Bugatti Type 43

(1927 - 1931)

Brand:

Bugatti

Model:

Type 43

Related:

Type 43

Country:

France

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Bugatti Type 44 Gangloff Torpedo Sport - Special train to Krakow

June 12, 2023 — Paul Krüger 60

Although it was battered in rallies when it was young and then forgotten for 27 years, this Bugatti Type 44 has never been fully restored to this day. It proudly bears the marks that 94 years have left on it. Read the story of the only surviving Type 44 with sports bodywork by Gangloff.

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Changes and tragedies surrounding a super racing car - the Bugatti Type 54

January 14, 2013 — Bernhard Brägger / Bruno von Rotz 35

In February 2013, Bonhams will be auctioning a particularly rare Bugatti at the Grand Palais in Paris, the Type 54 in which Achille Varzi raced at Monza in 1931. This racing car report tells the story of the nine Bugatti Type 54s built and shows the first one built in detail in the picture.

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Like once with Tazio Nuvolari at the wheel - Bugatti Type 51

July 18, 2016 — Bruno von Rotz 40

The Bugatti 35 and its modifications were among the most successful racing cars of all time. To replace it, Ettore Bugatti looked to America and quickly copied the engine block and valve train from the Miller racing cars. With success, as the Type 51 won several Grand Prix victories and was sold 40 times. This report not only summarizes the short history of the racing car, it also provides driving impressions and shows the car in many pictures.

Photos of Bugatti Type 43 (random selection)

Bugatti Type 43 A Roadster Gangloff (1927) - Class E-1 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse Coppet 2019

Bugatti Type 43 (1929) - at the wheel Caroline Bugatti, the granddaughter of Ettore Bugatti - Indianapolis Oerlikon 2019

Bugatti Type 43 (1927) - as lot 56 at the Artcurial auction "Sur les Champs 12" in Paris on April 8, 2018

Bugatti Type 43 (1929) - photographed in the eighties

Bugatti Type 43 A (1930) - "le roadster grand sport" - the touring version of the Type 35 racing car

Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport Tourer (1928) - offered as lot 255 at the Bonhams Grand Palais Paris auction on February 7, 2019

Bugatti Type 43 Roadster by Lavocat et Marsaud (1928) - offered as lot 151 at the RM/Sotheby's auction in Paris on February 1, 2023

Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport (1929) - as lot 120 at the Bonhams Paris Porte de Versailles Auction 2008

Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport (1929) - Class "G1 - Sportives - Avant 1930" - Concours d'Elégance Suisse Coppet 2017

Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport (1927) - as lot 164 in the second part of Artcurial's vehicle auction at the Rétromobile on February 6, 2015

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Auctioned vehicles of Bugatti Type 43

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name
Bugatti Type 43 Roadster by Lavocat et Marsaud 1928 Sold RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 1, 2023)	Type 43 Roadster by Lavocat et Marsaud	1928	Sold	RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 1, 2023)
Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport 1928 Not Sold Artcurial Rétromobile 2015 (February 6, 2015)	Type 43 Grand Sport	1928	Not Sold	Artcurial Rétromobile 2015 (February 6, 2015)
Bugatti Type 43 1928 Sold Bonhams Bonmont (June 30, 2024)	Type 43	1928	Sold	Bonhams Bonmont (June 30, 2024)
Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport 'Prima Donna' 1931 Sold Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 3, 2023)	Type 43 Grand Sport 'Prima Donna'	1931	Sold	Artcurial Rétromobile Paris (February 3, 2023)
Bugatti Type 43 Supercharge Sports 2/4 Seater 1930 Sold Bonhams Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia (June 2, 2013)	Type 43 Supercharge Sports 2/4 Seater	1930	Sold	Bonhams Greenwich Concours d'Elegance Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia (June 2, 2013)
Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport Tourer 1928 Not Sold Bonhams Grand Palais Paris (February 7, 2019)	Type 43 Grand Sport Tourer	1928	Not Sold	Bonhams Grand Palais Paris (February 7, 2019)
Bugatti Type 43 Roadster by Eugène Matthys 1929 Sold Broad Arrow Auctions The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este (May 16, 2026)	Type 43 Roadster by Eugène Matthys	1929	Sold	Broad Arrow Auctions The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este (May 16, 2026)
Bugatti Typ 43 Grand Sport 1928 Not Sold Bonhams The Chantilly Sale (September 10, 2017)	Typ 43 Grand Sport	1928	Not Sold	Bonhams The Chantilly Sale (September 10, 2017)
Bugatti Type 43A Roadster 1928 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 18, 2022)	Type 43A Roadster	1928	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 18, 2022)
Bugatti Type 37 1929 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 4, 2025)	Type 37	1929	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 4, 2025)

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