Comments on: Don’t Forget to Use Safety Wire on your Knock-Offs.

By: Mike Jacobsen

Mike Jacobsen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:08:56 +0000

This is indeed a “Brescia” Bugatti, or Type 23, and this particular car, nicknamed “Cordon Bleu” was raced extensively by Raymond Mays–later to build ERAs and BRMs–who seems to have lost both rear wheels on this hillclimb! –Mike Jacobsen

By: Rob Fram

Rob Fram — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:57 +0000

Does anyone who the original photographer was or where a higher res image might be found? We’d like to do a large wall hanging of this image for the shop.

By: Marty Stein

Marty Stein — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:52:29 +0000

Uh, I’m no expert on them, but I believe some Bugatti models do indeed have brake drums that are integral with the wheel. This might be a Brescia model, of which I have seen only one, but don’t know about the drum/wheel on them.