The story of the Bugatti Type 50, which heralded a new era with the introduction of the Molsheim marque’s first twin-cam engine, a supercharged 4.9-litre straight eight of prodigious power
The story of the Bugatti Type 50, which heralded a new era with the introduction of the Molsheim marque’s first twin-cam engine, a supercharged 4.9-litre straight eight of prodigious power
Julius Kruta is a historian and automotive adviser. He became infected with the Bugatti virus at Prescott in England in the early 1980s and in 1994 he started a company specialising in hand-built Bugatti models. After graduating in 2000 with a thesis about Bugatti, he began his career at Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S in marketing and in 2003 became ‘Head of Tradition’, a position he held until summer 2018. He is the author or co-author of five books on the marque and has been a regular concours d’elegance judge at Pebble Beach in America and the most important events in Europe. He lives with his wife and two children in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Mark Morris works as an independent Bugatti researcher and consultant and he is Honorary Registrar of the Bugatti Owners’ Club. His Bugatti enthusiasm was kindled by a family friend who competed pre-war with Grand Prix examples of the marque, Types 37 and 35C, and his knowledge of motoring literature was nurtured by the late Peter Richley, who amassed an unrivaled motoring library. He lives with his wife and two children in the Midlands, UK.
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Introduction 6 Setting the scene 8 1 The world in 1931 10 2 Ettore and Jean Bugatti 18 3 Before the Type 50 24 4 The Type 46 36 The Type 50 52 5 The Type 50 54 The races 96 6 Le Mans, 1931 98 7 Le Mans, 1933 132 8 Le Mans, 1934 144 9 Le Mans, 1935 158 The drivers 182 10 Louis Chiron 184 11 Albert Divo 194 12 Guy Bouriat 202 13 Maurice Rost 208 14 Achille Varzi 212 15 Caberto Conelli 220 16 Pierre Veyron 228 17 Roger Labric 234 Later life of 50177 238 18 Atlantic crossings 240 Portrait of 50177 268 19 Type 50 experiences 270 20 A portrait of 50177 today 276 Appendices 298 1 Works registration numbers 300 2 Bugatti blues 302 3 The sister cars 306 4 The Le Mans car no. 3 310 5 Type 50 chassis 50144 314 6 A miniature Type 50 316 Index 318
Introduction 6 Setting the scene 8 1 The world in 1931 10 2 Ettore and Jean Bugatti 18 3 Before the Type 50 24 4 The Type 46 36 The Type 50 52 5 The Type 50 54 The races 96 6 Le Mans, 1931 98 7 Le Mans, 1933 132 8 Le Mans, 1934 144 9 Le Mans, 1935 158 The drivers 182 10 Louis Chiron 184 11 Albert Divo 194 12 Guy Bouriat 202 13 Maurice Rost 208 14 Achille Varzi 212 15 Caberto Conelli 220 16 Pierre Veyron 228 17 Roger Labric 234 Later life of 50177 238 18 Atlantic crossings 240 Portrait of 50177 268 19 Type 50 experiences 270 20 A portrait of 50177 today 276 Appendices 298 1 Works registration numbers 300 2 Bugatti blues 302 3 The sister cars 306 4 The Le Mans car no. 3 310 5 Type 50 chassis 50144 314 6 A miniature Type 50 316 Index 318
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