Bugatti Type 55

Bugatti Type 55

The Bugatti Type 55 was a road-going version of the Type 54 Grand Prix car. A roadster, it had a short 108.3 in (2750 mm) wheelbase and light 1800 lb (816 kg) weight.

Power came from the Type 51's 2.3 L (2262 cc/138 in³) straight-8 engine. This 2-valve DOHC unit produced 130 hp (96 kW) and could rev to 5000 rpm. A Roots-type supercharger was used.

The car's 4-speed manual transmission came from the Type 49 touring car. 38 examples were produced from 1932 through 1935 and they produced a racing version later on.

Bugatti, a brand of the Volkswagen Group since 1998, road car timeline, 1910–present
Type	1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s			1963–86	1980s			1990s										2000s										2010s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2		7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3
Owner	Ettore Bugatti / Roland Bugatti																																																					Defunct	Romano Artioli											Volkswagen Group
Company name	Automobiles Ettore Bugatti									Automobiles Ettore Bugatti																																												Defunct	Bugatti Automobili S.p.A											Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Touring car													Type 30 / Type 49													Type 57
																				Type 46
Limousine																		Type 41 Royale
Roadster											Type 13 / Brescia Tourer												Type 55
Coupé																																										Type 101
Sports car	Type 13		Type 18 Garros																																													Type 252											EB110														Veyron EB 16.4
Race car														Type 32	Type 35
Official website Molsheim Ettore Bugatti (founder) Jean Bugatti Roland Bugatti