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Great Marques
BUGATTI
H.G. CONWAY
The eighth title in the highly successful Great Marques series is devoted to the magnificent cars produced by Ettore and Jean Bugatti in the French town of Molsheim. Like previous books it concentrates on the history of the company: the cars, the personalities and the competition successes. It begins with the early days and includes the Types 10 and 13 and Brescia, followed by the great Bugatti tourers like the splendid Types 44 and 49. Next come the outstanding racing cars that established Bugatti's reputation as one of the finest and most successful constructors of sports vehicles. Among the cars illustrated here are the wonderful Types 35,37 and 59, together with a selection of contemporary action photographs.
The final two chapters cover the Grand Sport Bugattis (the Types 43 and 55) and the really luxurious touring cars including the monster Type 41 Royale and culminating in perhaps the most refined and successful Bugatti of them all,... Tovább

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Great Marques
BUGATTI
H.G. CONWAY
The eighth title in the highly successful Great Marques series is devoted to the magnificent cars produced by Ettore and Jean Bugatti in the French town of Molsheim. Like previous books it concentrates on the history of the company: the cars, the personalities and the competition successes. It begins with the early days and includes the Types 10 and 13 and Brescia, followed by the great Bugatti tourers like the splendid Types 44 and 49. Next come the outstanding racing cars that established Bugatti's reputation as one of the finest and most successful constructors of sports vehicles. Among the cars illustrated here are the wonderful Types 35,37 and 59, together with a selection of contemporary action photographs.
The final two chapters cover the Grand Sport Bugattis (the Types 43 and 55) and the really luxurious touring cars including the monster Type 41 Royale and culminating in perhaps the most refined and successful Bugatti of them all, the unique Type 57 of 1934-39.
Written by H.G. Conway, the world's leading expert on the marque and a keen Bugatti owner, this superbly illustrated book will have an immediate appeal to the many thousands of the marque's devoted enthusiasts. The authoritative text, which is packed with interesting technical and historical detail, is illustrated for the most part with specially commissioned full-colour photographs consisting of car portraits, close-ups of dashboards and engines (particularly important in the Bugatti story), together with specification panels on all the most important types.
You do not have to be a vintage car enthusiast to enjoy this beautifully produced book; anyone who likes automobile engineering at its very best will marvel at these extraordinary cars.
Hugh Conway is a renowned authority on Bugatti. His book, Buga tti - 'Le pur-sang des automobiles', is the standard work on the subject. He has also written a highly praised book on the racing side of the company under the title Grand Prix Bugatti. He has owned several Bugattis himself, and is one of the leading figures in the Bugatti Owners Club. Vissza