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Bugatti

Type 57

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03/03/2024 updated

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Details

Plaque Number

Member Only / 710

VIN

Gold Member Only

Chassis

Member Only

Model Year

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Plate

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Color

Atlantic Blue / French Racing Blue

Interior

Black Leather

Original Market Specification

EU

Transmission

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Drive

RHD

Last known km/miles

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MSRP

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Status

Museum Piece

Owner Instagram

Gold Member Only

Datasource

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Sale Link

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Information

Type 57G "Tank"
Chassis 57G01 (57335)
The most successful Bugatti sports racing car
The first of 3 "Tanks" but the only one remaining (one was lost somewhere around the end of 1936, the other disappeared after a race in Mancelle in 1937)
After acquiring lights and road equipment to become a sports car, it won every race it entered as well as single-handedly won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937, setting records on the race
Hidden underground at Bordeaux during WWII and recovered after the war
Veyron GSV “Jean-Pierre Wimille” pays tribute to this car

Location History

Country Flag Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Resides Here -- InfoResides at Simeone Museum

Country Flag Monterey, California, United States Event 21/08/2022 InfoPebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2022 - Class R-1: 24 Hours of Le Mans Centennial Early - Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

Racing History

20/06/1937 24 Hours of Le Mans Country Flag Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France InfoJean-Pierre Wimille, Robert Benoist - 1st OA (#2)

05/07/1936 Grand Prix de la Marne Country Flag Reims, Grand Est, France InfoJean-Pierre Wimille - 1st OA (#12)

Museum

Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum -- - -- Info

Gallery

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Contributors

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Edits & History

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