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.
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