1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Property of Dr. Joseph Fuchs, Germany, circa 1932
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German physician Joseph Fuchs ordered this Bugatti Royale with a body by Ludwig Weinberger of Munich. As finished in 1932, the car was black with yellow trim. Fuchs relocated to the United States where winter cold cracked the engine block. General Motors executive Charles Chayne acquired and restored the Bugatti, altering the colors to oyster white with dark green trim.
German physician Joseph Fuchs ordered this Bugatti Royale with a body by Ludwig Weinberger of Munich. As finished in 1932, the car was black with yellow trim. Fuchs relocated to the United States where winter cold cracked the engine block. General Motors executive Charles Chayne acquired and restored the Bugatti, altering the colors to oyster white with dark green trim.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1932
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
86.18.336.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.938 in
Width: 4.5 in
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