Equipment
Represented as matching numbers chassis, engine and axles with later Grand Sport coachwork, cycle fenders, polished wheel discs, Marchal lights, period-style luggage, Jaeger gauges, Smiths tachometer, leather upholstery.
Condition
A quality older restoration to good touring standards. Very good paint with minor age-related flaws. Good upholstery and interior trim shows limited use. Very good tight fitting top. Clean, orderly engine compartment. A great tour car that will show well
Market commentary
The Type 40 was one of Bugatti's most prolific production cars with a total of some 800 built. As a matching numbers example, even with later coachwork, it is unusual and is sleekly turned out. The bidders' determination of value at the reported high bid