Bauer 1/18 ROYALE ROADSTER ESDERS 1932
BA1990TZ68
Color green
Preorder now, expected delivery Sept 2010
The Bugatti type 41 Royale 'Roadster Esders' designed and styled in 1932 by Jean Bugatti, the very promising son of the great Ettore. He died in 1939 in a tragic car accident while testing one of the factory cars around Molsheim
The car was especially designed for Dr. Armand Esders, a clothing manufacturer, who ordered a car without any headlights as this would impair the beautiful design. He had, as he said, no plans to drive after sunset anyhow.
| Engine: | 12.8 litres monoblock 8-cylinder in line |
| 2 sparkplugs per cylinder, 1 carburettor Bugatti type | |
| Power: | 260 bhp - 1700 rpm |
| Torque: | 200 nm |
| Top speed: | 160 km/h plus |
| Brakes: | mechanical - cable operated |
| Transmission: | 3 forward, 1 reverse |
| Dimensions: | 4.3 m !!! wheelbase, 1.6 m track |
| Wheels: | cast aluminum |
The car is rebuild first without and later fitted with headlamps at the Musée Nationale de l'Automobile, Mulhouse, France