Well, it was in motion before what appears to be have been a breakdown! This photo is roughly 10 years old, and taken from memory on the Pacific Highway heading north out of Sydney towards Newcastle. I remember seeing the car in the distance, and being able to pull over on an off-ramp to take a quick photo; I was on the clock and had places to go. Hopefully the guys got the car home safely.
Could this be a Type 37 ? The 35s usually had broad-spoked alloy wheels, rather than wire wheels. Very nice , even if it does break down sometimes.
T37 shared body with the T35. A quick goggle shows both wearing the broad spoked wheels. There was a Bugatti shown at Motorclassica with 1950s race history powered by a Holden engine:
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/car-show-classics-tales-of-the-extraordinary-from-motorclassica/
so the likelihood of this being some sort of (gorgeous) Aussie mongrel is not so far fetched.
Just have to comment on the beautiful Jaguar also in the picture. No cheap shots about the Bugatti stopping for the broken down Jag!
You gotta love a car company that maintains a certain ‘design language’ within its product line… Check out the grill on their latest model and compare it to the subject car…
Looks too large. T35s and t37s are tiny…
i saw a program last week where a group buying rare cars in south america to sell here were nearly duped by a perfect Bugatti reproduction from this era. It turns out there is a small factory making them.
Pur Sang…
http://pursangweb.com.ar/
Which one was broken down? Sorry, Jose.
You can’t say a bad word about a type 35.
As they say in the ad, “It’s not a car.”
My dad had a Type35A and always said it was the ultimate.
Seeing this Bugatti next to the Jaguar brought back a memory. I worked for Falvey Motors in Ferndale, MIch. (north of Detroit) in the late 60’s. The dealership sold MG, Austin, Jaguar and Rolls Royce. The owner of the dealership, Lawrence Falvey, a Hungarian immigrant had a blue Bugatti Type 35 parked in his warehouse next to a silver Jaguar SSK. Back in the day, these weren’t garage queens, they were just parked uncovered ready to drive. It sure was fun to climb into these cars and pretend. Across the street in another building he had a silver 300 SL Gullwing.
1970’s….
Anyone else take a close look at the front suspension to confirm the absence of VW torsion bars?
I see a hefty crossbar for head lights and front wings, and a bright metal solid front axle dipping below the hand crank in front…