In the 1920s, Ettore Bugatti designed a hollow forged axle for his racing cars such as the Type 35 and Type 51. This enabled him to create lightweight cars but without compromising the strength.
Working on these cars 60 years later in the 1980s, Ivan Dutton noted that the axles on many cars had suffered considerable wear and tear and there was the need to replace these parts for safety. He set about producing accurate copies using traditional forging techniques.
He commissioned a firm in the Midlands to help him achieve this and in 1990, Frank Edwards one of the team, captured this on video, which we share with you now.
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28 сен 2024
