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#1 R.W. Mackenzie

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Posted 23 May 2015 - 19:42

There has been alot of mention this weekend of William Grover-Williams who won the first Monaco Grand Prix In a green Type 35 Bugatti (#12) in 1929.

 

Does anyone know what became of that particular car? I did a search on the forum (as well as the Internet in general) and came up with nothing and I know very little about Bugattis except that there were quite a few Type 35's built.

 

Anybody know?



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#2 Vitesse2

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Posted 23 May 2015 - 19:55

https://www.bonhams..../12172/lot/110/ :)

 

http://forums.autosp...lliams +bugatti

 

http://forums.autosp...lliams +bugatti

 

According to the International Bugatti Register it is now the property of Herr Friedhelm Loh



#3 group7

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Posted 24 May 2015 - 02:26

there are a number of documents & b&w photos of # 4914 and a short history up to september 1954, in my english language edition of Antoine Raffaelli's "Memoirs Of A Bugatti Hunter" printed in july 1997. the book was also printed in french.

 

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#4 R.W. Mackenzie

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Posted 24 May 2015 - 02:57

Thanks Vitesse2 and group7. Good to know it is still with us and in such original condition. Don't know why my search didn't turn that up.

 

Enjoy tomorrow everyone! Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and the Coca Cola (formerly the World) 600! :clap: