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1971 Bugatti Type 44 by TEAL

Sale price: £44,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1971
Mileage:
12758
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1971 Bugatti Type 44 by TEAL for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.15) based on 509 votes
For sale by auction on Saturday 29 August 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
At the Pack Horse Inn. Affetside. Alan Hunter showed his two
friends. Ian Foster and Tony Rogers. a brochure of a Volkswagen. br/>rear engined fibreglass replica of a Bugatti Type 35 he had
picked up on a business trip to America. Ian Foster. once a chassis
designer for Daimler. demonstrated on the back of a cigarette
packet how a strong chassis could be produced using the American
body moulds to end up with a front engined version. In short. the
Worsley Bugatti was born. However. Ian remembered from his days at
Daimler. Worsley was the nickname for a Friday car - a duff one -
so a search was made for a new name. In the end Trafford
Engineering Automotive Limited (TEAL) was decided upon. In 1986. br/>Bob Jones purchased TEAL Cars from Ian Foster. Bob developed (with
chassis builder Peter Farrell) the early T35 to accept a more
authentic aluminium coachwork. On the 5th October. 1986. the first
all-aluminium Teal was born. Public reaction was highly positive
with the company selling 16 cars in the first six months. The TEAL
was further developed with the Types 43. 44. 52 and 59 versions
also being manufactured. TEAL Cars finally ceased production in
1998 and today there is a thriving club to cater for all types of
the TEAL.

This Bugatti Type 44 is thought to be the only one manufactured
by TEAL and is finished in Navy blue with oxblood trim. NIA 968 is
powered by a Ford two litre engine mated to a four-speed gearbox;
brakes are discs on the front and drums on the rear resulting in
this being a reliable. yet supremely stylish vehicle. It is
also fitted with 'King of the Road' headlamps and sidelights. br/>knock-on 18" wire wheels with Blockley period tyres. The interior
has period dials and a Mota-Lita steering wheel. Presented in
excellent condition. this Bugatti Type 44 by TEAL is supplied with
a V5 registration document and a current MoT test certificate valid
until 23rd April 2016. The Bob Jones aluminium TEALs are
fast becoming recognised in their own right and. as this is thought
to be the only Type 44 by TEAL. it is an important part of the
company's history; an opportunity indeed.

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