{"id":23487,"date":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/90-years-of-victories-with-the-bugatti-type-35\/"},"modified":"2020-10-05T12:17:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T12:17:46","slug":"90-years-of-victories-with-the-bugatti-type-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/90-years-of-victories-with-the-bugatti-type-35\/","title":{"rendered":"90 Years of victories with the Bugatti Type 35"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bugatti – many myths and legends surround this brand. While today’s youth know the sports car manufacturer mainly because of the four-digit horsepower numbers of Veyron and Chiron, in the 1920s and 30s the brand was one of the most successful participants in international motorsport. No matter where the Bugatti racing cars appeared, whether used by the factory or with private drivers behind the wheel, they were predominantly very successful on the circuits. A year of dominance was undoubtedly 1928. In that year, the motorsport association changed its regulations, which was very accomodating for Bugatti with the Type 35.

According to the new rules, racecars were only allowed to weigh between 550 and 750 kilograms while the engine power was free. At this time, Bugatti had already acquired a certain expertise for inline eight-cylinder engines in other models and installed a corresponding engine into the Type 35. This was otherwise based on the previously successful racecar Type 30, but with shortened wheelbase and various weight savings, including a narrower bodywork. This made the car more agile, lighter and powerful at the same time, which offers advantages, especially on winding roads. While in the street-legal Type 35A the unchanged engine from the Type 30 with approximately 70 hp was used, the racing variant received an advanced version with five instead of three crankshaft bearings and 90 hp. From 1928, the Type 35B and Type 35C followed with a lateral on the engine block mounted Roots blower, which increased the power to 140 (T35B with a displacement increase to 2.3 liters) and 125 hp (T35C). So the Bugatti already reached more than 200 kph (124 mph) 90 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n

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