Bugatti is one of the most celebrated marques of automobile and the one of the most exclusive Italian car producers of all time. The company is legendary for producing some of the best sports cars in the world. The original Bugatti failed with the advent of World War II , but has been resurrected twice, most recently under the Volkswagen Group
Under Ettore Bugatti
Although founder Ettore Bugatti was born in Italy, the automobile company that bears his name was located in Molsheim , in the then-German Alsace region (which went back to France in 1919 ). The company was known for its advanced engineering in its premium road cars and its success in early Grand Prix motor racing , winning the first ever Monaco Grand Prix . The company's success culminated with driver Jean-Pierre Wimille winning the 24 hours of Le Mans twice (in 1937 with Robert Benoist and 1939 with Pierre Veyron ).
Bugatti's cars were as much works of art as they were mechanical creations, with hand-turned finishes on the engine blocks, lightening holes in every conceivable location, and safety wires threaded through almost every fastener in intricately laced patterns. He regarded his arch competitor, Bentley, as "the world's fastest trucks" for turning their attentions more towards durability. Bugatti's disdain for his customers is as legendary as his devotion to his creations; in one apocryphal incident, upon greeting an unhappy customer returning to the factory with "What, you again?", he replied to the subsequent tale of automotive mechanical woe with "Well, see that it does not happen again!" and strode away.
From the shapes of his engines, he is regarded a Cubist and he once went to a meeting of Cubists
Although probably now known as the most exclusive of prestigious road cars, Bugatti were extremely successful in racing, with many thousands of victories in just a few decades. The little Bugatti Type 10 swept the top four positions at its first race. The 1924 Bugatti Type 35 is probably the most successful racing car of all time with over 2,000 wins. The company swept the Targa Florio for five years straight from 1925 through 1929. Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the 21st Century Bugatti company remembered him with a concept car named in his honor. But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered- Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and few resources, and guess which car celebrates this success. Yes, you are correct. Currently the fastest production car on the planet, the 252mpg Bugatti Veyron
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