BUGATTI ' LE PUR- SANG DES AUTOMOBILES' (Conway 1979) 3rd edition

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Product Code : G 1736
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Famous book about one of the most celebrated and sought after vintage and racing car to have ever existed- the Bugatti.
Detailed story of Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947), who produced his first car design at the age of 18 in 1899 and sold a license to his second design before he was 21 before setting up his factory at Molsheim in Alsace in 1910. From then until his death in 1947 he produced a fantastic prolific output on racing, sports and grand touring cars, as well as aero-engines , rail cars and boats of most original design.Conway describes fully each type vehicle, records its' successes and exploits and attaches contemporary descriptions , accounts and road tests . This is a study of the man himself as an engineer, designer and inverter and a history of the car factory and it's production and competition success. Superb photographsand drawings made this one of the most complete books on a single make when first issued in 1963. This is the updatef third edition from 1979. A near fine condition book and jacket