1928 Bugatti Type 43 Grand Sport

Delage works driver and former cyclecar manufacturer; reportedly ordered six Type 43 chassis with apparent intent to represent the marque commercially. Took delivery with temporary torpedo bodywork before commissioning a two-seat roadster body from Lavocat et Marsaud.

Identity not established; car changed hands shortly after 1929 before reaching Jean Trevoux in 1932.

Actively campaigned the car in rallies and hillclimbs shortly after acquiring it.

A sequence of four French owners held the car in the pre-war years; no individual names or dates recorded.

Held the car for slightly more than ten years; during this period the original engine was swapped with the unit from another Type 43 (chassis 43251, engine 62) that Charbonneaux also owned.

Engineer based in France; acquired the car from the Charbonneaux family.

Parisian mechanic; car moved to England following his ownership.

British collector; first owner after the car crossed to England.

Undertook a thorough mechanical and cosmetic restoration; period photo shows the car in solid dark blue with UK registration FGW 27C and aluminum cycle-style front fenders fitted in place of the original swept wings.

Paris-based collection; acquired at a London auction, marking the car's return to France exactly fifty years after original delivery.

Kept the car on the continent and had it serviced at a Dutch workshop so it was rally-ready at short notice; invoices and correspondence from this period survive.

US-based private owner; FIA Historic Technical Passport was issued in 2006 while the car was in his possession.

Reacquired the car and has had it maintained by Leydon Restorations in Pennsylvania; recent mechanical work covered rewiring, engine valve and sealing work, and a new radiator core.

Car was running temporary torpedo bodywork at the time; entered in the 2-to-3-litre displacement category despite achieving the overall win.

Took place a few days after the Pau rally victory, at a hillclimb venue near Pau.

First outing after the Lavocat et Marsaud roadster bodywork was completed and fitted in January 1929.

Trevoux won outright within months of acquiring the car.

Contested shortly after the Paris–Nice outright victory.

Two-seat open roadster coachwork constructed and fitted by Parisian coachbuilders Lavocat et Marsaud, replacing the earlier temporary torpedo body; design featured front wings flowing into running boards, a folding windscreen, and a rear rumble seat.

Comprehensive mechanical and cosmetic restoration undertaken during Franck Wall's ownership; the car emerged in a single dark blue finish and aluminium cycle-style front fenders replaced the original swept wings.

A period photograph documents the result, showing registration plate FGW 27C.

FIA Historic Technical Passport obtained for the car, formally documenting its identity and specification for historic motorsport eligibility.

Issued the year before Oscar Davis reacquired the car.

Regular maintenance carried out at a workshop in the Netherlands to keep the car in a ready-to-drive condition for use on various European rallies.

Period invoices and correspondence corroborate this servicing activity during Oscar Davis's first ownership.

Several mechanical works completed by Leydon Restorations during Oscar Davis's second ownership: a new wiring harness installed, valve work performed, the engine fully resealed including replacement water plates, and a new radiator core fitted by Chuck Niles at American Honeycomb.

Workshop located in Lahaska, Pennsylvania; radiator core work attributed specifically to Chuck Niles at American Honeycomb.