1931 Bugatti Royale, 1943-1945

Summary

In 1943, Charles Chayne acquired the 1931 Bugatti Royale from a New York-area salvage yard, where it had been taken after winter ice cracked the engine block. Chayne, chief engineer at Buick, repaired the engine and modified the car to his own specifications. He and his wife Esther donated the Royale to The Henry Ford in 1958.

In 1943, Charles Chayne acquired the 1931 Bugatti Royale from a New York-area salvage yard, where it had been taken after winter ice cracked the engine block. Chayne, chief engineer at Buick, repaired the engine and modified the car to his own specifications. He and his wife Esther donated the Royale to The Henry Ford in 1958.

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1943-1945

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2018.0.4.P.B.103290

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in

Width: 10 in

1931 Bugatti Type 41 Royale Convertible

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