Class B
1930-1939: Closed Cars "Flamboyances et extravagances"
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Voisin C14, 1931
6 Zylinder, 2400 cm³Body: Coach, Voisin
Entrant: Jacques Comte de Wurstemberger (CH)
Inspired French engineer Gabriel Voisin built not only very special cars but aircraft as well. The Voisin C14 reflected a design language that was typical of Voisin vehicles. The Museum Fondation “Herve” in Aigle (CH) run by Jacques de Wurstemberger, who ranks as a Voisin specialist, houses a marvellous collection of Voisin models which he has repeatedly entered in the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in past years.
Austin Swallow, MK II, 1931
4 Zylinder, 747 cm³Body: Sport Saloon, Swallow Sidecar & Coachbuilding Company
Entrant: Viktor Wagner (D)
The Austin Swallow was built by the Swallow Sidecar& Coachbuilding Company headed by Sir William Lyons, founder of the Jaguar car marque. This car resided in the Peter Black Car Museum in Keighley from 1974 to 1995. Following five years of restoration work by its current owner, it has been successfully exhibited at international events and won a number of prizes.
Bentley Speed Six, 1931
6 Zylinder, 6500 cm³Body: Coupé, Gurney-Nutting
Entrant: Peter Hagemann (USA)
Woolf Barnato, a member of the successful Bentley Le Mans works team (Bentley Boys), commissioned British coachbuilders Gurney Nutting with creating the body for this Bentley Speed Six. Its aerodynamic styling lends the car a dynamic exterior even when stationary.
Fiat 508 Balilla, 1933
4 Zylinder, 995 cm³Body: Coupe de Ville, Castagna
Entrant: Secondo Mass
The Milan coachwork company Castagna built superstructures among others for chassis by Isotta-Fraschini and Alfa-Romeo, as well as creating this saloon body for a Fiat 508 Balilla to be exhibited at the 1933 Milan Motor Show.
Its aesthetic form is mounted on a chassis powered by no more than a 4-Zylinder engine with a displacement of just under 1000 cm³.
Bugatti Type 57 Atalante, 1936
8 Zylinder, 3257 cm³Body: Coupé, Bugatti
Entrant: Franz-Jodef Kleine (D)
This Bugatti Atalante was delivered in 1936 by Swiss dealer Sechaud of Geneva to Frau Meyer in Zurich, whose chauffeur was a brother of the well-known Bugatti importer. After the Second World War, the car passed into the hands of Count Ottorino Volonterio of Orselina (CH), who owned it until 1979.
From 1980 until 2003 the Bugatti was in the possession of Monsieur F. Chandon (of the champagne dynasty), where it underwent comprehensive restoration. Its current owner carried out minimal colour corrections after purchase, bringing its appearance closer to what it was when it was when originally delivered.