Bucciali, Paul Albert and brother Angelo
Bucciali in 1922 Buc for Voituretttes at Boulogue - 3rd. The race mentioned on the back of the photo was the: 1922 Coupe Georges Boillot, held at Boulogne-sur-Mer on 30 July 1922. This was a major French road race of the era, run on a long 37.375 km circuit. The Bucciali brothers came in 3rd in their Voiturettes class of in English the Small-Engine class. They were racing witha 2 cylinder two-stroke engine.
Name/Title
Bucciali, Paul Albert and brother AngeloEntry/Object ID
2025.1.67Description
Paul‑Albert (Albert) Bucciali and his younger brother Angelo Bucciali were French engineers, designers, and former World War I aviators whose shared fascination with mechanical innovation led them to found the Bucciali automobile company in 1922. Their earliest cars were simple cyclecars sold under the name Buc, but the brothers quickly moved far beyond that modest beginning. Albert, the visionary stylist and engineer, became obsessed with front‑wheel drive, aerodynamic streamlining, and advanced chassis design at a time when most manufacturers were still building upright, conservative machines. Angelo handled much of the mechanical development and business operations, allowing Albert to pursue increasingly ambitious engineering ideas. By the mid‑1920s and early 1930s, the brothers were producing the extraordinary TAV (Traction Avant) prototypes — long, low, Art Deco masterpieces featuring front‑wheel drive, independent suspension, and dramatic coachwork by Saoutchik. These cars, especially the TAV8‑32, were decades ahead of their time and remain icons of prewar automotive design. Despite their brilliance, the Bucciali brothers never achieved commercial success; their cars were too complex, too expensive, and built in extremely small numbers. The company closed in 1933, but the brothers’ work has since been recognized as some of the most daring and imaginative engineering of the interwar era.Collection
Dr. Frederick A. Simeone Founder CollectionCategory
Race Car Drivers