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4843 Type 35C

Origineel
Gecertificeerd
1927 Bouwjaar
15 Gebeurtenissen
6 Bekende eigenaren
Gecertificeerd
Technisch dossier

4843

Bouwjaar 1927
Kleur French Racing Blue
Kleur interieur Green
Versnellingsbak 4 + R
Leverdatum 11-02-1927
Gefactureerd aan Renato Balestrero
Oorspronkelijke klant Renato Balestrero
Kenteken PM-77-63
Agent Bugatti factory
Collectie The Perridon Collection
BCC-status Certified
Beschrijving

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Technische specificaties

Motor & aandrijflijn (2)

Motornr. 108
Configuratie Inline 8-cylinder (straight-8), 3-valve OHC
Cilinderinhoud 1991 cc
Vermogen 128 HP (Supercharged)
Notities Rootes-type supercharger mounted low on engine. Unblown base power: ~90hp. Bore 60mm / Stroke 88mm. Top speed ~125mph (201km/h). 4-speed manual gearbox, cable drum brakes, RHD.
Herkomst & verhaal

Chassis 4843

Bugatti Type 35C, chassis number 4843, was purchased in 1927 by the Italian racing driver Renato Balestrero for 75,000 Swiss francs. Balestrero raced this supercharged Grand Prix car throughout the 1927 and 1928 seasons, competing in events including the Tripoli Grand Prix. The chassis represents a vivid fragment of Italian motorsport at its most heroic: the Type 35C, equipped with a Rootes-type supercharged straight-eight producing approximately 128 horsepower, was among the most competitive Grand Prix machines of its era, and in Balestrero's hands it became a vehicle of genuine ambition.

Tazio Nuvolari - The Confirmed Connection

Research by Sjoerd Schepman (curator, Perridon Collection) has established documentary evidence that Tazio Nuvolari…

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Eigendomsgeschiedenis

Bekende eigenaren (6)

Renato Balestrero
1927 – 1950

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Tentoonstelling & races

Gebeurtenissen (15)

Coppa Vinci
1927
race — Italy
GP Tripoli (Mallaha), Libya
1927
Mallaha, Libya
★ 2nd
GP Pozzo (Verona), Italy
1927
Verona, Italy
★ DNF
18th Targa Florio
1927
Race — Circuito delle Madonie, Italy
★ DNF

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Alleen voor leden

Onderhoudsgegevens & carrosserie

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Bronnen & referenties

Bibliografie (6)

Fotografie

Fotoarchief (31)

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Period photo: Tazio Nuvolari beside chassis 4843 (race number 37 visible on bodywork), 1927 Italian Grand Prix
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Official entry list (goldenera.fi/gp2704.htm): #37 Tazio Nuvolari, Bugatti T35C. Balestrero #44 DNA.
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Shell-sponsored team (Scuderia Ferrari context, ca. 1930): Enzo Ferrari, Nuvolari and Balestrero raced together
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Achille Varzi (IT), start #20, Bugatti Type 35 C (chassis 4843), paddock scene at the Grand Prix of Tripoli 1928, Mellaha Lake circuit, Libya. Varzi finished 3rd.
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Perridon Collection race registry document showing 1928 GP Tripoli results: start #20 Achille Varzi, 3rd place (red arrow). Race won by Nuvolari (1st, #12), Nenzioni (2nd, #18).
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Bugatti chassis 4843 (#26) racing on the Circuito delle Madonie mountain circuit, with partial results list showing Renato Balestrero (retired) among other competitors.
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Achille Varzi, Bugatti Type 35 C (chassis 4843, start #20), Grand Prix of Tripoli 1928. Source: BugattiBuilder.com chassis 4843 photo archive (file: #20Varzi28.jpg).
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Achille Varzi (IT) portrait and biographical context from the Tazio Nuvolari Museum. Top: Varzi after his victory in the Bugatti Type 51 at the Grand Prix of Monaco 1933. Text confirms: in 1928 Varzi formed a partnership with Tazio Nuvolari and raced a stable of Bugatti Type 35s - the same year Varzi drove chassis 4843 to 3rd place at the Grand Prix of Tripoli. Source: Tazio Nuvolari Museum biography.
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