Título: Bugatti Type 46 & 50: The Big Bugattis
Autor: Barrie Price
Sinopse: The Bugatti Type 46 was announced in the autumn of 1929. The new Bugatti chassis, at almost twelve feet in length and powered by an 8-cylinder engine of 5300cc, was intended to be the basis of a superlative large luxury car - and so it proved to be. Bodied by the greatest European coachbuilders to the highest standards of quality and style for rich and discerning clientele, the T46 was in many ways a smaller Royale and is said to have been the favourite of Ettore Bugatti. Later, an optional supercharger became available to create the 46S model.In 1930 the Bugatti Type 50 superseded the T46. The new model still used the T46s chassis and most of its running gear, but featured a new, high-performance, twin-overhead-camshaft engine of just under 5-litre capacity. This supercharged unit gave the T50 very spirited performance for such a large and luxurious car, placing the model firmly in the Grand Sport category.1931 saw a team of T50s take part in the Le Mans 24-Hour race, but the cars were withdrawn before the race finished after Rosts car crashed, tragically killing a spectator in the process.In total, fewer than five hundred T46 and T50 Bugattis were built in but, with the obvious exception of the Royale, these cars represented the pinnacle of luxury car manufacture for the famous Molsheim marque. See fabulous coachbuilt bodies by Gaston Grummer, Chapron, Ghia, James Young, Van Vooren, Weymann, Billeter & Cartier, Gangloff, Joss Neuce, Mllion-Guiet, Freestone & Webb, Van den Plas, Arthur Mulliner, Kellner, Lancefield, Corsica, Visse et Haf, Ottin, Brainsby-Woollard, Sodomka, Graber, Weinburger, Abbots of Farnham as well as Bugattis standard bodies.Barrie Prices work is a concise history of the Bugatti Types 46 and 50, an engineering analysis and the most thorough survey yet of the many coachbuilt bodies fitted to these famous chassis. Appendices include a complete chassis listing and reproductions of promotional material produced by Bugatti, Bugatti agents and others."... a galaxy of superb coachbuilt and standard bodies on both chassis ..." - The Automobile"Barry price writes with great authority ... a fine collection of rare photographs and period advertising material ..." - Classic Car Weekly
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Bugatti Type 46 & 50: The Big Bugattis”, de Barrie Price, publicado pela editora Veloce Publishing Ltd, em 2015 e com 144 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Páginas: 144
Ano: 2015-12-14
Edição: Illustrated
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1845848721
ISBN13: 9781845848729
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Veloce Publishing Ltd costumam oferecer uma experiência de leitura focada no detalhamento técnico e histórico de veículos, especialmente carros e motos clássicos e esportivos. As obras exploram desde sistemas mecânicos e elétricos até aspectos de restauração e avaliação de mercado, com linguagem acessível para entusiastas e profissionais. O catálogo privilegia textos que combinam explicações didáticas com ilustrações cuidadosas, como diagramas claros e fotografias coloridas, criando um ritmo informativo e visualmente rico. Há um equilíbrio entre narrativas mais técnicas, como aerodinâmica aplicada e manutenção, e relatos que resgatam memórias e contextos históricos dos modelos abordados. Essa diversidade sugere que o leitor encontrará tanto material prático quanto histórias que valorizam a cultura automotiva.
