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Bugatti Type 37 - petit pur sang - pure blood in miniature

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Created on November 1, 1983

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W. O. Weernink

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - Type 37 not unknown in Switzerland either - start of the Klausen Pass race in 1930

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - The front suspension in its functional beauty

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - The car in typical Bugatti blue

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - Engine of the Bugatti 37 with four cylinders and camshaft driven via king shafts

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Ettore Bugatti with his wife and child in his own sports car in 1924

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Bugatti 37 (1926) - front view

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Bugatti 37 (1926) - front view with focus on front axle

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Bugatti 37 (1926) - Walter Grell from Reinfelden on the "little" Bugatti"

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Bugatti Type 35 (1927) - the smaller Type 37 benefited greatly from the Type 35

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Bugatti Type 37 1927 at the Mille Miglia 2011

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Bugatti 37A (1928) - at the Solitude Revival 2011

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - BugattI T37A (1927)

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - Bugatti T37 (1926)

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GP Suisse 2009 in Bern - Bugatti T37A (1926)

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - Die Vorderradaufhängung in ihrer funktionellen Schönheit

Bugatti 37 (1925) - Der Wagen im typischen Bugatti-Blau

Bugatti 37 (1925) - Motor des Bugatti 37 mit vier Zylindern und über Königswellen angetriebene Nockenwelle

Ettore Bugatti mit Frau und Kind im eigenen Sportwagen im Jahre 1924

Bugatti 37 (1926) - Vorderansicht

Bugatti 37 (1926) - Vorderansicht mit Fokus auf Vorderachse

Summary

How blue does blood have to be to be called noble? And who should decide that? Ever since Ettore Bugatti began building mobile treasures in Molsheim, Bugatti enthusiasts have had their own standards. Outward beauty, technical perfection, performance and racing success made Bugattis more valuable and desirable than others. They were not only more valuable, they were also more thoroughbred. If all factors were harmoniously coordinated, the owner could and can be truly proud of his car. This article presents the "smaller" Bugatti 37, which inherited many ingredients from the larger racing cars, but remained true to the tradition of the Voiturette.

This article contains the following chapters

Artistic skill down to the smallest detail
The path to the most famous Bugatti model
From race to race
Still 4 instead of 8 cylinders
Technical delicacies
Beautiful and fast

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

How blue does blood have to be to be called noble? And who should decide that? Ever since Ettore Bugatti began building mobile treasures in Molsheim, Bugatti enthusiasts have had their own standards. Outward beauty, technical perfection, performance and racing success made Bugattis more valuable and desirable than others. They were not only more valuable, they were also more thoroughbred. If all factors were harmoniously coordinated, the owner could and can be truly proud of his car. Many stories circulate about Bugatti - both true and untrue. It is said that all Bugatti engines of the "Le Patron" were equipped with eight cylinders, which is certainly not true. Nor is it true that Bugatti is said to have told a critic of his brakes: "My cars are for driving and not for braking." The brakes were not bad. The cars had brakes that would stand up to today's standards. Another story claims that Bugatti inserted handwritten letters into the hollow front axle of customer cars. Yet the vast majority of Bugattis were equipped with solid axle bodies.

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Bugatti 37 (1925) - Die Vorderradaufhängung in ihrer funktionellen Schönheit

Bugatti 37 (1925) - Der Wagen im typischen Bugatti-Blau

Bugatti 37 (1925) - Motor des Bugatti 37 mit vier Zylindern und über Königswellen angetriebene Nockenwelle

Ettore Bugatti mit Frau und Kind im eigenen Sportwagen im Jahre 1924

Bugatti 37 (1926) - Vorderansicht

Bugatti 37 (1926) - Vorderansicht mit Fokus auf Vorderachse

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