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Bugatti Type 55 Specs and Generations

The Bugatti Type 55 is a pre-war sports car built on racing-derived engineering, bodied in small numbers. Here is what to weigh when comparing the versions listed on this page.

Bugatti Type 55 Generations

The Bugatti Type 55 generations shown here centre on the First Generation, presented in Roadster form. With so few cars built, body styles matter more than model years, so pick the generation entry matching the coachwork you are researching and open it for version-level detail.

Bugatti Type 55 Specifications

Bugatti Type 55 specifications rest on gasoline power, in the supercharged straight-eight tradition that defined the marque's sporting cars. Because each car was built and equipped individually, figures for output, gearing, dimensions and equipment belong to a specific generation and version rather than the model overall.