Bugatti Type 50 - The autobiography of Bugatti's first Le Mans car Author_Sir John Egan Malcolm Bowden

Malcolm Bowden

‘R8-405’ competed for a further year in the ALMS

• The 1963 season in ‘standard’ form

and subsequently sold to a Frenchman

The model took its name from the ‘F’ of Ferrari and ‘40’ as a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Ferrari car production

Bugatti Type 50 - The autobiography of Bugatti's first Le Mans car Author_Sir John Egan Malcolm BowdenSigned by authors Mark Morris & Julius Kruta A story of the Bugatti Type 50 and of one chassis in particular chassis 50177. This car led the famous Le Mans endurance race on its opening season in 1931, until its sister car crashed heavily at high speed and it was withdrawn for safety reasons. This is just one of the many fascinating tales included in the book. Thrilling race reports of all four Le Mans races in which Type 50s took part tell a story of