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1913 Bugatti Type 22

Following the Bugatti Type 10 prototype, Ettore Bugatti introduced the Type 13, the company's first production pur sang, or 'little thoroughbred.' A total of 435 examples were built between 1910 and 1920. It was also among the first automobiles fitted with a four-valve cylinder head, evolving into an eight-valve and a racing 16-valve design.

The Bugatti Type 22 that followed was based on the Type 13, but with a larger road-going body. It had a 1.4-liter, single overhead camshaft, 4-cylinder engine mounted into a 94.5-inch wheelbase platform. The aluminum engine had an all-ball bearing camshaft (roller bearings), banana tappets (no rocker arms), and Ettore Bugatti's signature on the motor. The bodies had swooping fenders, rounded edges, wire wheels, and an ovalized brass radiator. Many individuals attribute the horseshoe shape of the radiator to Ettore's love of horses, while others believe it came from the archway in front of his chateau.

by Dan Vaughan

Torpedo
Chassis number: 674

Based on the earlier Bugatti Type 13 race car, the Bugatti Type 22 was built on a 94.5-inch wheelbase but with a larger road-going body.

This car, with its 1.4-liter, single overhead camshaft, 4-cylinder engine, features a great deal of original brass work beneath its hood and on its dashboard. The engine features a rare Ettore Bugatti-stamped, overhead-cam cylinder head. Instead of the more common single or dual carburetors, this example is fitted with an American-made Miller-Winfield carburetor. This Type 22 is the earliest production Bugatti left in North America and possibly the earliest Bugatti in the world that is still registered for the road. The car has never been modified and, after its original owners sold it in the 1950s, it was then owned by the well-known Bugatti collector and author of many Bugatti books, Uwe Hucke. After living in Germany and then Sweden for its entire life, the car was brought to the United States for restoration by its current owner in 2016.