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Bucciali
TAV 6 / TAV 8
Front-wheel-drive Bucciali prototypes and few-off chassis
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Wikiwal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1931–1932
- Engine
- V12
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Albert Bucciali (with Jacques Saoutchik for the Fleche d'Or body)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 1 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Bucciali TAV (for "Traction Avant") was a front-wheel-drive chassis built by Albert and Angelo Bucciali in the late 1920s and early 1930s, with fully independent suspension. The brothers could not find a manufacturer willing to adopt the technology, and the TAV 8-32 delivered to Georges Roure was the only car the page records as sold to a customer.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Bucciali TAV 6 / TAV 8 (Wikipedia article: Bucciali TAV 12)
Photo: Wikiwal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bucciali TAV 6 / TAV 8 (Wikipedia article: Bucciali TAV 12)
Photo: MarcelBuehner · CC BY 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionThe Fleche d'Or TAV 8-32 reconstruction, built with many non-original parts. The same page also says that no complete original Buc or Bucciali has survived, so the count is disputed. | 11 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The first TAV chassis was shown at the 1926 Paris show, and the TAV 2 and TAV 3 followed, the latter with a Continental straight-eight engine ordered from the United States. The cars toured the United States, but a deal with Peerless failed in 1931. The Fleche d'Or body by Saoutchik was fitted to the TAV 8-32 for Georges Roure, who took delivery in April 1932 and later sold it on to a Paris banker. In the 1970s the car's parts were gathered in the US and the car was reconstructed, finished in 1997.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard TAV 6 / TAV 8.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V121 Independently researchedDescribes the TAV 8-32 car. The page says the customer first ordered the American eight, then asked for a Voisin V12, which the page says was fitted. The name 'eight variant' conflicts with the V12 wording. Base chassis figure not given. |
| Cylinders | 121 Independently researchedSame conflict as engine.layout: page also calls the car the 'eight variant for 1932'. |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Front1 Independently researchedFront-wheel-drive TAV drivetrain, as the page describes the Bucciali chassis. |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent front suspension with front-wheel drive2 Independently researchedStated for the TAV chassis generally. |
| Rear suspension | Independent, by trailing arms1 Independently researchedPage describes the TAV front-drive chassis in general, so this is a base chassis figure for the TAV family. |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1931 - 1932 Bucciali TAV 8-32 Saoutchik 'Fleche d'Or' Berline Level C Ultimatecarpage.com
- the 'Fleche d'Or' was reconstructed to its former glory
- requested a Voisin V12 engine to be fitted instead of the American eight cylinder
- front-wheel drive Bucciali
- The rear suspension is independent as well, by trailing arms.
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2
1931-1932 Bucciali TAV 8-32 Saoutchik Fleche d'Or Berline Level C Ultimatecarpage.com (Wouter Melissen)
- front wheel drive but also fully independent suspension
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