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1933 Bugatti Type 43A Roadster 'Sport Luxe'

sportscardigest.com 1933 Bugatti Type 43A Roadster 'Sport Luxe'

97 years ago Bugatti was turning out supercharged sports cars... what? I just thought this was a car company that started in the 70s... The more you know.

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120bhp in the 1920's is kinda wild
- Right! And to hit 100mph. A late 1800s I saw a news article that said man can't comprehend moving faster than 20mph that's why we need rails to move faster. Man how times changed 😂
  
  Wait until you find out about Duesenberg. They made 400hp supercharged straight 8 monsters that cost more than a doctors annual salary back in the 20's and 30's. They were much faster than even race cars of the era. IMO the first relative "hypercars" if you compare what else was available.
I saw this car in the flesh 2 days ago in Hampton Court. It was up for auction for an expected 3 to 4 million pounds with a bunch of other classic cars
- Amazing! How did it look in person?
  
  Exactly like the photos in the article. It’s how I recognised it. This is the only photo I took unfortunately

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