Bugatti Type 35C
Over the second half of the 1920s, the Bugatti Type 35 was one of the most successful race cars both with the factory team and in the hands of privateers. It is said that T35s won more than 1000 races in period. The T35C development was introduced in 1926 and used a Roots supercharger to boost the power from Bugatti’s 2-litre overhead cam engine.
Bugatti sent a team of four works T35Cs to Spain for the 1927 San Sebastian Grand Prix, run over the 11-mile Lasarte road course. It was a daunting 430-mile race run in the heat of July and the T35C of Emilio Materassi won in just under 5hr 30min, averaging nearly 80mph,
