{"id":185774,"date":"2016-04-06T14:45:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=185774"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:51:04","slug":"1931-bugatti-type-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1931-bugatti-type-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Type 54 GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

1931 Bugatti Type 54<\/h1>\n
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As a stop gap between planned models, Bugatti produced the Type 54. It became a synthesis of the Type 45 chassis with an eight-cylinder engine from the Type 50. It was raced actively from 1930 to 1933 and became known for its brute power among the more nimble Type 35s it replaced.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the Monza GP in 1930, Louis Chiron and Archille Varzi raced the first two Type 54s. Varzi was able to secure third place which wasn’t bad for a car conceived and fabricated in just two weeks. A highlight victory came when Varzi won at at Avus in 1933.<\/p>\n

In 1934 maximum weight restrictions made the Type 54 redundant. Two chassis were later converted into road cars by Bachelier and Messrs Uhlik.<\/p>\n

Pictures & Gallery<\/h2>\n

See full 1931 Bugatti Type 54 Gallery <\/a>here<\/p>\n

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Specs & Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nRacing Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nInline-8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nSupercharged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
block material<\/td>\nCast Iron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valvetrain<\/td>\nDOHC, 2 Valves per Cyl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\n2 Zenith Carburettors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n4972 cc \/ 303.41 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bore<\/td>\n86 mm \/ 3.4 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stroke<\/td>\n107 mm \/ 4.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n223.7 kw \/ 300 bhp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n60.34 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n285.71 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nAluminum Body over Steel Frame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nCable Operated Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\nDrums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nRigid Axle w\/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs, Friction Dampers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nLive Axle w\/Reversed Quarter-Elliptic Leaf Springs, Friction Dampers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n1050 kg \/ 2315 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2750 mm \/ 108.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1350 mm \/ 53.1 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear track<\/td>\n1350 mm \/ 53.1 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\n3-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
top speed<\/td>\n~200 kph \/ 124.20 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
key drivers<\/td>\nLouis Chiron, Archille Varzi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
race victories<\/td>\n1933 Avus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1931 Bugatti Type 54 As a stop gap between planned models, Bugatti produced the Type 54. It became a synthesis of the Type 45 chassis with an eight-cylinder engine from the Type 50. It was raced actively from 1930 to 1933 and became known for its brute power among the more nimble Type 35s it replaced. At the Monza GP in 1930, Louis Chiron and Archille Varzi raced the first two Type 54s. 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