1926 Bugatti Type 35T

I photographed this car in the paddock at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silvestone in July 1995.

It's a 1926 Bugatti Type 35T and there's no racing number on it so I don't know if it took part in the meeting. The programme of the event shows German driver Joachim Jantzen taking part in the Pre '52 Grand Prix Car Race in a 1926 Bugatti Type 35T, but this car is painted in the yellow racing colours of Belgium. The Type 35T has a 2,262cc straight-8 engine and this version of the Type 35 was created specifically for the Targa Florio race, which it won in 1926. This was the second of five consecutive victories in that race by Bugatti.

Bugattis

Here are three Bugattis I photographed at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1997.

I can't be sure I've identified these correctly as I can't find the original notes I had written and you can't see any race numbers on the cars, but I think the nearest car is Ivan Dutton's 1928 Type 35C, the next car is Alf Smith's 1925 Type 35T and the third car is John Howell's 1930 Type 45. This article gives information about the Type 35 cars and this one about the Type 45.