Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
He sold a majority stake to Proton in 1996 to fund his losses due to the insolvency of Bugatti. His daughter Elena Artioli (born 1970) is a politician for the South Tyrolean People's Party and Lega Nord Alto Adige – Südtirol. [5] The Lotus Elise was named after Romano Artioli's granddaughter Elisa Artioli.
1910–1914 Type 13/Type 15/17/22; 1912 Peugeot Bébé Built by Bugatti under license from Peugeot. Known as Bugatti Type 16/Peugeot Type 69 and BP1; 1922–1926 Type 29 "Cigare"
With the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, the luxury manufacturer presented a possible new super sports car following the sale of all 450 Veyron. [19] The Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo design is intended to recall the racing tradition of the 1920s and 1930s. The color scheme represents the brand's victories in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
1952 Type 101. By the early 1950s, the automaking Bugattis had pretty much died out. But Ettore's youngest son, Roland, had the not-so-brilliant idea to try to revive the brand by rebodying some ...
The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the Italian-born industrial designer Ettore Bugatti. The cars were known for their design beauty and numerous race victories. Famous Bugatti automobiles include the Type 35 Grand Prix cars, the Type 41 "Royale", the Type 57 "Atlantic" and the Type 55 sports car.
Surgical instruments, designed by Bugatti for a friend who was a professor at a nearby hospital, are still in use to this day. [9] Bugatti's son, Jean, was killed on 11 August 1939 at the age of 30 while testing a Bugatti Type 57 tank-bodied race car near the Molsheim factory. After that, the company's fortunes began to decline.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This category refers to the French luxury car marque, Bugatti, ... Bugatti people (1 C, 19 P) V. Bugatti ...
Carlo Bugatti (1856–1940), designer and cabinetmaker; Ettore Bugatti (1881–1947), founder of Bugatti, son of Carlo; Rembrandt Bugatti (1884–1916), sculptor, son of Carlo; Jean Bugatti (1909–1939), automotive designer and test engineer, eldest son of Ettore Bugatti; Roland Bugatti (1922–1977), automobile executive, son of Ettore Bugatti