The Bucciali was a Frenchautomobile manufactured from 1922 until 1933. Built by the brothers Bucciali, it began life at Courbevoie as a cyclecar under the name Buc. Initial offerings were powered by twin-cylinder two-stroke 1340cc engines. In 1925 a 1600cc SCAP-engined model appeared, available in two versions, the "Tourisme" and the "Quatre Speciale" supercharged. A six-cylinder car of 1500cc was also offered. 1928 saw the creation of a TAN six-cylinder and an eight-cylinder with front-wheel drive and Sensaud de Lavaud automatic gearbox, both of which caused a sensation. In the 1930s the company produced the Double Huit, also a front-wheel-drive model, which was powered by a pair of straight-eight Continental engines mounted side by side. The last of the prototypes took a Voisin 12-cylinder engine. Very few of the front-wheel-drive Buccialis ever reached the road. Car redirects here. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Bridge of Courbevoie, Georges Seurat, 1886-1887. ... Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and 1923. ... An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... SCAP, short for Supreme Commander Allied Powers, was the title for Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following WWII. SCAP also referred to the offices of the occupation, including a staff of several hundred American civil servants as well as military officers. ... The Sensaud de Lavaud was a French automobile manufactured between 1926 and 1928. ... A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ... Prototypes or prototypical instances combine the most representative attributes of a category. ... Voisin is a French surname meaning neighbour. ...
While it is not known exactly how many of the TAV 12 models were produced, only two are known my automotive enthusiasts to still exist: one in America and one in France. http://photos.pe.facebook.com/v49/23/13/14228342/n14228342_31720550_9362.jpg
The TAV 12 pictured here has won its class at not only lesser-known concours events such as the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles in Canton, Ohio in September 2006, but it has also taken honors at Pebble Beach.
Reference
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
The Bucciali brothers decided to stop producing the Buc models and to concentrate completely on developing a new chassis and drive system for front wheel driven cars.
In 1932 a last new Bucciali model was shown, fitted with a V12 engine from Voisin and a striking 4-door sedan body by Saoutchik, and after that the Bucciali name disappeared from the car scene.
The Bucciali brothers made cars the way they wanted to, though they envisioned a large market for their front wheel drive cars as soon as a large manufacturer would present itself and buy a production license, and they never strayed from striving for perfection.
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