Jules Goux in the Bugatti Type 35T at the 1926 Bugatti Targa Florio
Jules Goux in the Bugatti Type 35T at the 1926 Bugatti Targa Florio

Bugatti Type 35 – How the Legend Was Born

The Bugatti Type 35 is one of the most successful racing cars of all time. And deservedly so: the French manufacturer’s open-top sports car secured over 2,000 victories between 1924 and 1930. Today, the Type 35 is a legend in international motor sport. And a whole lot more besides.

As Ettore Bugatti said himself: “The Type 35 was the founding father of a family of pure-blooded racehorses from Molsheim – a true thoroughbred.”

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