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Image Credit: Bonhams The 1925 Bugatti Type 35A/35T 2.3-Liter Grand Prix Two-Seater crossing the auction block through Bonhams on December 12.
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Image Credit: Bonhams Chassis No. 4564 racing in period.
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Image Credit: Bonhams Racers such as Kay Petre, Sheila Darbishire, and even Sir Stirling Moss have piloted this example of the famed Type 35.
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Image Credit: Bonhams Kay Petre racing in her 1925 Bugatti Type 35, which is the example being offered through Bonhams.
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Image Credit: Bonhams The car’s three-valve, 2.3-liter straight-eight engine.
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Image Credit: Bonhams The badge identifying this example of the Bugatti Type 35 as chassis No. 4564.
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Image Credit: Bonhams The car’s shape is unmistakable; low-slung, pencil-thin, and defined by that bolt-upright, horseshoe-framed radiator and iconic French Racing Blue paintwork.
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Image Credit: Bonhams According to Guy Newton, senior specialist with Bonhams, what adds to the vehicle’s already considerable appeal is the mountain of documentation, photographs, letters, and records cataloging the car’s complete history.
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Image Credit: Bonhams This example carries a high-end estimate 0f $860,000.
