Bugatti - Prinetti & Stucchi Type 1

Prototype of motorcar with 4 monocylinders engines (probably " de Dion " one) realised when Ettore Bugatti was employed by Prinetti and Stucchi. Engines were arranged by groups of 2 on both sides of rear axle. Of Ettore's confession, this car " did not give whole satisfaction ", what means that it was a failure ... We know very few information about Type 1. There is no photography of this car which is probably lost for ever.   production year(s) 1899 sample(s) built 1 sample(s) surviving 0     cylinders numbers 4 monocylinders engines coupled in 2 groups, at rear capacity (cm3) ? bore x stroke (mm) ? power (BHP) ? valves / cylinder ? camshaft(s) ? alimentation ? transmission rear wheels gearbox ? wheelbase ? track ? weight approx. 250 kg maximum speed approx. 50 kph

Type 1 would have been able to look like this quadricycle, but with 2 supplementary engines at rear. This 1899 Prinetti and Stucchi is equipped with 2 monocylinders engines taken up at front, power is passed on to rear wheels by a belt. Ettore maybe contributed to its elaboration, but it is not sure. Type 1 would also have been able to look like this car in main lines. Today at Museum of Motorcar in Turin (Italy).