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Bugatti Type 57S Drohead Coupe body by Vanden Plas

1936-1938, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
36-38: i8/16V 8.5:1 3257cc.(199ci)

175-hp

@5500rpm

53.7 hp/l 1x1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.3l175hp: 200kph/124mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.50 x 18 // 6.00 x 18
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4600 x 1760 x 1380 mm (181.1 x 69.3 x 54.3 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2980 mm - 1350/1350 mm (117.3 in - 53.1/53.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.10 m² (87.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.00 m² (~21.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.17 m³ (394.4 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1550 kg (3417 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 8.9 kg/hp (19.5 lb/hp) 113 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 43 (all Type 57S)

   

The Bugatti Type 57 succeeded the Type 49. The modell was all new and designed by
Jean Bugatti, the son of Ettore Bugatti. It became very successful and famous,
especially because of models like the Atalante or Atlantic.
The "S" in "Type 57S" stands for "surbaissé" (=lowered).
The car on the pictures has chassis no. 57.572 and was built in 1987.

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