Dimensions
130 x 198 x 1mm
Born in 1900 in a tiny French village, Hélène Delangle's background offered no clue to her extraordinary future. Paris in its 1920s heyday seduced her into a life of dancing and stripping but the demi-monde of gauze veils and admirers was not enough to contain her ambition. Once her eyes were opened to the glamorous combination of machines and speed, the beautiful young woman now known as Hellé Nice proved herself a racing driver of thrilling audacity and talent, catching the attention of Ettore Bugatti.
In an unprecedented career, she set new land-speed records before a notorious accident almost ended her racing days. Mysterious accusations of collaboration with the Gestapo destroyed her reputation and wrecked her life, but nothing could crash her indomitable spirit. Superbly written and beautifully illustrated, 'The Bugatti Queen' reveals the dazzling and reckless world of motor-racing between the wars.
