
Bugatti Type 35 #14 Dark Blue Norev 1:12

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Specifications
- Year
- 1925
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Special Models
- Vehicle Class
- Hillclimb & Special Events
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 3551091257035
About the Bugatti Type 35 #14 Dark Blue Norev 1:12
TL;DR: Norev's 1:12 diecast Bugatti Type 35 #14 reproduces the 1925 Grand Prix racer in Dark Blue, showcasing the horseshoe grille and cast alloy wheels that made this car a genuine engineering landmark. The larger scale suits a pre-war racer whose fine detail rewards close inspection.
Few pre-war race cars combined success and engineering innovation as thoroughly as the Type 35, and Dark Blue remains the color most associated with French competition cars of the era.
Why 1:12 Suits a Pre-War Grand Prix Car
At 1:12, fine period details like the Type 35's spoked yet cast alloy wheels, exposed engine components, and horseshoe-shaped radiator grille can be reproduced with real dimensional depth rather than compressed into flat surface printing. Norev's diecast construction gives the slender, exposed chassis genuine metal heft, appropriate to a car whose lightweight construction was itself part of its competitive advantage. The #14 race number and any period sponsor or entrant markings are tampo-printed for crisp edges, and checking the wheel design closely is worthwhile since Bugatti's cast aluminum wheels were a genuine engineering first for the era, rare enough at the time to be considered a defining feature of the car.
The Type 35's Racing Legacy
Bugatti introduced the Type 35 in the mid-1920s, and the car went on to become one of the most successful Grand Prix racers of its era, a period record repeated widely enough in motorsport history that it is treated as broadly established fact, even where exact win totals vary between sources. Its combination of light weight, an eight-cylinder engine, and genuinely innovative components like its cast alloy wheels set a template that influenced racing car design for years afterward. The horseshoe grille became one of Bugatti's most enduring styling signatures, carried forward across the marque's later models long after the Type 35 itself had left competition.
Collecting a Pre-War Racing Landmark
This model anchors a pre-war or Grand Prix-era racing display particularly well, standing apart from later single-seaters through its exposed, mechanical construction and narrow, purposeful body. Given its scale and level of exposed detail, keep it away from handling that could stress the slender chassis components, and dust with a soft brush rather than cloth to avoid disturbing fine wheel and grille detailing. For collectors of early motorsport history, a numbered Type 35 like #14 offers a specific, race-attributed entry rather than a generic vintage racer.














