Bugatti Type 13
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 Bugatti Type 13 in the French racing car color
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| Type 13 | |
| Production period: | 1910-1914 1919-1920 |
| Class : | race car |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 1.4 liters (22 kW) |
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| Wheelbase : | 2000 mm |
| Empty weight : | 450 kg |
The Bugatti Type 13 was the first vehicle to bear the Bugatti name . Ettore Bugatti had previously developed various vehicles for manufacturers such as Prinetti & Stucchi and Deutz , which he referred to as types 1 to 12. Production of the Type 13 began when the company was founded in 1910 and lasted until 1920. During this time, a total of 435 vehicles were produced. Most road vehicles had an engine with two valves per cylinder; five vehicles, on the other hand, were equipped with four-valve engines, making the Type 13 one of the first cars with four-valve technology. The Type 13 became known as “pur-sang” (“thoroughbred”).
After the First World War , the car with multi-valve engines continued to be produced and made the brand famous. The production of the "Brescia Tourer" brought economic success.
Prewar type 13
When Bugatti began working in its new plant in Molsheim, it improved its light, shaft-driven design into a Type 13 racing car. This included drilling the engine to a total of 1.4 liters (1368 cm³). Bugatti's four-valve technology, which was one of the first of its kind, was a major step forward. The use of a dual Zenith - carburettor brought a power boost to 30 hp (22 kW ) at 4500 / min, more (kg 300) than adequate for the lightweight. The racing car was fitted with leaf springs all around and had a wheelbase of around 2 m (79 inches).
The new company produced five vehicles in 1910 and competed in the 1911 French Grand Prix in Le Mans as a blatant outsider because of its small size. During the race, the Type 13 showed its true strength and finished the race in second place after seven hours.
The First World War forced Ettore Bugatti to stop production in this region. He took two complete vehicles to Milan for the duration of the war . He had the parts of three other Bugattis Type 13s buried near his factory. After the war, Ettore Bugatti returned from Milan and made five vehicles for racing using the remaining parts.
Post war type 13
The VIII Coupe des Voiturettes at Le Mans was the only French racing event in 1920 and Bugatti entered with the two complete cars that he had brought back from Milan and one more vehicle from the remaining buried parts. Ernest Friederich won and Pierre de Vizcaya was disqualified for breaking the rules.
The Bugatti Type 13 was unbeatable in its time. At the I Gran Premio delle Vetturette on the Circuito di Montichiari near Brescia in 1921 the Type 13 with the drivers Friederich, de Vizcaya, Michele Baccoli and Piero Marco took the first four places. Thanks to these great successes, orders were not long in coming. Based on these victories, all subsequent four-valve Bugatti models were nicknamed Brescia .
These Bugatti models were the only ones where the carburetor was on the left side of the engine and the exhaust was on the right. From 1926 on, the models were fitted with front brakes.
Technical specifications
| Bugatti Type 13 | Data |
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| construction time | 1910-1914 and 1919-1920 |
| Number of items built | 435 |
| engine | 4-cylinder in-line engine, 2 valves / cylinder, overhead camshaft |
| Displacement | 1368 cc |
| Bore × stroke | 60 × 100 mm |
| compressor | No |
| Carburetor | 1 or 2 zenith |
| power | 30 hp at 4500 rpm |
| Forward gears | 4th |
| drive | propeller shaft |
| Front suspension | Rigid axle, semi-elliptical springs |
| Rear suspension | Rigid axle on drawbar and pushed boom springs |
| Brakes | Cable drum brakes |
| wheelbase | 2.00 m |
| Gauge | 1.15 m |
| wheel size | 650 × 65 |
| Weight | 450 kg |
Remarks
Bugatti didn't introduce model numbers until 1912. Before that, the Type 13 was referred to as a "two-seater" and the Type 15 as a "four-seater".
literature
- Erwin Tragatsch: The great Bugatti book , Motorbuch Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-87943-929-X
- Axel von Saldern : Bugatti. Works of art on wheels , Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg 1991
- Ingo Seiff: Bugatti. Elegance on Wheels , Bleicher Verlag, 1993, ISBN 3-88350-190-5
Web links
- Official Bugatti website for types 13, 15 and 17
- Official Bugatti website for types 13, 22 and 23 with four-valve engines
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1920 Grands Prix. (No longer available online.) Www.teamdan.com, archived from the original on February 14, 2013 ; accessed on May 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 1921 Grands Prix. (No longer available online.) Www.teamdan.com, archived from the original on May 4, 2009 ; accessed on May 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
