2 litre Race Imitation Tecla
French registration

The car presented for sale is in the Type 35A configuration derived from the 1924 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix.
Examination of the vehicle shows a car in good used condition, with an old patina.
The engraved chassis plate 4627 is new.
The body is said to have been made in Spain as well as the bonnet.
According to the owner, the mirror and the windscreen are two original parts. The chassis is new and of English origin.
It is true to the model, equipped with the front brake cable exit hole, behind the spring articulation, as on the pre-1928 Bugatti eight cylinder Grand Prix frames. It is fitted with new ventilated drums.
The radiator is new, and has no factory markings. It is equipped with a small additional fan. The engine was originally a complete unit from Argentina. It has the number 34 followed by the letter A engraved on the top of its lower casing.
They refer to the engine N° 34A that equipped the Bugatti type 35A chassis 4627, the donor of the registration card.
These strokes are modern.
The letter A is not in the Bugatti factory style of engraving, and on this rear flap of the engine lower casing should be engraved the chassis number 4627, which is not the case.
The underside of the crankcase shows the cooling fins in perfect condition with no trace of impact from any stone or irregularity in the coating, which would be impossible for a nearly one hundred year old part.
The engine is fitted with a Paris Rhone Dynamo and a starter motor mounted on the gearbox cover as was the case on this model.
It is fed by two bronze Solex carburettors.
The car is fitted with a hand pump on the left-hand side rail to top up the oil level and a tank under the passenger seat, as on the Type 35 and later racing models.
The steering box is marked with the owner's initial "Y" as is the front axle, which is a new part, as per the model.
The gearbox is new and of English origin. Its cover receives a starter.
A cardan shaft transmission connects it to the axle.
The rear axle is new and not numbered. It is fixed by three bolts to the strut.
The strut may be old, as it is very worn and has an unreadable two-digit number on its upper side, which may be related to the number of the axle it was paired with.
The trumpets and brake flanges could be old according to the owner.
The dashboard has the manual fuel tank pressurisation pump on the left, an original Jaeger "8 day" watch, and oil and fuel pressure gauges.
To the right of the beautifully crafted steering wheel is an optional 5,000 rpm tachometer on a black background.
The vehicle under examination conforms to the Type 35A model, of which 139 were produced between May 1925 and September 1927.
It was built around 1990 using mostly new parts purchased from reputable British and Argentinean suppliers.
The model is in very good condition, it is supplied with a normal production registration and does not require any modification for immediate use.
Pierre-Yves LAUGIER