What is a Bugatti ?
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What ho chaps, a bit of an excuse to share a few pictures here.
I've heard of Bugatti of course, as have most people I guess, I thought they were Italian for some reason, but apparently not, a google search has revealed it is French.
I think I've seen some old ones over the weekend ,in Suffolk.
Are these the real deal ?
I couldn't make up my mind, as although they look like something from the 20's or 30's, they were strange specs, disc brakes, seatbelts, bolt on fog and reversing lights, some tax exempt, some not.
Are these kit cars or perhaps replicas, whatever the difference is ?
I've heard of Bugatti of course, as have most people I guess, I thought they were Italian for some reason, but apparently not, a google search has revealed it is French.
I think I've seen some old ones over the weekend ,in Suffolk.
Are these the real deal ?
I couldn't make up my mind, as although they look like something from the 20's or 30's, they were strange specs, disc brakes, seatbelts, bolt on fog and reversing lights, some tax exempt, some not.
Are these kit cars or perhaps replicas, whatever the difference is ?
Try the classics section you might get a better response, or if you are really curious try to find the meeting mentioned on an owners site.
The early Bugatti's were rather cool, even the cheaper ones like the type 40s were rather cool, properly light as well their racers were 700kgish where as the likes of Alfa were around 1000kg, then you have the racing trucks of Bentley.
The early Bugatti's were rather cool, even the cheaper ones like the type 40s were rather cool, properly light as well their racers were 700kgish where as the likes of Alfa were around 1000kg, then you have the racing trucks of Bentley.
t~" ? ;-)Kit car replicas.
Real Bugattis are pre-war, so very old, possessed of sublime 8 cylinder engines and tiny, light bodies.
It is not unusual for an authentic Bugatti T35, for example to fetch more than £2 million at auction.
They are hardcore, sporting cars. No seat belts, no luxuries, no safety features at all, bloody fast and bloody wonderful.
Wikipedia is your friend. Read up on them, they are wonderful.
The cars in your pictures are no closer to a real Bugatti than my Honda is.
Real Bugattis are pre-war, so very old, possessed of sublime 8 cylinder engines and tiny, light bodies.
It is not unusual for an authentic Bugatti T35, for example to fetch more than £2 million at auction.
They are hardcore, sporting cars. No seat belts, no luxuries, no safety features at all, bloody fast and bloody wonderful.
Wikipedia is your friend. Read up on them, they are wonderful.
The cars in your pictures are no closer to a real Bugatti than my Honda is.
Morningside said:
Southwold Eh?
Yes, I'd never been there before, despite my old "home base" not being that far away, on the bikes we'd always headed for Great Yarmouth.A nice little place, with a lovely and quirky slot machine place on the pier, that would appeal to a lot of "ph"ers.
Nigel Worc's said:
Yes, I'd never been there before, despite my old "home base" not being that far away, on the bikes we'd always headed for Great Yarmouth.
A nice little place, with a lovely and quirky slot machine place on the pier, that would appeal to a lot of "ph"ers.
Yes, that weird amusement arcade is lovely.A nice little place, with a lovely and quirky slot machine place on the pier, that would appeal to a lot of "ph"ers.
Get thee to Prescott hill climb, home of the Bugatti Owner's club in the UK, some time to see the real things being thrashed to within an inch of their lives, sometimes beyond. The May 'La Vie en Bleu' meeting is especially recommended. It's a wonderful, compact venue, and very friendly - everyone has time to stop and talk
It's intoxicating. The passion, racing and the will to not treat these wonderful lumps of engineering only as museum pieces but to race, race, (break and fix and) race is wonderful.
It's intoxicating. The passion, racing and the will to not treat these wonderful lumps of engineering only as museum pieces but to race, race, (break and fix and) race is wonderful.
Edited by Huff on Sunday 22 September 22:35
Huff said:
Get thee to Prescott hill climb, home of the Bugatti Owner's club in the UK, some time to see the real things being thrashed to within an inch of their lives, sometimes beyond. The May 'La Vie en Bleu' meeting is especially recommended. It's a wonderful, compact venue, and very friendly - everyone has time to stop and talk
It's intoxicating. The passion, racing and the will to not treat these wonderful lumps of engineering only as museum pieces but to race, race, (break and fix and) race is wonderful.
Met a chap with a type 40 at a classic car show, really great to see a car used properly, I think he used to climb the car but I cant remember exactly. It's intoxicating. The passion, racing and the will to not treat these wonderful lumps of engineering only as museum pieces but to race, race, (break and fix and) race is wonderful.
Edited by Huff on Sunday 22 September 22:35
This one is often seen around the Midlands.
It's very convincing to those without too much knowledge of the marque. The disc brakes, coil springs, dampers & wire wheels being the biggest give away.
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
It's very convincing to those without too much knowledge of the marque. The disc brakes, coil springs, dampers & wire wheels being the biggest give away.
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
Bugatti Vitesse
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