80 years ago – Bugatti wins 24 Hours of Le Mans

Bugatti presented its unique model at the Concorso d’Eleganza

The loop is complete, the Mille Miglia ended this past weekend in the starting city, Brescia. It was the first participation in a pre-war automobile for Herbert Diess, the Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group, who was at the controls of the superb Bugatti Type 35B.

At the halfway point in Rome, the legendary Mille Miglia race resumes for the second half of the route. Among the beautiful classic cars taking part is the mythical Bugatti Type 35.

On this second race day, the classic cars reached the heart of Italy: From Urbino, via Fabriano to Terni, the route went through the most beautiful cities in the Marche and Umbria regions.

Mille Miglia, a car race full of myths and legends.

On the road with a Formula 1 racing driver on the race track in southern France

Ettore Bugatti ushered in the golden years of the 1920s with the Type 35

For many years Bugatti dominated the most important car race of the 1920s