Bugatti v. Bentley

I took this photograph at Luffield Corner during the VSCC Bill Phillips Trophy Race at the Silverstone Historic Tribute meeting in June 2004.

On the left is the 1931 Bugatti Type 50 Le Mans of Mike Preston, chassis 50143. The Type 50 had a smaller version of the 5,349cc straight-8 engine of the Type 46, the capacity being reduced to 4,972cc, and was the first Bugatti to race at the Le Mans 24 Hour race, competing there in 1931, 1933, 1934 and 1935. The car on the right is the 1927 Bentley 'Syd Lawrence' Special of Brian Cook. This car was built on a Bentley 3 litre chassis with a 4,398cc straight-4 engine.