2025 |
Pebble Beach Auctions1927 Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport
Register to BidEstimate
$1,500,000 - $2,250,000
Chassis
43172
Engine
12
Car Highlights
Bugatti’s Grand Prix Car for the Road; One of Approximately 160 Examples Built
The First Production Automobile Capable of Exceeding 100 MPH
Sold New to Parisian Oil Heir Maurice Lesieur
Highly Original – Retaining Matching-Numbers Frame, Lower Crankcase, Rear Axle, and Majority of Coachwork
Impeccable Provenance Including Tom Perkins and Michel Seydoux
Engine Rebuilt in Current Ownership with New Roller Bearing Crankshaft
Technical Specs
2,262 CC SOHC Inline 8-Cylinder Engine
Single Solex 46 AVDP Carburetor
Roots-Type Supercharger
120 BHP at 5,000 RPM
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Cable-Operated Mechanical Drum Brakes
Front Solid-Axle Suspension with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Rear Live Axle with Reversed Quarter-Elliptical Leaf Springs
Saleroom Addendum
Please note that this vehicle has been accepted to the 1000 Miglia 2026 – subject to registration and payment of entry fee, thus providing its next owner with an exciting and rare opportunity to participate in this historic event.
