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◊ 2010-05-16 15:14 |
This is the 1935 Bugatti unblown 4.5 litres dohc single seater racing car international formule build on a 59 chassis as driven before the war by Wimille and Benoist .It was engaged in a speed trial on the Monthléry tract in 1937 but Wimille could not beat Dreyfuss's Delahaye unblown 4.5 litre.The Bugatti would have been rebodied and fitted with a 4.7 liter engine after the war and reentered as from 1945 at the Bois de Boulogne races under the type designation 50B. |
◊ 2013-04-11 01:58 |
Bugatti type 59/50B II Monoplace 1937 ('441352') -- Last edit: 2013-04-11 02:21:50 |