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Bugatti Type 51  

1931-1935, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
31-35: i8/16V ?:1 2261cc.(138ci)

190-hp

@5200rpm

84.0 hp/l 1x1bbl+sc ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.3l190hp: 230kph/143mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 28 x 5
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3700 x 1500 x ? mm (145.7 x 59.1 x ? in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2400 mm - 1200/1200 mm (94.5 in - 47.2/47.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.55 m² (59.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ? m² (? sq.ft.) - LxWxH: ? m³ (? cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 750 kg (1653 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 3.9 kg/hp (8.7 lb/hp) 253 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 40 (all Type 51)

   

The Bugatti Type 51 was the successor to the famous and successful Type 35. They shared
the engine (while the Type 51-engine had some improvements) and the body.
The Type 51 was very successful as well.

Pictures taken in 1997/2009 in the "Cité de l’Automobile – Musée National – Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France.
 
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