Type 57C Bugatti Cabriolet
The original Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet (Chassis #57808), was commissioned by the French Government and especially designed by Vanvooren Coachbuilders as a wedding gift for the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Pahlavi and his wife Princess Fawzia of Egypt in 1939. It came fitted with a 189ci Inline-8 engine which produced 175 horsepower, impressive for the day. It remained in the Court of Iran until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 where the car was sold cheaply to a buyer in the USA who installed a V8 engine. The car was lat…
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The original Bugatti Type 57C Cabriolet (Chassis #57808), was commissioned by the French Government and especially designed by Vanvooren Coachbuilders as a wedding gift for the Shah of Iran, Mohammed Pahlavi and his wife Princess Fawzia of Egypt in 1939. It came fitted with a 189ci Inline-8 engine which produced 175 horsepower, impressive for the day. It remained in the Court of Iran until the Iranian Revolution in 1979 where the car was sold cheaply to a buyer in the USA who installed a V8 engine. The car was lat…
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