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With this car he enjoyed a
number of victories, such as the
Monte Honiton Carlo Rally in
1933, indeed twice the Victor
Ludorum Challenge Cup of the
BOC (the best aggregate
performance for the year) in
1935 and 1936, the Chalfort
and Joel Park Hill climbs,
Lewes speed trial and many others. He used it for rally’s, hillclimbs and speed trials until
1938 at Prescott.
The years 1935 and 1936 were his best; the car had a good karma for him, in spite of
the absence of a compressor. With this configuration he experienced one victory after
the other. For instance during the Monte Honiton- Carlo Rally on May 17, 1935, he had
beaten two blown 43’s and a 55 on his way to victory.
At the Shelsley-Walsh meeting on June 21, 1937 it was the fastest unsupercharged car.
However in June 1938 he crashed the car heavily at the BOC Hill climb where he made
59 seconds but ended in a crash, damaging both the front and rear axle. As a result, in
the same year 1938 he placed the engine temporarily in the 44 Bear special with which
he enjoyed further successes. After the season he placed the engine back in the
original car and
sold it to Albert
Raven in 1938.
His mechanic
was Mr Stafford
East
The car after all the modifications had
been done. It has basically been
unchanged since then. Date unknown
(Photo Courtesy of The Bugatti Trust)
At a JCC (Junior
Car Club)
driving test in
Brooklands in
1938 (Photo
Louis
Klemantaski,
courtesy of
Moyra James-
Bear)