Talk:Bugatti Type 35

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Wetman

First with the famous Bugatti radiator?

"The Type 35 ... was the first vehicle to feature the famed Bugatti arch-shaped radiator..."

Yet, if one looks at the Bugatti Type 13 article, one sees a photo of a 1922 Type 13 Brescia with a distinctive Bugatti horseshoe radiator.

Is there any source that states that the Type 35 was the first to have the horseshoe radiator? Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 00:03, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

There are a number of things wrong with the original statement. First, it's not the radiator per se that provides the characteristic shape, but that of the grille and shell (or surround). Also, the shape of the t.35's radiator surround/shell isn't that of an "arch", it was meant to evoke a horseshoe. The earlier Bugattis (such as the t.13 and t.21 Brescia (t. 13 and 23) had an egg-shaped surround, but by the time of the t.35, that was changed to the more familiar horseshoe shape. Bricology (talk) 07:44, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Type 29

Bugatti's nomenclature is confusing, and the Wikipedia pages are sadly lacking in accurate details. As best I can understand it, Type 29 refers to the engine; cars equipped with this engine might be referred to by either the engine type, the chassis type, or both as in "Type 29/30". Currently "Type 29" in Wikipedia redirects to a totally irrelevant page (which is a problem in itself). I've changed the reference here to link to "Type 30" as that is effectively the same model, even tho that is not clearly explained on the Type 30 page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:589:380:130B:0:0:0:204F (talk) 16:34, 14 September 2019 (UTC)