Bugatti Type 35

The Bugatti Type 35 was a Grand Prix race car built by Bugatti at Molsheim between 1924 and 1930. It was extremely successful in the hands of the factory team and was also sold to privateers around the world, pioneering the idea of a race-ready car that anyone could buy. Its egg-shaped radiator and tapered Bordino tail are emblematic, and it has become synonymous with being the first car to use cast alloy wheels. The original model, introduced at the 1924 French Grand Prix at Lyon, used a three-valve overhead camshaft straight-eight of 1,991 cubic centimetres that gave up to 90 horsepower and revved to 6,000 rpm, with a hollow front axle to reduce unsprung weight. Supercharged and larger-engined versions followed as the 35B and 35C, and the article also covers the 35A and 35T and the related Types 37 and 39. The Type 35 won more than 1,000 races, and Bugatti took the Targa Florio five years running from 1925 to 1929 with it.