1931 Bugatti Type 44 Roadster

This Bugatti Type 44 was originally prepared for the 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans; however, the event was canceled due to a worker's strike. Little else is known of the car's pre-World War II history. It went into storage during the war and re-emerged in 1950, in Paris, where it was purchased by JJS Sherman, an American studying at the Sorbonne. The car returned to the United States with Sherman, and its racing career continued with victories at Bridgehampton in 1958 and 1959, as well as a second-place finish in 1960 and a third in 1961. During the years to follow the ownership passed to David van Schaick, David Donaghue, and its current owner, three-time Le Mans LMP2 class winner Bill Binnie. The car underwent a full restoration in 1999 at DL George Coachworks. The car features a three-liter, eight-cylinder engine with an overhead cam and carburetor, a four-speed transmission, and retains all of its original coachwork.