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BugattiType 51
Production1931–1935
Recorded originFrance
ClassSports car
Background
The Bugatti Type 51 series succeeded the famous Type 35 as Bugatti's premier racing car for the 1930s. The main distinction is that it uses a twin cam engine. Unlike the dominant Type 35s of the prior decade, the Type 51 were unable to compete with the government-supported German and Italian offerings.
Text adapted from “Bugatti Type 51” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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