1936 Bugatti Type 57 Two-light Ventoux

Audrain Collections

• Shown at the 1986 Concours d’Elegance Automobile Monte Carlo

• Competition derived 8-cylinder performance

• Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean involved with the design

• Two-Light refers to two side windows – Four-Light cars have two rear windows

The Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux was a factory designed production model sold as a 2 door, 4-seater coupe. Ettore Bugatti’s son Jean was a particularly talented engineer and designer and was personally involved in the development and look of the Ventoux. He embodied some of the unique traits of the Type 50 Coupe Profilee in the styling of the Ventoux.

The majority of the Type 57 Chassis were produced with factory built Ventoux coachwork while others were cloaked with the product of independent coachbuilders like Gangloff. Total production of the Ventoux was approximately 139.

Some high-performance versions of the Type 57 were supercharged, known as the Type 57C, bearing some of the most elegant and unusual coachwork like the now famous Type 57C Atlantic, one of the most exotic and exciting cars ever made by Bugatti.

Jean Bugatti was responsible for the unusually aerodynamic Bugatti Type 57C “Tank” which won the 1938 Le Mans 24-hour race. He was unfortunately killed in a testing accident in 1939. His father survived the 2nd World War but succumbed shortly thereafter. Various Bugatti’s,, including the Type 57, have been victorious in the Concours d’Elegance Monte Carlo, including this Two-Window Ventoux car in 1986.

Specifications:

Engine:  3257cc in-line 8-cylinder, twin overhead cam

Power: 139 hp

Transmission: 4-speed manual

Brakes: 4-wheel hydraulic drum brakes