http://www.bugattibuilder.com/wiki/index.php?title=T35A_Replica-Duthu

I got the following message by Email, and I wanted to share this with you:

This T35A (replica?) has the magneto through the dash, and the rev counter above the steering wheel, drive by the belt from the magneto, just like GP cars.
This way it looks more like a T35 GP with a T38 or a T35A engine.

The fact that wire wheels have been fitted can be simple:
There is no need to exchange the rear axle, when driving on a short circuit. Wire wheels are easily exchangable, from 21 to 19 or 18 inch, cheap and effective, when it comes to changing gear ratio.

This might also be the reason for the wire wheels on the type 51, discussed in another thread.

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Please excuse my ignorance, but what is Duthu ?

David B. Duthu (USA)... So... The last name of the owner....

David Duthu, P.E., founder of LoneStar Vintage Restoration, is a registered professional engineer who has had an interest in automobile design, construction and racing from an early age. Being exposed to high performance vintage aircraft as a youngster led to a keen interest in the study of mechanical engineering. This interest in high performance machinery evolved from bicycle modification to midget racers, and then to motorcycles, both flat track and off-road and finally evolved to automobiles. As a teenager, hot rods and sports car racing became the items of interest and have resulted into a passion sustained now 40 years hence. As an engineer focused on system optimization, many ideals translate to performance-based vehicles. Attention to detail, focus on quality, dependability and safety are hallmarks of David’s vision for LoneStar Vintage Restoration.

Is the conclusion then that the "type 35A" claiming to be 4842 is in fact a new vehicle manufactured by Duthu ?

If so, it looks like a beautiful piece of high-quality engineering, but can it be called a Bugatti ?

I could not locate the photograph referenced in the "T35A-Duthu-Replica" thread, but it should be noted that David Duthu owns Chassis no. 4631, the ex-Seferian T35A. He used to own the ex-John Kleen T37/R, but sold it after he bought 4631. I assume the photograph depicts 4631...it is a very dark blue with (in my opinion), headlights mounted a bit too high on the bracket stalks. On the other hand, it does render the car fairly easy to identify.

to see:

http://www.bugattibuilder.com/wiki/index.php?title=4631

It seems redundant to say this, but, yes, the David Duthu T35A is not a replica and is not "4842"...it is chassis 4631. The two photos shown were taken at Watkins Glen, September of 2007.

The above entries as well as the photo as found in Wiki for 4631 in my opinion are wrong.
The Williams T35A was #4747 with registration 1747-U5, and at the 1926 GP de l'ACF at Miramas 3 T39 were entered, but for sure no T35A.

The photo has been taken indeed at the GP de Provence at Miramas, but it shows Raymond Savon with a T37 and Marcel Magnier with a T22 Brescia. Standard statistics mix these 2 numbers up.