There have been some amazing motor cars over the years, especially from the late 20’s and early 30’s. The Bucciali TAV was a classic example, built along the lines of the Bugatti Royale.
Bucciali was a French automobile manufactured from 1922 until 1933. Built by brothers Angelo and Paul-Albert Bucciali, the company’s first vehicle, produced at Courbevoie, was a cyclecar sold under the name Buc. Initial offerings were powered by 1,340 cc two-cylinder two-stroke engines. In 1925 a 1,600 cc S.C.A.P.-engined model appeared, available in two versions, the “Tourisme” and the “Quatre Speciale” supercharged. A six-cylinder car of 1,500 cc displacement was also offered.
Bucciali TAV
The Paris Motor Show of 1928 had a new Bucciali on display, called the TAV 6. This had infinitely variable automatic auto transmission and FWD and independent suspension all round. This was well before Citroen and DKW presented their FWD’s to the world.
In the 1930s the company produced the Double Huit, also a front-wheel drive model, which was powered by a pair of Continental straight-eight engines mounted side by side, making it a 16 cylinder behemoth. The last of the prototypes took a Voisin 12 cylinder engine.
While it is not known exactly how many of the TAV 12 models were produced, only three are known by automotive enthusiasts to still exist: one in the USA, one in France and one in Canada.
