Go to Ultimatecarpage.com

  Ultimatecarpage.com  > Cars by brand  > France  > Bugatti
Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet
Car search:
Quick Advanced 


  Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet      

  Article Image gallery (19) 55217 Specifications  
Click here to open the Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet  gallery   
Country of origin:France
Produced in:1932
Designed by:Vanvooren
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:January 12, 2020
Download: All images
Chassis: 55217
Parisian Bugatti agent Dominique Lamberjack ordered six Type 55 chassis to be bodied by Vanvooren with Cabriolet style body. This example was delivered by Bugatti in 1932 and subsequently completed at Vanvooren in Courbevoie. It sat on the Lamberjack showroom floor for several years before it was finally acquired by customer Eugène Leleux in May of 1936. In 1941, the Type 55 was stolen but Leleux was able regain possession shortly thereafter. It found a new owner in 1948 and changed hands only a few times before it was sold to a prominent Dutch collector in 2013. The car had survived remarkably complete and was subsequently restored by Martin Dijkhof Autorestorations from The Netherlands. Shown only a handful of times since, it was consigned to the 2023 Bonhams Les Grandes Marques du Monde sale in Paris. Described as the most original of the surviving Vanvooren Type 55s, it has a pre-sale estimate of €3,000,000 - €4,000,000.

Chassis details
Manufactured in 1932
Engine number 24
First owner Eugène Leleux
Appearances
Most recent auction(s)

2023 Retromobile 2023 Retromobile Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet
Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet
Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet
Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet Bugatti Type 55 Vanvooren Cabriolet

  Article Image gallery (19) 55217 Specifications