David Venables has developed a considered and thoughtful format which makes his recent work eminently readable and a useful reference work, and his \u201cBugatti: A Racing History\u201d follows in the mode of his excellent overview of the Alfa Romeo Grand Prix car. The Venables approach is to provide a \u201cdetailed overview\u201d and again it works with Bugatti as it did with Napier and Alfa Romeo. What it misses in specific detail, which one guesses the deeply devoted Bugatti enthusiasts will note, it gains in providing a thoroughly informed picture of Bugatti the man, the family, the times, as well as the individual models.<\/p>\n
Inevitably, it will be compared with H.G. Conway\u2019s 1964 \u201cmasterwork,\u201d and it does seem to bear up well under comparative scrutiny. However, Conway feels somewhat dated now, though there is a kind of period charm in Conway which is missing in Venables book. Venables\u2019 however, takes a more ordered approach and his chronology is easier to follow. in General the two books would sit well together as a reference source for a serious Bugatti student. The photography is somewhat similar in both, interesting without being particularly inspired. The later book leans heavily on the John Maitland Collection, though many photos are uncredited. Sadly, there are no color photographs, at all. The hand of historian David Sewell is evident in Venables\u2019 careful scrutiny of the Bugatti story and the accuracy of reporting seems to be consistent through-out.<\/p>\n
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