Automobiles Ettore Bugatti had won the Targa for the last three years in 1925-27, and was the obvious favorite of 1928. Twenty out of 41 entries received by the 1928 Targa Florio promoter were Bugattis. Factory team sent to Sicilia five cars for their five official drivers Caberto Conelli, Ferdinnado Minoia, Louis Chiron, Gastone Brilli Peri and Albert Divo to compete in three different categories. The latter was hired shortly before the race and acted as the replacement for Pietro Bordino who was killed during practice for the Alessandria Circuit race. Divo drove 2.3 litre supercharged T35B. He had raced at Madonie only once before, but he continued to improve his pace from lap to lap and went into the lead on the last lap, finishing first ahead of Giuseppe Campari in Alfa Romeo and Caberto Conelli in 1.5 litre Bugatti T37A. The model is the conversion based on IXO Bugatti model from Altaya “100 ans de sport automobile” collection.
| Season | Series | Event |
| 1928 | Grand Prix | Targa Florio |
| Driver | No. | Entrant |
| Albert Divo | 56 | Automobiles Ettore Bugatti |
| Scale | Manufacturer | Collection |
| 1:43 | Brian Phipps / IXO Conversion | |
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