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A works car, this Type 51 was first raced at the 1931 Belgian Grand Prix by Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat. They retired after a blown tyre wrapped around the rear axle. At the end of the 1931 season, it was sold to Jean-Pierre Wimille. He debuted with a victory in the La Turbie hill climb in March of 1932. After a busy season, chassis 51132 was sold to Charles Brunet, who had his son or perhaps nephew Robert race the car for the next two seasons. The car was then sold to the United States where it became the only Type 51 to race in the country during the 1930s.
Towards the end of its career, it was fitted with a Ford-based Frontenac engine, while the original Type 51 motor was sold to a collector. In 1948, the chassis and engine were reunited. The car remained in the United States until the early 1980s, when it was sold to Klaus Werner. Among the subsequent owners was Chairman Lee of the Samsung Corporation. Since 2012, it has been part of the collection of the Mullin Automotive Museum.
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