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Bugatti Type 32 "Tank"
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| Bugatti Type 32 "Tank" | |
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| Bugatti | |
| aka | Bugatti Tank |
| Production | 1923 |
| Class | Race Car |
| Body Style | how many doors+how many seats+what type of body |
| Length | length - type here |
| Width | Width - type here |
| Height | Height - type here |
| Wheelbase | 2020mm |
| Weight | 761kg |
| Transmission | 3-Speed Manual |
| Engine | Inline-8 |
| Power | 75 hp @ 4000 rpm |
| Similar | similar (competition) |
| Designer | Designer (lead designer if it was a team effort) |
The Bugatti Type 32, commonly called the Tank de Tours, was a streamlined racing car built in 1923. Four examples were made, each with a 2.0 L (1991 cc/121 in³) straight-8 engine based on that in the Type 30. "The Tank" finished third in the ACF Grand Prix that year.This was the first Bugatti to be fitted with roller-bearing big ends in order to improve the bottom-end reliability ( Bugatti was rather later than most manufacturers in the incorporation of a fully pressurised oil system, preferring a splash "spit and hope" delivery method). The Type 32 also broke new ground ( for a racing bug ) by using a three-speed and reverse transaxle unit, the exceptionally short wheelbase and long straight-eight engine making a conventional gearbox difficult to accommodate. It also heralded an embrionic hydraulic front brake actuation.
Another tank-bodied Bugatti racer, the 1936 Type 57G, was much more successful.
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