| Bugatti Type 57 | |
|---|---|
 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bugatti |
| Production | 1934–1940 710 produced |
| Assembly | France: Molsheim, Alsace |
| Designer | Jean Bugatti |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Grand tourer |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3,257 cc DOHC Inline 8 |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Bugatti Type 49 |
| Successor | Bugatti Type 101 |
The Bugatti Type 57[1] and later variants (including the famous Atlantic and Atalante) was a grand tourer built from 1934 through 1940. It was an entirely new design created by Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore.[2] A total of 710 Type 57s were produced.
Type 57s used a straight-8 twin-cam engine of 3.3 L (3257 cc/198 in³) displacement. Bore and stroke were 72 mm by 100 mm based on that of the Type 49 but heavily modified by Jean Bugatti, unlike the single cam engines of the Type 49 and earlier models.[3] The engines of the Type 50, 51 used bevel gears at the front of the engine to transmit power from the crankshaft, whereas the Type 57 used a train of spur gears at the rear of the engine, with fiber gear wheels on the camshafts to achieve more silence in operation.
There were two basic variants of the Type 57 car:
The Type 57 chassis and engine was revived in 1951 as the Bugatti Type 101. A rediscovered Type 57 was sold for 3.4 million euros at auction on 7 February 2009 at a motor show in Paris.[4]
- ^ Barrie Price (23 October 2000). Bugatti 57: The Last French Bugatti. ISBN 9781901295665.
- ^ Charles Lam Markmann, Mark Sherwin (11 February 2014). The Book of Sports Cars - (France and Germany). Edizioni Savine. ISBN 9788896365458.
- ^ Jarraud, Robert: Bugatti Doubles Arbres, Editions de l'Automobiliste, 1977, page 44
- ^ "Classic Bugatti makes 3.4m euros". BBC News online. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2009.