This is the latest in a series from Veloce, each covering various Bugatti models in some detail. For many enthusiasts more familiar with the lithe and successful competition versions, many of the cars in this volume will be less well known. However, Bugatti Types 28, 30, 38 and 38A, 44 and 49 – all covered within this book – were commercial successes in Bugatti terms and carried a wide range of coachwork, as well as appearing in some competitive events.
The book starts with some rather randomly ordered short chapter subjects such as development and technical appraisal of the Type 44. It is, though, essentially a photographic book, focussing on showing various types of bodywork fi tted from Fiacres (which tried to capture the elegance of horse-drawn carriages) to saloons and tourers. The photographs are all in black and white and are of mixed quality.
Although the book’s text is in English, photograph captions are in English and French, and the translations don’t always quite match.This is really one for the Bugattisti, I think, as it’s quite pricy for what is a fairly slim volume.
Bugatti: The 8 Cylinder Touring Cars, 1920-34 by Barrie Price & Jean-Louis Arbey
Review book supplied by the publisher
Review by Mark Holman
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