From its first appearance at the 1924 French Grand Prix, held at Lyon, there was no doubt to anyone who saw the Bugatti Type 35 run that this was an automobile that had it all: durability, mechanical functionality, and a wonderfully sporting exterior design.

The Type 35’s best finish for that race was a respectable 7th overall, but it was clear that the car had the potential for greater success following future tuning and refinement.

Indeed, this model would eventually become the most successful racing automobile, by number of victories, of all time.

Terence E.

Adderley was a longtime Bugatti enthusiast, who indeed purchased a Type 57 as an early acquisition in his decades of collecting, and would gradually add other remarkable specimens to his private stable in the years to come.

He had long had a yen for a competition Bugatti, and in 2015 purchased the Type 35A offered here from a seller in the United Kingdom.

It has remained in the collection now for nearly a decade, and is, s...