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06/04/2023 10:16 am Â
More than just cutting edge at the time, it took almost a decade for the competition to catch up. From 1924 to 1930, this Bugatti Type 35 won over 2000 races. The factory race team was wildly successful, but a whole slew of privateers (a rogue's gallery of the rich, famous and infamous) also got into the act. The heart of this light weight spyder began with a twin block 2.0 liter SOHC inline 8 with twin carburetors that over the years was increased to 2.3 liters and then supercharged in the Type 35B that produced 138 hp @6000 rpm.
This CMC model replicates the original 2.0 L T35 of which 96 were built. The detail on this model is of course top notch. The machined swirls on the dash, engine block and firewall are a wonder of scale and texture. I included a close up of just the dash to show the workmanship.
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06/04/2023 10:34 am Â
This is such a great model. I've been on the fence many times. I don't normally go after foreign race replicas of this era, but the craftsmanship is so good. Love those knock-offs. I recall there were more than a few who criticized that excessive positive camber but apparently it can be remedied by carefully & gently bending up both L & R spindle arms.Â
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06/04/2023 10:50 am Â
From 1924 to 1930, this Bugatti Type 35 won over 2000 races.
😲 I had no clue. When I saw the title of the post, I was expecting to see a Porsche of some kind. That is crazy impressive...as is the model.
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06/04/2023 10:53 am Â
@chris I'm too chicken to try bending them. I also have to figure CMC knew something to model it with this degree of camber. I just saw CMC is reissuing the T35 and I'm waiting to see if the camber is the same.
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06/04/2023 3:09 pm Â
Really exceptional Bugatti and it makes for a very impressive CMC 1/18 model ! I have one of these in Model of Yesteryear small-scale form and it is a similar blue color.
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06/04/2023 4:59 pm Â
Magnificent model and an excellent post. I owned a full sized Bugatti 35B replica in the 1970s and collected a significant number of Bugatti 35 models at that time. Wish I had bought this one.
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06/04/2023 6:34 pm Â
Fabulous model and some of your best pictures of all times Rich.
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07/04/2023 9:08 am Â
@david-green The split windscreen really stands out on that replica. Could that have been factory back then? Was the T35 B ever sold as a street car?
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John Kuvakas reacted
07/04/2023 9:16 am Â
Hi Rich,Â
Back in 1926, you could buy the Bugatti 35 equipped ready for road use with fenders etc. This changed in later years to race only versions.
My Bugatti Replica was factory made but in a small company in London, Ontario, likely about 1970. I was told that this one was a company demo model. I was the second owner and had it for about 6 years. Fun to drive but scared my wife at higher speeds.
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