1925 Bugatti Brescia Lake Find Watercolour

1925 Bugatti Brescia Lake Find

A5 Watercolour

This is a watercolour sketch of the Lake Maggiore Bugatti. This rare 1925 Bugatti Brescia 22 Roadster was retrieved from Lake Maggiore in Switzerland in 2009 after being at the bottom of the lake for 70 years.

Earlier this year it fetched an incredible €260,500 at auction. "The winning bidder – a European collector representing the Peter Mullin Collection in California – will show the car in its present condition in his museum, whereas the underbidder – an American – had intended to restore the car.”

The full article on this car can be found here:

http://www.classiccaradventures.com/2010/01/bugatti-lake-find-up-for-auction/

Eric Fernihough at Brooklands Watercolours

Eric Fernihough on the banking at Brooklands

A4 Watercolour

Eric Fernihough at Brooklands 11th March 1938 on his streamlined Brough Superior.

A5 Watercolour

Here are two watercolour pieces based on photos of Eric Fernihough at Brooklands where he had a garage by the perimeter of the track on the Byfleet Road.

Eric Fernihough world record holder was killed at an record attempt at Gyon, near Budapest, in Hungary in 1938 on his Brough Superior JAP. His streamlined Brough left the road at high speed, supposedly due to a gust of wind affecting the steering - though theories about the accident abound to this day.

Fernihough reached about 180 mph in 1938 with this machine. He also held the solo flying mile record (163.82 mi/h in 1936), the solo flying kilometre record (169.8 mph in 1937), and the sidecar flying kilometre record (137 mph in 1937).

Basil Davenport in his GN cyclecar 'Spider'

Basil Davenport in his GN cyclecar 'Spider' at Skegness racing trials, Lincolnshire, circa 1925.

A4 Watercolour

This is a watercolour piece based on a photo of British racing driver Basil Davenport (1903 - 1979) in his GN cyclecar 'Spider' at motor racing trials on the sands at Skegness, Lincolnshire, circa 1925. Davenport built 'Spider' himself using parts from Archie Frazer-Nash's GN company.

(Oringinal reference Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)