1913 Bugatti Sport Racer complete professional restoration process.
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- čas přidán 12. 11. 2019
- Ettore Bugatti, the "Michelangelo of automobiles" hand built this 1913 Type 22 Signature racer. See how Alan Travis restored it to perfection.
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Gorgeous. And the engineering of that motor is just incredible for 1913. Integrating the cylinder sleeves into the head is just unbelievably clever.
This is my dream car. I can't explain how much I want one.
Fascinating , outside the box and really common sense engineering to a light weight engine.I believe one of the first flat plane cranks on a car engine .Flat plane cranks were invented for inline aircraft engines.Love the engineering ..Kudos..
What an adorable little machine! Thanks for explaining the tappets; I'd heard of Bugatti's banana tappets, but never quite understood them; now I do.
Happy to help!
I have worked ona 1914 Vulcan car which had the same carb,which also drew warm air through the block exactly the same way . It was amazing how the engine makers back then knew that fuel was not up to par and how to achieve better atomisation. Others who had worked on the engine before me didn't understand why the carb had three intake ports. Flooding was necessary to get them to start on the crank but it had electric start which enabled easy starting.
This is like when A Magician tells you how he does his tricks!!! Didn't I see this on Jay Lenos Garage, too...
I know he was on jay Leno Sure but I would love to see more videos of him and his other cars
Some marvellous insights into Bugatti's early engineering. Big thank you for sharing this with us.
It was a thrill getting into the nuts and bolts, the best way to appreciate what Ettore Bugatti and company was capable of doing.
That is a phenomenal engine and car. Well thought out for its day.
Absolutely fascinating. This was so advanced for its time. The only thing that doesn't seem to make sense is heating the inlet air. That's only going to hurt the efficiency and reduce power. Maybe the fuels of the day were so poor that there was no other option, but I would have thought it could be avoided.
Heated intake air prevents icing. Standard equipment on aero piston engines with carbs though it is a selectable function.
It´s a genial piece of art...!! Not just an usual engine...!
Many thanks for this most interesting insight to the solutions of 110 years ago. I'm into modern bikes too; there have been some production problems with gauling with ti valves. Just wondered what you did with the guides to compensate... probably followed thr instructions from Manley.... but on the off chance no one said anything, be a shame and a problem to drop a valve. Banans lifters.... tres bien mon amis.
The Indy car had hydraulic front brakes and cable rears the hydraulics didn’t work very well though (at least they didn’t in the 90s)
No Dipstick. Just add oil until it comes out of the top valve.
What a car to own. A very very interesting video, thanks for posting. Criminal that you don't have a lot more views.
Bugatti was able to produce a few cars for people of almost unlimited wealth. The truly great engineers were those such as Ford, Olds and Austin, who built reliable cars, in huge numbers for people of average incomes. The same is true today. A Ferrari is a beautiful car - but so it should be for hundreds of thousands of dollars!
But it is a wonderful example of what engineering and fabrication skills existed over 100 years ago.
brilliant, many thanks : )
Amazing thank you
Wow!! This is beautiful. I am planning on building one of these. I have to find build sheets and pictures of everything. doyou know where to find machinist drawings and such? I know it will take time to find them.
Great! But where's Part 2?
Good question, thanks for asking. We'll see if we can get a video up.
Alan
Once again you've put together a great video on the restoration progress of your Type 22 Bugatti. Thanks for sharing your time, knowledge and enthusiasm with us. This gives us a chance to see a "behind the scene" look at what it took to eventually allow you to take take us along with you and Jay Leno on the great drive one evening in Burbank and the surrounding area..... czcams.com/video/PVl3cEkSSo0/video.html
Steve Hammatt
Just exactly what is meant by “The equivalent of 24 coats of paint.”?
ducati bevel engines use 8mm valves and caps- maybe a useful source ?
When do I start remembering? ))
A Fokker D VII radiator has over 7,000 honeycomb tubes.
And it works.
4 wheel brakes in 1913! I guess Bugatti was being disingenuous when he said, *"I make my cars to go, not to stop"* ?