1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, Property of Dr. Joseph Fuchs, Germany, circa 1932

Summary

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

Creators

Unknown

 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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