Just a tiny point, Austin, before anyone else takes you to task! 'Villers' should be 'Villiers'. As I'm sure you know, this is a name like Featherstonhaugh, and for some reason it is actually pronounced 'Villers'. Indeed The Autocar's caption to this photo had it as 'Villars' - but Villiers is correct.
austin
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Now updated.
JWd
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The car is still Cordon Bleu CT6559, the Type 13 that gave Raymond Mays great success as a driver.
Guest Mark Hughes
Monday, November 23, 2009
I understand that Francis Giveen owned the Mays Bugatti 'Cordon Bleu' in the 1920's. Could one of the men in the photograph be Giveen? Thanks, Mark Hughes
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Just a tiny point, Austin, before anyone else takes you to task! 'Villers' should be 'Villiers'. As I'm sure you know, this is a name like Featherstonhaugh, and for some reason it is actually pronounced 'Villers'. Indeed The Autocar's caption to this photo had it as 'Villars' - but Villiers is correct.
Now updated.
The car is still Cordon Bleu CT6559, the Type 13 that gave Raymond Mays great success as a driver.
I understand that Francis Giveen owned the Mays Bugatti 'Cordon Bleu' in the 1920's. Could one of the men in the photograph be Giveen? Thanks, Mark Hughes