{"id":62727,"date":"2021-02-11T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=62727"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:58:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:58:29","slug":"bugatti-type-57-s-grand-routier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/bugatti-type-57-s-grand-routier\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Type 57 S Grand Routier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Various interesting bodies were built on the basis of the Type 57 chassis. In addition to Bugatti itself, renowned coachbuilders such as Gangloff and Vanvooren tried their hand at independent designs. Corsica from Cricklewood was also involved, as we reported recently<\/a><\/strong>. The four-seater Grand Routier nicknamed ‘Dulcie’ shown in this article was also created at Corsica. On February 19, it will go under the auction hammer at Bonhams in London. Behind this special vehicle is once again a story worth reading, which we would like to tell. Although this Type 57 appears in the Bonhams auction catalog with a year of manufacture of 1937, this is only half the truth. Under the Grand Routier body is a frame, which was already partly used in the Type 57G Tank racing car of the factory team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vehicle history begins in 1936<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Presumably, it was the car that competed with starting number 82 at the French Grand Prix in Montlh\u00e9ry and with number 14 at the Grand Prix de la Marne in Reims-Gueux. Afterwards, this aerodynamic race car was on display at the Paris Motor Show 1936 – and never appeared again afterwards. However, nobody knew about the Tank parts in this car until 2006. Before that, the car was considered to be a normal Type 57 S, with the S standing for ‘surbaisse’, or ‘lowered’. Bugatti was referring to the lowered frame compared to the normal Type 57, which allowed the center of gravity to be shifted lower. Only 42 Type 57 S were ever produced. To anticipate: The reuse of parts previously used for racing was quite common at Bugatti. For this reason, among others, only one original example of the Type 57G Tank still exists today. However, due to its own history, dismantling this 57 S is out of question.<\/p>\n\n\n

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