Forums Interesting Reality Bites ‘Mini’ Bugatti Type 35

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    [Translated] From Instagram:

    In 1927, Ettore Bugatti made for his youngest son Roland, a mini Type 35, which was very successful.

    A small series of less than 500 copies will eventually be
    produced, all numbered and reserved in priority for the
    brand’s loyal customer. (Young Prince – the future king of Morocco, Hassan I, is offered a Bugatti Baby, accompanied by his father, on the occasion of their visit to the Molsheim factories. The future king of Belgium, Baudouin, child, was also offered a copy)

    They are powered by a Paris Rhône electric motor
    powered by a 12-volt battery and linked by a crown
    sprocket to the rear axle.

    The aluminum sheet metal is mounted on a chassis, top speed of 18km/h.

    The front hood is held up by two leather straps, and the
    steering wheel is marked inside one of the “Baby 34”
    branches.

    The vehicle has a front blade suspension on a rigid axle. The rear has a fixed rigid axle. Front pivots and rear axle are now greasers.

    Direction, visually, is transmitted by kneepads and bars.

    The dashboard is equipped with a load control amp and a contactor/inverter (reversing/stop/forward step).

    Acceleration is ensured by a pedal that acts on a rheostat at 6 positions. The workout is done on the right rear wheel (creating a sort of differential), via a multiplier.

    And drum brake, on all 4 wheels, is cable controlled using a hand lever located on the right side, outside of the vehicle.

     

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      Pretty cool mini car!

      I had to satisfy myself with a battle scarred fire truck, a well thrashed 64? Mustang and a speedboat all powered by foot power either pedalling or once the pedals broke by flintstone style shuffling.

      All of the above were rescued by my Dad from the local dump to which they eventually returned after many A-team rolls, blues bros style smash up chases, crap Apple throwing chases and being pushed off the clay cliff James Bond style in our backyard.

      If only go pros were a thing in my childhood there would be evidence of the sorry abuse those vehicles endured before their sad demise…

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