Bugatti T23
specifications
brand
Bugatti
mileage
kms
year
1923
engine
cc
gearbox
price
€ 535.000
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Single ignition, engine size 69 x 100mm. Prince de Bourbon entered the car at the Course de Cote de Vianden organized by the Automobile Club luxembourgeois on August 26th. 1923, where he had an extraoridnary performance : 2 x 2,5 km in 5’28”. The registered weight for the hillclimb including the two passengers was 930 kg. Few days later, on 9 September 1923 the car was registered in UK.
When L. Clark bought the car in 1933, it had a long and narrow 4-seater body. Clark built a new body, moving the dash and bulkhead right back and raced the car.
In 1934 the front axle was replaced by one from a sports Lea Francis with large brakes and spring centres that allowed the Brescia springs to be fitted outside the chassis frame. The Victor Hillyer owned the car for 46 years. According to W2. in 1962 the car had an open 2-seater, no doors, blue body.
