BUGATTI TYPE 40

Acknowledgements & Publisher´s note

I. Introduction to the Bugatti type 40&40A
II. Mechanical/Technical type 40 Gearbox Alignment chassis/Frames. Speedometers. Engine oil feed.
III Bugatti-Bodied T40s The Lidia Bugatti Car
IV Non-Bugatti-Bodied T40s
V The Type 40A
VI Type 40s in Later Life
VII Type 40s in COmpetition
VIII Living with a type 40 by Jean Louis Arbey a very Grand Lady
IX A 40 through Africa-Loiseau´s Expedition summary stage by stage

Appendices

I The Auto-Motor journal road test (27.6.29)
II The Motor road Tst (10.12.29)
III Motor Sport Road Test (September 1943)
IV TYpe 40 sales brochures & other advertising Type 40 original prices Bugatti T40 princes compared with contemporary models
VI Factory slaes records
VIII Sources of the Type 40´s major components
IX The Bugatti Trust

Features

- Concise history of the 4-cylinder Bugatti T40 & T40A.
- Over 150 mainly period photographs and illustrations, together with contemporary sales material and other interesting articles.
- Individual chassis sales records.
- Detailed technical data on all aspects of the car.
- High quality artpaper production.
- A companion to Barrie Price's Bugatti 46/50 and Bugatti 57 books.
Description

The 4-cylinder Bugatti Type 40, sometimes unkindly referred to as ‘Ettore’s Morris Cowley,’ nevertheless shared its fine engineering pedigree with all other Bugattis. Packed with mainly period photographs, illustrations and sales literature, the book also features the factory’s individual chassis sales records.
Synopsis

This book is a pictorial tribute to the 4-cylinder Bugatti Type 40. Although sometimes unkindly referred to as ‘Ettore’s Morris Cowley,’ the model nevertheless shared its fine engineering pedigree with all other Bugattis. Packed with mainly period photographs, illustrations and sales literature, it is a visual treat for all admirers of this model, and for added interest the book also features the factory’s individual chassis sales records.