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Bugatti Type 57SC Coupe body by Corsica

1937-1939, France

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
37-39: i8/16V ?:1 3257cc.(199ci)

210-hp

@5500rpm

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

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.3l210hp: 215kph/134mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.50 x 18 // 6.00 x 19
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 - 1352/1352 mm (117.3 in - 53.2/53.2 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: 7.4 kg/hp (16.3 lb/hp) 135 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 2 (all original Type 57SC, most Type 57SC were converted 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 "C" in "Type 57SC" stands for "Compresseur" (=supercharger).
The "S" in "Type 57SC" stands for "surbaissé" (=lowered).
This car was built in 1938, chassis no. 57.602.

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