Achille Varzi in a Bugatti T51, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix mb-code 1620461 'The Reformers' Dinner'

'The Reformers' Dinner'

Roy Salvadoi

the Hermitage Rooms and Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery

25th May 1962

Achille Varzi in a Bugatti T51, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix mb-code 1620461 'The Reformers' Dinner'Achille Varzi in a Bugatti T51, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, 1933. He was originally a motorcyclist. In 1928 he entered into a motor racing partnership with Nuvolari with a stable of Type 35 Bugattis. However in late 1928 he bought a P2 Alfa Romeo and set up on his own. During 1929 he won so many victories that Nuvolari bought a P2 so that he could compete on equal terms. This led to Varzi switching to Maserati, and in 1930 he earned the title of