{"id":490421,"date":"2008-12-01T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T04:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=49659"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:49:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:49:02","slug":"the-superbugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-superbugs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Superbugs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Not for the first time, one of motor sport\u2019s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its debut. In this case, it was the Bugatti Tipo 35, six of which were driven on the public roads from Molsheim to Lyons in late July 1924, to compete in the Grand Prix of France.<\/p>\n

Ettore Bugatti, who personally drove one of the cars to the race, didn\u2019t do things by halves. Three railway wagons and two draw-bar trailer trucks humped the team\u2019s spares, equipment, personnel, and creature comforts to the Rh\u00f4ne region\u2019s capital city for the race. When they got there, the Bugatti family \u201cmade do\u201d with a super-luxury caravan; and the 45 drivers, mechanics, and other staff lived in a well-appointed tent with beds for all, bathing facilities, toilets, a kitchen, and even an ice-box.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n