This work examines the Type 57 Grand Prix cars, the creation of Jean Bugatti, Ettore's eldest son. The late Hugh G Conway wrote in Bugatti - Le pur sang des automobiles, that, after 1935, 'Bugatti's racing programme became involved and very confusing to the humble historian, without accurate factory records.' The T57G's story is complex and has taken more than forty years to draw together, study and evaluate. Revealing new material, Tomlinson takes the view that existing records can be reinterpreted with a revised mindset, challenging conformist beliefs and dismissing many conventions. The book describes the 57G's racing career and evolution through its siblings, the Types 57, 57S and 59. Type 57G characteristics are identified, with race-to-race body and chassis details described, and the Type 57G, 57S45, 57 'Sport' and 57C Le Mans cars are defined, and their enigmatic history revised.
This book celebrates the Bugatti T57 Grand Prix racing cars: their origins, triumphs, failings, trivia, trinkets, and a little about the personalities behind them, interwoven with the social and political influences of those times.
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for the semi-expert, it will provide many hours of bliss. We recommend it. RETRO SPEED impressive ... buy the book yourself and you will be as fascinated as I was ... [ I] was entranced and could not stop reading Motor Cycling Club (MCC) Superb, a must! Oldtimer Magazine/ Dreamcar Magazine a serious exploration by a member of the Bugatti Trust into the competition variants of Ettore's, or perhaps more properly Jean's, great Type 57 sporting machine ... Alongside the engineer author's very evident deep research are photos of his own impressive collection of Bugatti models Motor Sport IT'S HARD TO FIND enough adjectival phrases to do justice to this superb work by Tomlinson Octane (UK) an incredible wealth of detail Austro Classic provides a comprehensive and, indeed, radical look at these iconic and historic racing cars ... An absolutely essential book - recommended for both Bugatti and historic motor-sport enthusiasts. New Zealand Classic Car It certainly does impress ... Well worth a thorough read The Bugatti Review a well illustrated read Auto Express The story is intriguing ... well written and illustrated Classic Car Weekly if you are a Bugatti lover this book is definitely for your library, and I'm sure those readers will spend many a happy hour devouring the content Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar This is a beautifully produced and scholarly hardback book with 176 well-illustrated pages. It is simply a must for serious lovers of the Bugatti marque. Big End/All Torque informative and readable as well as exceptionally well illustrated ... a "must buy." Pur Sang
Foreword Introduction
T57G Overview
1936 - Testing at Montlhery
1936 - Grand Prix de l'ACF
1936 - Grand Prix de la
Marne
1936 - Class 'C' World Records
1937 - Le Mans
1937 - T57S45 Tanks
1937 - T57 Sport
1939 - Le Mans
1939 -
Friday 11 August
The Surviving Tank
Type 57G
Engine Detail
Type 57G Tank Chassis Detail
Evolution - Grand Prix Type
59 to Type 57 Grand Prix The Type 57 Grand Prix
Emerges Three
Tanks or Four
Tail Lights (Summary)
Bibliography and Further Reading
Neil Max Tomlinson discovered the delights of veteran and vintage cars at an early age. In 1964, he was apprenticed in HM Forces as a motor vehicle engineer. Upon leaving service, he switched to production engineering, specialising in cross-discipline skills and the training of apprentices in mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering: training needed to meet the 1980s challenge of automated processing and robotic systems, now widely known as Mechatronics. A member of the Bugatti Trust since its inception more than twenty years ago, Neil has written more than fifty articles for magazines and journals in the UK and USA since 1983.
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