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The '''[[Bugatti]] Type 32''', commonly called the '''Tank de Tours''', was a streamlined racing car built in [[1923]]. Four examples were made, each with a 2.0 L (1991 cc/121 in³) [[straight-8]] engine based on that in the [[Bugatti Type 30|Type 30]]. "The Tank" finished third in the [[ACF Grand Prix]] that year. | The '''[[Bugatti]] Type 32''', commonly called the '''Tank de Tours''', was a streamlined racing car built in [[1923]]. Four examples were made, each with a 2.0 L (1991 cc/121 in³) [[straight-8]] engine based on that in the [[Bugatti Type 30|Type 30]]. "The Tank" finished third in the [[ACF Grand Prix]] that year. |
Revision as of 12:43, 9 December 2007
The Bugatti Type 32, commonly called the Tank de Tours, was a streamlined racing car built in 1923. Four examples were made, each with a 2.0 L (1991 cc/121 in³) straight-8 engine based on that in the Type 30. "The Tank" finished third in the ACF Grand Prix that year.
Another tank-bodied Bugatti racer, the 1936 Type 57G, was much more successful.
Specifications:
- Wheelbase: 78.5 in (1994 mm)
- Track: 41.4 in (1052 mm)
- Power: 90 hp (67 kW)