How to Drive a REAL Bugatti Type 59 Supercharged Grand Prix car!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 เม.ย. 2022
- Casey Putsch speaks with the driver of this original 1932 Bugatti Type 59 Supercharged 8 cylinder Grand Prix car about how to drive and race the vehicle while at the Velocity Invitational at Laguna Seca.
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You can tell this guy is so freaking amped about these cars and happy to share the history and nuts and bolts about it. Thanks for this Casey!
Absolutely! He was a genuine gentleman and shared his time and knowledge with my Genius Garage students as well.
@@CaseyPutsch It was really cool to hear about him discussing the differences in gearboxes and pedals for cars back then. The setup is really interesting. Vintage racing is fascinating and I like hearing about all of that. The oldest car I've ever had was a '70 914, and I loved it since it took me back to a different time with cars. I would love to go watch an actual vintage race someday. I know they do the "Portland Historics" and I've been meaning to go to that at PIR. It's great to hear someone talk about these and how they work. I hope other generations can keep passing on the passion for these.
Really appreciate the driver's enthusiasm and willingness to share not only about the car, but whats it like to drive it. And the engineering of the car. A rolling piece of art.
I dug this one off the shelf and thought you guys would like to learn what it is like to drive this INCREDIBLE historic racing Bugatti Grand Prix car! What was the most interesting part of the video to you?
The whole car
Loved the discussion on the sort of ethics of classic racing, how it's actually really safe.
The engineering aspect of the tolerances and how tight they are, which is evidenced by such a superbly running machine 90 years old. That’s what interested me the most. Things ain’t built like they used to be.
Making a vise to prove your worthiness to Ettore. The entire concept of risk/danger being acceptable only while in controlled, “safer” conditions.
The special fuels used for those cars, the simple fact regular gasoline won’t work well in them, it has to be specially made. All amazing points covered, thank you much Casey
Love the quote " Safety is between the ears". If only the real world adhered to that. Often the only thing between some ears is a " Space for Rent" sign.
I could spend hours just examining all the little details and craftmanship of cars built like this.
That owner needs to be thanked for sending his car out into the world for us all to see and the driver here needs his own channel! What a great, enthusiastic guy, one who actually uses it properly and knows his car too! 👍👍👍
man thats a great video. it was nice hearing from someone so enthusiastic knowledgeable about driving cars like that at the limits. its becoming a lost art.
Glad you liked it! They owner was a really great guy to meet!
I like to keep up with your life; watch whatever you upload. But this one is an instant click for me.
I watched a stream of the Velocity Invitational just to watch the pre-war cars race. The driver is _really pushing hard!_ He is fighting a 1.5L supercharged ERA for the lead, which is a very formidable car, and certainly one that can leave the Bugatti behind, but the Bugatti driver never gave it the chance! The Bugatti is braking so hard that it had brake judder on _both front and rear wheels!!!_
And I really love, not only the details of the car, and some of the joys of racing it, but also the driver's mindset racing cars like those. I found myself agreeing with al his opinions of racing those cars.
By any chance, did you cover the Alfa Romeo P3 as well? That's my absolute favourite of all...
I was obsessed by this car as a kid. Incredible piece of history and awed by the wealthy folks that keep them alive, and on the track, where they are supposed to be. It must be nice to be rich and part of the "club." The rest of us just dream.
It is just after 11H00 here in South Africa, and we're closing at 13H00 for Easter. The only time I've ever seen videos of the T59 was when they all took part in the Pebble Beach Tour. Now I will get to watch one being experienced by Casey Putsch, and Casey is, amongst his other many fold talents, also a truly superb narrator. To express my admiration for Mr Putsch, this subscriber shall now murder a couplet: "Hail Ye Indomitable Hero, Hail! In spite of ye Enemies Most Corrupt, Ye Prevail.
:) you’re too kind
These profiles are so awesome - driver and car. The Velocity Invitational was definitely a highlight last year.
This guy rules! Awesome information here.
For sure! He was a genuine good guy!
This is utterly brilliant. You could do this for every one of those cars! Maybe an idea for a new channel, Casey's classics?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of these up close like this, super cool getting this much access
I just drove mine got the very first time at the Vintage Revival Montlhery, I found the pedals were rather tricky to operate as there was a lack of space… But what a thrill 🤩 I’ll have to train over at least one hundred hours to get it all in place.
Awesome!!!
Absolutely phenomenal. BK could listen to you two talk about this and other cars of the era for hours on end, just fascinating stuff. Can't thank you enough for videos like this!
Awesome!
What a great opportunity to see an understand a little bit more about these amazing vintage cars and those who look after them.
I appreciate the respect that these men have for each other and the way they brought us the knowledge of this technology 😮👍🏻✨❤️🔥
I never understood the fascination with Bugatti, but after seeing that dampener on a car from the 30s(!!), I freaking get it. Its mind blowing the hand built quality. I hope more people see and appreciate this stuff.
Bless people who share these glorious machines with the world.
More of this kind of videos been going through your old videos and been loving this kind of videos about old vintage cars and race cars
Now this is the kind of useful consumer advice I subscribe to this channel for! Seriously I enjoy this kind of detail and minutia that you don't learn about in other programs.
I'm guessing one unnamed gas ingredient is added touline for controlling octane.
I've seen vintage and modern racers use it quite a bit. It's already a small constituient of petrol.
The sharpie notes on the rare multi-million dollar car really drive home that it's used.
So much more beautiful to race and display it, in working condition, than leaving it pristine in a sad lonely garage.
Thanks to both of you!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
You deserve a lot more views for this content man . If only the TH-cam algorithm wasn't stupid that it promoted stupid life hack channels.
Fully Agree. Is there anything us subscribers can do to improve matters? And why does this channel have only have 182K subscribers? I say treason is the cause; what do you think?
Agreed and thank you
Just watch, share, like and comment. Thanks guys!!!!
You had me at type 59
I gotchu fam
What a car! He absolutely loves it too.
Incredible video, car, driver, and interview!
This isn’t a classic; it’s damn near mythical, legendary, like the Minotaur.
I agree!
I'm in love with pre war European race cars and to get to see a prime example was a real treat. I could watch hours of video on the engineering and craftsmanship of these things.
Thanks Casey
Keep up the good fight.
Thank you for this video. That is an amazing car, mere words cannot describe. BTW, the "quadrant gears" configuration that syncs the two carbs throttles were also used on American motorcycles of the 20's through the 40's for the kickstart mechanism. If you look at pics of old Indians, these kickstart gears were external to the gearbox.
Awesome 👏🏽 I have a Type 59 too and I love it.
Brilliant. More videos like this please 🙏
Very nice vidéo . This driver love this incredible Bugatti . Thanks .
Cheers from France .
PiP Cheereo ol' boy fine machine you have there. Very fancy and smells of money$$$$ Love it... ;) LOL Kidding Casey very cool content and would love to see more like it a beautiful and awesome car.
Hopefully more in the future one day!
We want more awesome thank you! Love the tech! Like you said watchmaking!
I like this guy. Great video.
Great video. This is Casey Putsch meets Casey Putsch. Haha. An older Casey Putsch. :D
A compliment indeed as this man was a heck of a good guy to meet!
Amazing piece of history.
That car is a beast lol I believe that it makes over 400hp that's insane in a car that small and light 👍
Well, the Bugatti is actually one of the heavier cars of its time...
Among its contemporaries, the Maserati 8CM and 6C-34 were pretty much the same weight as the Bugatti, and the Alfa Romeo P3, is lighter.
The car makes 240-250 BHP at the time, but with its weight, the top speed suffered. At the 1934 Coppa Acerbo, while the Mercedes Benz W25 were timed doing more than 180mph, a Maserati 8CM and a Bugatti Type 59 was clocked doing 150mph down the straight. An Alfa Romeo P3, timed doing 169mph...
Beautiful car, I would love to spend some time looking over that closely.
Really interesting guy, he talks really well about driving. Does he have any channel or anything we can find him on?
Holy shit balls. That's a real one. Wow
nope
@@roverwaters3875 yes it is. I've seen the Brazil replicas.
@@spencerhan7995 google it BC159
it is made from old and new parts
Epic!!
Love the videos Casey. Keep them
coming. Do you plan to attend the IMSA race at Mid Ohio?
I will be there!
@@CaseyPutsch maybe I will see you there!
2:35 I was wondering what david wallace was getting into after Dunder Mifflin.
Beautiful Race car
Hand built Bugatti but if ya wanna go slow pump the fuel urself hahaha
this example is a recreation with some original parts
what's the possibility of the ACD museum letting you drive a Duesenberg?
Potentially pretty good, but in my experience they are handcuffed by stuffy people that don’t know how the works works anymore.
Please tell me I'm not the only one that saw what looked like Martin Kove in the background....
I’m gonna be honest, I would never be able to get the centre throttle pedal down from the italian cars, wayyyy too used to heel-toeing with the throttle on the right like a normal car 🤣🤣
Oh, yeah, there's an onboard footage of this car being raced in the UK in 2015... Here it is...
th-cam.com/video/3KowSPSKZHk/w-d-xo.html
An all-Bugatti grid, no less.
i want to see the lotus f1 driving around
Soon!
Bugatti also made watches!
I don't think so. Branding is not making.
@@CaseyPutsch In the late fifties early sixties when this information was published in Discussions upon Ettore I don’t think branding was a consideration in Europe!
Kinda sad we didn't get to hear that Straight 8 roar to life.
Here's an onboard footage of the same car racing in 2015.
th-cam.com/video/3KowSPSKZHk/w-d-xo.html
I absolutely loved this but for the love of god stop interrupting! Seriously guy, STOP!
Misleading title. There is NO driving except for the mouth (talking). Get in it crank it up and put your foot into it down the straights.
How about this, then. Its the exact same car being raced.
th-cam.com/video/3KowSPSKZHk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6egE2cwOlu8z4t2T