Bugatti Trust inspiring engineers of the future
Playing top trumps with my son made me realise his fascination with Bugatti cars. He knew all the facts about the Bugatti Veyron and was miffed when I was the proud owner of the said card!
But, what about the man behind the original Bugatti? None of us really knew the history, so we popped along to the Bugatti Trust museum in Gotherington to find out more and we were amazed at what we found.
The museum is in a beautiful setting next to the Prescott Hillclimb track, which is also home to the Bugatti owners' Club.
The museum pays homage to the work of Ettore Bugatti and although we knew about the Bugatti Veyron , it was fascinating to find out how the fastest car in the world had evolved.
Although quite small, the museum is an Aladdin's cave of all things Bugatti.
My son Daniel was at first attracted to the Baby Bugatti. The original was made by Bugatti for his young son Roland in 1925. Roland used to drive it around the factory.
About 200 of the Baby Bugattis were eventually made. Daniel attempted to sit in the miniature model , but at the age of nine was too big. So, he was in his element when he could sit in a Grand Prix Type 37 with Type 35C engine.
Daniel marvelled at how much they had to think about in the olden days – Chairman of the trust Hugh Conway showed him the brakes, the gear changes and everything you had to think about before you even started racing!
