Bugatti Type 37 was put into production as the road version of a very successful race car Type 35. Above the design long wondered. Chassis Type 35 was four-cylinder engine from the Type 40 volume of 1.5 liters. On some cars installed compressor type Roots, with which the engine develops power of 90 horsepower.
The car was very popular among racers, fans, showing good results in races vuatyuretok.
Shown in the pictures the car began its life with a cigar-shaped racing body, and in 1937 the owner sent him to Zurich to the Swiss coachbuilder Hanni. In compliance with the order on the chassis Bugatti Type 37A was built body-type roadster, the old radiator, do not fit into the overall style, had to be replaced, has made a new one. Shift lever knob and handbrake were moved inside the car body. Salon obtyanuli ostrich leather.
In 1959 Hanni Roadster appeared in the collection of Stephen Kondur (Stephen Condur) in Pennsylvania, where he spent over 35 years. After the sale of property Kondur with a hammer, the car was purchased by Deborah Keller (Deborah Keller), and after full recovery in 2003 was featured on the contest of elegance in Pebble Beach.
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