In 1909, Ettore Bugatti set up a factory, in Molsheim, France, for the production of his own line of automobiles....
Bugattis have a devoted following due to the exquisite engineering, sound, and capabilities of cars like the Type 51. The...
Motor racing has recently been rocked by espionage scandals, but it was ever thus. In 1929, “Leon Dury” swapped two Millers for three Bugattis, and Ettore suddenly had fresh inspiration. When engineers change teams, they take information with them. That is true of any job; it is called “experience.” As...
Ettore Bugatti was a man who did not fear setting himself a hard task. It was not just Bugatti’s exceptional...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, genuine thoroughbreds. The development of the racing sports...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism”...
Tazio Nuvolari chats with Eugenio Siena (left) and Baconin Borzacchini (right) during practice for the 1934 Grand Prix of Italy....
Woolf Barnato is the man with a perfect score. He entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times and won it three times: in 1928, 1929 and 1930, driving his own beloved Bentley cars. A record that still stands today, despite many attempts to break it over the last...
Mention the words “Rudi” and “Mercedes” and what comes to mind? Chances are good it will be images of famed...
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The subject of this month’s VR Profile, Bugatti, is one of the legendary names of automotive history, and this link will take you to the official company site’s history section. There you can either learn about, or refresh your knowledge of, this great French marque. As the page opens, beneath...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
After Ettore Bugatti’s death his family decided to keep his car-making company alive. Their creation of the Type 101 was...
Meo Costantini in the cockpit of the Bugatti Type 35 that he would drive to a 4th-place finish in the ACF’s 1925 French Grand Prix at Montlhéry. One day in 1923, Ettore Bugatti met Bartolomeo “Meo” Costantini, an encounter that would change both their lives. The suave Costantini, who was...
Jerry Titus Frank Biela Photo: Stefan Warter 1 George Follmer drives a Ford-powered Lotus 70 to victory in the L&M...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” Across the annals of automotive history, few families can lay claim to more engineering genius than that of Rudolfo and Carolina Maserati. Between 1880 and 1898, Carolina gave birth to no less than six sons, Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore, and Ernesto. All but one...
There has been much rejoicing over the return to F1 next year of Team Lotus and I cannot understand what...
A few days ago, Bugatti celebrated Jean Bugatti’s birthday. The renowned automobile designer and Ettore Bugatti’s son was born on...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Ettore Bugatti Biography Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti though his family was French was born in Milan on 15 September 1881. He...
A rare piece of automotive history will go on the block with no reserve as the 1936 Bugatti Type 57C...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club, their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its...
With the Type 41 Royale, in 1926, Bugatti presented the strongest, largest and most luxurious automobile in the world, characterized by then unimaginable power and opulent equipment. For Ettore Bugatti, the Royale was the culmination of his creation. A vehicle that knew no competitors in terms of performance, quality and...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its...
Gobbato’s Fate Dear Editor, In the article about Vittorio Jano, in your June issue, Robert Newman stated that the 1945 assassination of Alfa Romeo Managing Director Ugo Gobbato was the act of a disgruntled former employee. However, in Brock Yates’ 1990 biography of Enzo Ferrari he wrote that that was...