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[[Image:BugattiTank1923.jpg|right|thumb|290px|Bugatti Type 32 tank-bodied racers in 1923]]
  
 
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&nbsp;L (1991&nbsp;cc/121&nbsp;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&nbsp;L (1991&nbsp;cc/121&nbsp;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.
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* Track: 41.4&nbsp;in (1052&nbsp;mm)
 
* Track: 41.4&nbsp;in (1052&nbsp;mm)
 
* Power: 90&nbsp;hp (67&nbsp;kW)
 
* Power: 90&nbsp;hp (67&nbsp;kW)
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[[Category:Bugatti vehicles|32]]
 
[[Category:Bugatti vehicles|32]]

Latest revision as of 16:51, 3 November 2009

Bugatti Type 32 "Tank"
File:BugattiTank1923.jpg
Bugatti Type 32 tank-bodied racers in 1923

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)


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