Bugatti Type 57

The Bugatti Type 57, together with its 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 the founder Ettore, and 710 Type 57s were produced in all. It used a 3.3 litre twin-cam straight-eight of 3,257 cubic centimetres with bore and stroke of 72 by 100 millimetres, based on the single-cam engine of the Type 49 but heavily modified, with a train of spur gears at the rear and fibre gear wheels on the camshafts for quieter running. The original touring Type 57 made 135 horsepower, reached 153 kilometres per hour and was built in 630 examples. The lowered Type 57S and supercharged 57SC are among the most iconic Bugatti cars, and the Type 57G Tank won Le Mans in 1939. The Type 57 chassis and engine were revived in 1951 as the Type 101.