Malcolm Campbell with Bugatti Type 36 at 1926 BARC Autumn Meeting

Malcolm Campbell with Bugatti Type 36 at 1926 BARC Autumn Meeting
Malcolm Campbell with Bugatti Type 36 at 1926 BARC Autumn Meeting

Autocar Glass Plate A6778

Comments (4)

  • austin
    Tuesday, May 19, 2009

    Judging by young Donald's hair he has just been for a few laps in his dad's car.

  • Guest
    Tuesday, May 19, 2009

    A nice thought, but I believe this Bugatti was a single-seater.

  • JWd
    Wednesday, May 20, 2009

    Is this the 1100cc straight 8-cyl T36 single seater, with the unsprung rear axle - that is without the reversed quarter-eliptics we associate with most Bugattis.

  • David Russell
    Friday, January 23, 2015

    After the (rear) springless car proved to be undrivable, a rather ingeniuos rear spring was designed and the three cars were modified and made available in 1926, one being sent to Donald Campbell. Other than the addition of rear springs, the normal GP T35 gearbox replaced the gearbox that had been incorporated into the diff case and very long radius rods added. Campbell appears to have based his Napier engined car with a body that follows the design of the T36 remarkably closely. This might still be of some interest. DAR