1929 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix Racer

The Type 35 is known to be the most successful of the Bugatti racing models. The Type 35 averaged 14 race wins per week, and they won the Targa Florio for five consecutive years from 1925-1929. The 35B was the final version of the 35 series. It shared the 2.3-liter engine, but added a larger supercharger.

This car was delivered new to the Luxembourg Bugatti agent Joseph Zigrand in 1930. From the 1930s through the 1950s, it was raced at various European tracks including Chimay, the Eifelrennen au Nurburgring, the Autorennen im Grunewald, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grand Prix du Centenaire Luxembourg-Findel, and Zandvoort.

It is believed that German soldiers shot it up during World War II. In several areas, the patched holes can be seen.

This car was acquired after the former owner was murdered by his estranged wife and her boyfriend. After completing a ground-up restoration, the current owner has driven it about 10,000 miles in international rallies in Scotland, France, the Netherlands, England, New York, and California. It has also been raced in the Prescott Hill Climb in England, at Lime Rock Park, Watkins Glen, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Monterey Historic Races.