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Kenneth Bear himself aspired towards an increase in power: amongst others he drove
the 50 regulation Le Mans tourer, (50143), with which he had a various successes. He
won at Craigantlet in 1946, had the fastest
time of the day at the Val de Terres hill climb
in 1947. He wanted to go into serious racing,
especially as he found the war had deprived
him of his prime years in racing and he
wanted more or less ‘to catch up’, so he
bought the even more powerful 59 (59121).
With this he became fifth on the R.A.C. Hill
Climb Championship and won the Castle
Trophy Race on the Isle of Man in 1948.
Fig: Sketch of Kenneth Bear in Bugatti 51155
in ‘The Motor’ in January 1948, shortly before
his accidental death in another Bugatti:
59121(The Motor)
Fig: Kenneth Bear in 59121, this time with the 4 wheels on the rear, a feature specific for Bear,
which he also had on the Bear Special and on 55155 (Photo courtesy of Moyra James- Bear)