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Bugatti Type 101

Bugatti Type 101
FieldValue
nameBugatti Type 101
imageBugatti Type 101.jpg
caption57454 (blue) & 101500 (cream)
manufacturerBugatti
production1951–1952, 1965
8 units
assemblyFrance: Molsheim, Alsace
classGrand tourer
body_style4-door saloon
cabriolet
2-door coach
coupé
roadster
layoutFR layout
engine3257 cc straight-8
transmission4-speed manual
wheelbase3.3 m
relatedBugatti Type 57

8 units cabriolet 2-door coach coupé roadster

The Bugatti Type 101 is a motor car made by Bugatti in 1951 and 1952 (one was built in 1965). In order to restart production after World War II and the deaths of Ettore Bugatti and his son Jean, the Type 101 was developed from the pre-war Type 57. Seven chassis were built; these were bodied by four different coachbuilders: , Guilloré, Antem and Ghia, the last to a design by Virgil Exner. The 101 was powered by the 3.3 L (3257 cc) straight-8 from the Type 57.

Production

Six Type 101 chassis were built after an initial converted Type 57 chassis prototype. At least two more Type 57s were also converted to Type 101 specifications, making a total of nine Type 101 cars produced.

Bugatti Type 101 Guillore 4-door saloon (101500)

The last Type 101 was built in 1965 by Ghia designed by Virgil Exner for the last remaining Type 101 chassis. It was exhibited at the Turin Motor Show in an attempt to revive the marque, but financing could not be arranged and production plans were scrapped. Exner owned the car for many years, and it has lately appeared in public at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Bugatti Type 101 Virgil Exner/Ghia roadster (101506)
YearChassis NumberBodyNotes
193557299Coupé
193557314Stelvio Cabriolet by Gangloff
195157454Gangloff coupé
1952101500Guillore 4-door saloon
1952101501Gangloff cabriolet
1952101502Guilloré 2-door coach
1952101503Gangloff cabriolet
1951101504Antem coupé
1965101506Virgil Exner/Ghia roadster

Engine

ModelYearEngineDisplacementPowerFuel system
T1011951straight-8 DOHC 16v3257 cc135 hpSingle carburetor
T101C1951straight-8 DOHC 16v3257 cc190 hpSingle carburetor, Roots supercharger

Notes

References

  1. "Type 101". bugattipage.com.
  2. Osborne, Donald. (May 2008). "1951 Bugatti Type 101 Guilloré Coupe". Sports Car Market.
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