Bugatti Type 23 poster

The Bugatti Type 23 ‘Brescia’ Tourer tasted success at its first outing in 1920 by winning the French Voiturette Grand Prix at Le Mans. This achievement was swiftly followed by a clean sweep of the first four places at Brescia in the following year, and as a result all 16 valve Bugattis were thereafter dubbed Brescia. It marked the beginning of a long period of motor sport dominance by Bugatti.