Bugatti does not build many cars like the Bugatti Type 32: a Underslug type with 2.0 , built from 1923 the vintage years, when coachbuilders still shaped most of what was sold. Its designer of record is Ettore Bugatti.
Where it came from
The Bugatti Type 32, commonly called the Tank de Tours, was a streamlined racing car built in 1923. It was built to compete in the French Grand Prix, which was held on July 2 in Tours on the same year. The nickname of the car comes from its particular shape, which resembles battle tanks of its era, as well as the location of the Grand Prix. Another Bugatti model that earned the nickname "Tank" for its design and aerodynamics was the 57G Tank from 1936.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2.0 . Kerb weight is est. 650 kg. The gearbox is a 3-speed + reverse. The wheelbase is 1994 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Bugatti's history is not in doubt: the Bugatti Type 30 came before it; the Bugatti Type 35 followed it; it was built at Molsheim-Dorlisheim, Alsace (Usine Bugatti de Molsheim), France. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Alfa Romeo P1, the Fiat 502, the Alfa Romeo RM. Nearby in the Bugatti catalogue sit the Bugatti 57 Galibier and the Bugatti 8-cylinder line.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Bugatti Type 32 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.