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1,777 posts
102 months
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simes205
1,666 posts
97 months
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Andrew Noakes
914 posts
109 months
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The hole in the bonnet means it has (or should have, at any rate) a supercharged engine, which makes it a Type 35B or 35C, built 1926-31.
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eccles
7,703 posts
91 months
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i'm suprised it hasn't got mudgaurds of any sort on a road legal car...
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Balmoral Green
29,612 posts
117 months
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eccles said: i'm suprised it hasn't got mudgaurds of any sort on a road legal car... Ooh! hadnt noticed that, quite right, maybe they'd just been racing.
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SamHH
4,743 posts
85 months
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eccles said: i'm suprised it hasn't got mudgaurds of any sort on a road legal car... Legally, must all cars on the road have mudguards?
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slinky
14,398 posts
118 months
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If we're talking legal, the plates are hardly spot on  Lovely looking car though!
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tr3a
104 posts
96 months
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Bugatti T35B, one of my all time favourite dream cars. I've never been the same after I heard one of these screaming down a racetrack, straight 8 barking, compressor on song, a sound so spine tinglingly beautiful it still moves me just thinking of it. Many of these cars are bitsa Bugattis, BTW. There may be some original parts in them, but it's impossible to say how many and 'missing' chassis numbers have been turning up with conspicuous regularity. Then there are the replicas, most of which are truly awful 'lookalikes', little more than kit cars, which look nothing like a real T35B from any angle. To me, there's only one good replica and it's being produced by Pur Sang in Argentina. Sanctioned by the Bugatti Owner's Club, it differs only in small, practical details like shell bearings in the engine instead of roller bearings and a new one is only about 125.000 quid. Expensive? It's a steal, really. Genuine T35B's can be had from 400K on up, going into 1.5 million, depending on history. Whatever the car in the pictures is, it's great to see it actually being used. That's what they're for, however valuable some of them may be.
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simes205
1,666 posts
97 months
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I saw Nick Mason's car (Ten tenths) win at the Revival in the rain; fantastic. Then on venturing into the pits there were 5 (b&c) lined up including the totally original one that was up for auction. Thankyou Lord March.  Also one at this years speed trials mmmm
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L100NYY
26,785 posts
112 months
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A great spot that one, the Bug is one of my all time favourite cars of any period only being beaten to the top spot by Remus!
Note to self -
Start doing the lottery!
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ettore
2,411 posts
121 months
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..as mentioned, it is either a 35B (2.3 litre) or C (2 litre). The "BS" number is a DVLA re-issue, not necessarily an issue but could mean it is more modern that its appearence would suggest.
Irrespective, they are magnificent, charismatic machines, my absolute favourite. They`re still pretty quick as well!
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L100NYY
26,785 posts
112 months
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ettore said: ..as mentioned, it is either a 35B (2.3 litre) or C (2 litre). The "BS" number is a DVLA re-issue, not necessarily an issue but could mean it is more modern that its appearence would suggest.
Irrespective, they are magnificent, charismatic machines, my absolute favourite. They`re still pretty quick as well! Enjoy........ www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSqdg5Noygw
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fat richie
1,036 posts
87 months
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SamHH said: eccles said: i'm suprised it hasn't got mudgaurds of any sort on a road legal car... Legally, must all cars on the road have mudguards? Yes and no, C&U regs say that a car must have mudguards to catch mud and water thrown up (can't remember the exact quote) so you could argue than on a dry day they weren't neccessary - a bit like having a "daylight" MoT.... 
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eccles
7,703 posts
91 months
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fat richie said: SamHH said: eccles said: i'm suprised it hasn't got mudgaurds of any sort on a road legal car... Legally, must all cars on the road have mudguards? Yes and no, C&U regs say that a car must have mudguards to catch mud and water thrown up (can't remember the exact quote) so you could argue than on a dry day they weren't neccessary - a bit like having a "daylight" MoT.... so you're saying a car can't thow up grit or small stones on a dry day then?
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L100NYY
26,785 posts
112 months
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I was talking to a guy that was driving a 35B back from Prescott on the road and asked him about his lack of mudguards and his answer was that he very much doubted the police would know the answer themselves and didn't seem duly worried!
I think I'd tend to agree with him!
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eccles
7,703 posts
91 months
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L100NYY said: I was talking to a guy that was driving a 35B back from Prescott on the road and asked him about his lack of mudguards and his answer was that he very much doubted the police would know the answer themselves and didn't seem duly worried!
I think I'd tend to agree with him! i think you're right there, i've seen a few rather nice hotrods driving round without mudgaurds. although a few years ago my fathers vintage car very nearly failed its MOT due to a lack of front mudgaurds. he'd left them off after repairing the stays, as he was in a hurry to get the car mot'd, luckily the tester was in the same local old car club, and knew the car normally ran with them on.
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KING HERALD
18,350 posts
85 months
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eccles said: L100NYY said: I was talking to a guy that was driving a 35B back from Prescott on the road and asked him about his lack of mudguards and his answer was that he very much doubted the police would know the answer themselves and didn't seem duly worried!
I think I'd tend to agree with him! i think you're right there, i've seen a few rather nice hotrods driving round without mudgaurds. although a few years ago my fathers vintage car very nearly failed its MOT due to a lack of front mudgaurds. he'd left them off after repairing the stays, as he was in a hurry to get the car mot'd, luckily the tester was in the same local old car club, and knew the car normally ran with them on. Mudguards are not an MOTable item, they come under 'construction and use' regulations. Most coppers don't actually know if they have to be fitted by law, and I know of guys who nhave driven hot rods for years without 'guards fitted and they've never been stopped. Essentially, they are to stop mud and rain from spraying onto other cars, so if it is not raining you are not breaking the law by not having them. And even if you do get pulled it is a mere fine, no points. 
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