Lot 36

1938 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet

Coachwork by Vanvooren

SOLD $709,000

Estimate

$800,000 - $1,200,000

Chassis

57742

Engine

516

Car Highlights

Desirable Late-Production Type 57 Clothed in Sporting Vanvooren Coachwork

Retains Matching-Numbers Engine with Upgraded Supercharger

Show-Quality Restoration Performed by Marque Specialist Competition Motors

Displayed at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance® in 2012 and 2024

History Documented in the American Bugatti Register and Data Book

Technical Specs

3,245 CC DOHC Inline 8-Cylinder Engine

Single Twin-Choke Stromberg UUR-2 Carburetor

Roots-Type Supercharger

160 BHP at 5,000 RPM

4-Speed Manual Gearbox

4-Wheel Bugatti-Lockheed Hydraulic Drum Brakes

Front Solid-Axle Suspension with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs

Rear Live Axle with Reversed Quarter-Elliptical Leaf Springs

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