London, 15 March 2024, (Oilandgaspress): –Setting the blueprint for all Bugatti cars that followed, the Type 35 was designed and engineered like no other, and featured world-firsts to ensure unmatched dynamics, agility and performance. Despite these inherent qualities, the car which would go on to become the most successful racing car of all time didn’t get off to the best start to its illustrious career at the 1924 Grand Prix at Lyon-Givors. With the characteristic vision and flair that was the hallmark of every project he turned his hand to, Ettore Bugatti ensured that his Type 35 was a true thoroughbred race car. To drivers and spectators alike, just one admiring look at the beautifully proportioned eight-cylinder machine was all it took to see that it was the very embodiment of form defining function.
Yet the Type 35 – which would claim over 2,500 victories and podium finishes during a career spanning more than 10 years – did not always have everything its own way. In fact, its competition debut was fraught with challenges. Five Type 35 were entered in the 1924 Grand Prix at Lyon, a race held by the Automobile Club de France over 35 laps of a 23.1 km road circuit. A sixth – the original prototype – was kept in reserve.
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