Old Top Gear - Bugatti Special
Can the complex combination of nuts, bolts, pipes, son, rubber and assorted odd shapes and blocks of metal that form a motor never completely work of one man Is it possible for a spirit to design and implement such a machine involved in the arts, we find this possible men like Michelangelo and Beethoven conceived and wrought their works by themselves, and end products reflect the genius and a common goal which is possible when leading the mind a project.
Ettore Bugatti was a man, he designed a car like a work of art to tell the story of Bugatti cars is to tell the story of their designer, the same Bugatti story was for the part of the man and the machine son of an artist, and was raised as an artist Carlo Bugatti His father worked as a goldsmith, carver, sculptor, painter, lapidary and metal engraver His younger brother, Rembrandt, became sculptor of animals, and Ettore, born in Milan in 1881, was sent to the Brera Art Academy to study the formal sculpture at the age of seventeen, he decided it would be more efficient engineering and joined the firm of Prinetti, he designed a power plant; he supervised construction of an iron hand; In short, he was a benevolent dictator Coronation of the estate Molsheim was the Hotel du Thoroughbred Here is a client waiting for a new car or for repairs to a more could spend a few days in luxurious comfort provided and super Vised by the Bugatti family During the day, he could go riding with the boss, or watching the stagehands turning precision parts for the Bugatti cars.
Bugatti enjoyed his lordly life in Molsheim, and car models must flow from the drawing board, while his son John took the race director's racing history of Bugatti cars only needs the declaration of a simple fact They won more races than any other car made this statement means even if no Bugattis were produced since 1940 in the elegant blue cars almost completely dominated the race tracks of the world from 1925 to 1938 they had the raw speed for highways, flexible cornering ability for courses tight in 1925 and 1926 alone, they have won more than 1,000 races.
Some were exceptional cars Bugatti Type 35 in 1934, a classic design; type 51, one of the most beautiful body shapes for the period; type 57 and type 59, the last flickering races Bugs While Ettore Bugatti was known for its racing cars, he always produces a road production model were a few cuts, convertibles, sedans, but had everything the flow lines debauched than the recommended speed the Model 57 passenger version, built in the 1930s can still be more than 130 miles per hour.
In 1929 Bugatti produced the greatest car in the world, even by today's standards, it seemed as long as a freight car and cost 30,000 without the body Buyers have a custom built body may be another 10,000 This monster had an eight-cylinder engine with a displacement three times that of a modern Cadillac Only a few were built when the depression came, and most engines found their way into boats and locomotive fuel railway.
When World War II hit, Bugatti moved to Paris where he continued design Hundreds of ideas stemmed from his drawing board, all filed for future development His apartment became a rendezvous for the motion the French Resistance during the German occupation Many former employees served in the basement units, but the most exciting feat was achieved by Robert Benoist, former Bugatti racing driver, and sales of Bugatti Paris, director might it would be fair to say that the feat has been done by its type 57-5 Bugatti.
Benoist was driving near Le Bourget 57-5 on the way to a meeting of his underground unit The road was thick with fleeing Parisians, and traffic moved at a slow crawl Suddenly, a German patrol came The road was cleared and a panzer division thundered on his way to Paris on 57-5 was spotted by a German officer, whose piercing eyes then recognized Benoist as Chief Assigned resistance, he was placed in a heavily armed convoy of motorcycle moved slowly toward the southwest, stopping only to destroy French fortifications Benoist was allowed to drive the Bugatti, the Germans kept well stocked in the morning of the second day, the convoy was slowed momentarily by a roadblock and Benoist noticed a side street a short distance from the front with the precision that only a driver can race order, it fell to years first gear, floored the accelerator, and the Bugatti rushed arranged start classic race at the road, whipped Benoist car through the corner as thoug h he was in a race Great Price Within seconds, the Bugatti was Benoist at over 100 mph arrow when the bikes gave chase, he was out of sight.
When the war was over, Bugatti tried to resume work, but it has been weakened by the strain of the occupation and the tragic death of his friends and family members in August 1947, it fiercely private car designer is dead.
What is the charm of the Bugatti is cantankerous, with rough horse and made more noise than the hordes of hell no two were ever exactly alike, so that the spare parts must be specially made whenever they are needed the cars were often set up to run with race fuel and require detuning to operate on the roads, but their owners love them with a fierce passion Why stripped of race Bug the handsomely appointed road cars, these machines have a body design purity and mechanical precision that is the most amazing car is as sensitive as the thoroughbred horse Bugatti Ettore Raised, and even a model from the 1930s middle of can go faster and last longer than most cars today.
There will no longer Bugatti His heirs will not allow a car to build, which was not designed by Le Patron But there's a Bugatti Owners Club with a property in England which sports a private race course they maintain contact in the world with Bugatti owners and published a book listing the whereabouts of each car and its history each car is treasured as a museum piece, but almost all are shaped running Bugatti owners try to ensure that the Boss will not be forgotten.
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