Louis Chiron at wheel of Bugatti Type 51 racing car

PART OF:
Zoltan Glass Archive
Made:
1932 in Nurburgring
photographer:
Zoltan Glass

A photograph of Louis Alexandre Chiron (1899-1979) in a Bugatti Type 51 racing car, taken by Zoltan Glass in 1932. This photograph of Chiron, a Racing driver from Monaco, was taken at the Nurburgring, Germany.

Among other victories Chiron was five times winner of the French Grand Prix, and three times winner of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Zoltan Glass was a motorsport enthusiast and amateur racer. Between 1931 and 1936 he photographed many of the important races held at the Nurburgring and the Avus Circuit in Germany.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Zoltan Glass Collection
Object Number:
1991-5018/125
Materials:
paper
type:
photograph and digital positive from celluloid negative
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford