Bugatti Motor Company.
Bugatti Motor Company is a supercar manufacturer based in Molsheim, France. The company is most famous for its Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix racing car, which won the 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bugatti's founder, Ettore Bugatti, was a Romanian-born French engineer and industrial designer who made his first cars at the age of 27. He founded the company in 1909 and built his first car in 1912. After World War II, Bugatti made sports cars with powerful engines and fancy designs that were popular among celebrities. In 2010, VW Group purchased 50% of Bugatti from then-owner Romano Artioli's family and later took full ownership of the company in 2012. Today Bugatti's headquarters are located in Molsheim, France, where all its vehicles are also manufactured.
Founder of the Bugatti Motor Company.
- The founder of the Bugatti Motor Company, Ettore Bugatti, was born in Milan, Italy on September 15th 1881.
- He was the son of Carlo Bugatti, who was an engineer and inventor. Ettore grew up around engineering, and his father encouraged his son's interest in art and mechanics. Ettore studied at Bordeaux University where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering.
- He then went on to work as a designer at a French car company named De Dietrich. His designs were so successful that he was asked to work for the Italian car company Fiat. He worked there for three years before leaving in 1910 to start his own company with two partners named Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia and one finance partner named Albert Clerici.
- The name of their new company was Societe Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Ettore Bugatti (SAEBE).
- This company would later become known as Bugatti Automobiles SAS.
- In 1913, Ettore began manufacturing parts for aircraft engines with SAEBE until World War I broke out in 1914 when aviation became very popular among European nations including France, England and Germany where they had already been manufacturing aircraft engines for some time now so it.
The most famous Bugatti cars.
- The most famous Bugatti cars Bugatti is a luxury brand that has been around since 1909 and has had many famous cars throughout its history.
- The company was founded by Ettore Bugatti, who started making racing cars and then moved into building road cars.
- The first car he built was called the Type 13, and it was a huge success for him.
- The most famous Bugatti cars include the Type 57 and Type 35 models, which are both very popular among collectors.
- The Type 57 was made in several different styles, including the Atlantic and Royale models, while the Type 35 was designed as an entry-level sports car.
- These two models were incredibly important for Bugatti because they helped them build their reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality cars that were also affordable enough for most people to buy one.
