This is most interesting. I've gone and done some research and come up with
contradictory information.
The FAQ at <http://homepage.mac.com/bugatti/jacob/FAQ/Molsheim.html> claims
that it was an Amilcar, and that the driver was a young fellow called
"Buggatti" (sic). However, The Bugatti Cars site at
<http://www.bugatti-cars.de/engl/legend/nobless/myth2_1.html> claims:
One of the events that together have all contributed to the Bugatti
legend was the death of the most famous dancer of all time - Isadora
Duncan.
It is a subject which is not particularly appreciated in serious
histories of Bugatti, being more to the taste of artists such as
Cocteau or Don Passos.
Real Bugatti enthusiasts even went as far as to doubt the marque
of the car involved - perhaps it was an Amilcar and not a Bugatti
after all. Of course, it was a Bugatti. And this was no coincidence
for two reasons. Firstly, only the cult object "Bugatti" was capable
of enticing Isadora. Secondly, if ever there was a car that could turn
a scarf into a deadly weapon it was the racing and road car, the 35/37
series Bugatti.
Everyone knows the story: after only a hundred metres, Isadora's
scarf became entangled in the spokes, breaking the dancer's neck
instantly.
So, take your pick. Either it was a Bugatti, or it wasn't. Bugatti would
like you to think it was.
Jon
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