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...
In 1909, Ettore Bugatti set up a factory, in Molsheim, France, for the production of his own line of automobiles. Racing success came quickly, in 1914, and was followed by a string of innovative, if not beautiful, racing machines that continued on until the late ’40s and early ’50s. This...
Patrick Depailler “Lofty” England 1 James Hunt, driving a McLaren-Ford, wins the German Grand Prix on the Nürburgring. Niki Lauda...
“A technical product is not perfect until it is aesthetically impeccable as well,” Ettore Bugatti once said. And the company...
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...
Philanthropist Peter Mullin is founder of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, as well as Chairman of the Board...
Casey Annis / Editor I was very interested to read James Beckett’s profile last month on the Martini F3 car,...
1924 Bugatti Type 13 While many racing cars of the Edwardian period and the early 1920s and 1930s were huge—behemoths to some, especially on dirt-covered roads—there were equally a corresponding number that were miniscule in comparison, many almost fragile in appearance. At first some of these small cars suffered ridicule...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its...
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...
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...
The Bugatti name is widely known in the automotive world for the selection of exquisite roadcars and racecars produced by Automobiles Ettore Bugatti. What may not be as well recognized is that the automobile was not the only art form pursued by the Bugatti family, as four generations have made...
Mention the words “Rudi” and “Mercedes” and what comes to mind? Chances are good it will be images of famed...
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” Across the annals of automotive history, few families can lay claim to more engineering genius...
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 a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of...
Tazio Nuvolari chats with Eugenio Siena (left) and Baconin Borzacchini (right) during practice for the 1934 Grand Prix of Italy....
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...
Bugattis have a devoted following due to the exquisite engineering, sound, and capabilities of cars like the Type 51. The...
A rare piece of automotive history will go on the block with no reserve as the 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe that was Ettore Bugatti’s personal car is auctioned as part of Gooding & Company’s annual Pebble Beach sale. Bugatti is the featured marque of this year’s Pebble Beach Concours...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Photo: David Gooley One glance at a late 1937, ‘38 or ‘39 Darl’mat 402 Special Sport tells you it’s classic...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man pursued his passion for speed and technology by building cars for competition. These early innovators belong to an elite club, their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, and genuine thoroughbreds. The development of the racing...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its...
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...