This is a very rare opportunity to acquire an original
right-hand drive, aluminum bodied Trafford Engineering Automotive Limited
(TEAL) Bugatti T-35 built in the UK by illustrious TEAL builder Bob Jones in
1980. This TEAL manufactured Bugatti T-35 needs absolutely no introduction in
European countries as there is an avid TEAL Club in the UK. This beauty is
titled and registered in Kansas as a 1980 ASVE, Model 1927 Bugatti. Pictures
next to her big sister is another TEAL Bugatti which could be available if
interested.
Trafford
Engineering Automotive Limited built/replicated Types 35,
43, 44, 52 and 59 Bugatti race cars until 1996. About 200 TEAL Bugatti's of the
aforementioned types were completely hand-manufactured at the small Trafford
Brake Patricroft, Eccles factory in the United Kingdom originally costing
upwards $28,000 for a TEAL fitted with a Triumph, Fiat or MGB engine and
gearbox in the mid-late 1980's. Of course, every Bugatti enthusiast is very
familiar with the (GRP) glass reinforced plastic or "fiberglass"
Bugatti Type 35 roadsters that saturated the affordable American consumer car
market beginning in the early 1970's. But this high-quality evocation must NOT
be confused with the many fiberglass replicas often found on eBay and other
collector forums.
This TEAL is powered by a finely tuned Fiat
Power-plant. The only upgrades that this highly authentic looking Roadster
could benefit from are vintage 8” or 10” nickel plated Marchal headlamps; a
“weathered or stressed” spare tire three-point leather harness and of course
the iconic Bugatti steering wheel. The finely tuned vintage four cylinder Fiat
engine is throaty and very powerful for this 1700 lbs. bullet with a very
authentic sound. This TEAL is properly appointed and none of the accouterments
are “over the top” with this car, no unnecessary bells and whistles, just a
very beautiful and authentic looking early 20th century “naked” European street
legal Bugatti race car.
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Keyword: Bugatti, Replica, Tribute, Roadster,
Sports Car, Classic, Vintage, Unique, Pur Sang, Hot Rod, Convertible, Tonneau
Cover, Open Cockpit.