Ultimatecarpage.com update (01-18-07)
Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,
While browsing through the imagery published of the latest Formula 1 racers, it struck me how elaborate the aerodynamics have gotten. The latest trend is to use the sidepods as wings as well and it seems that the drivers need to use all their acrobatic skills to get in and out of the car without bumping into the aerodynamics. My thoughts dwelled to the days of old when racing cars were seemingly simple machines. It encouraged me to read up and write about the most successful racing car ever; the Bugatti Type 35. At first sight it's hard to imagine this nimble machine and its close relatives scored over 2000+ successes in the second half of the 1920s. Surprisingly, its performance figures aren't very encouraging either, but there is a lot more to the legendary Bugatti than meets the eye. Ettore Bugatti spent a lot of time shaving weight off the car and setting up the chassis perfectly to create handling characteristics that rival that of many much more modern machines. The three-valve eight cylinder engine was built to last and that proved very important in endurance events like the Targa Florio. Other than being extremely successful, the Type 35 is also the first racing car ever to be produced in large numbers.
In today's update we take a close look at one of the very first Type 35s and remains today in a most original condition. The extensive gallery showcases many of the intricate details that made the Type 35 such a big success.
Bugatti Type 35 'Grand Prix de Lyon'
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=3074
Regards,
Wouter Melissen
If you should see a man walking down a crowded street talking aloud to himself, don't run in the opposite direction, but run towards him, because he's a poet. You have nothing to fear from the poet - but the truth.
(Ted Joans)
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