Ettore Bugatti was working at various car factories as automotive engineer, when he
decided to build his own car. While working for Deutz he developped the Type 10
prototype. In 1909 Bugatti started small scale production near Strassburg in France,
with the Type 13, which used a four cylinder 1327cc engine.
His success started in 1924 when he presented his Type 35 with an 1991cc eight
cylinder motor. Bugatti made a name for himself with compact and lightweight
racing cars with engines sporting 16 valves, which were very successful, so there
was a constany demand for them.
In 1930 Bugatti started building the now famous Type 41 Royale with a 12700cc
engine and a rearkable length of 6.4m. Bugatti was very artistic and he designed
most of his cars with a distinct and elegant style not seen on other cars.
Bugatti struggled to get production going again after the war and when he died
in 1947 limited production continued till 1960 when the factory closed.
1998 Volkswagen aquired the Bugatti brand with a view of launching it as their
Super Car. They launched it with a top speed of 430km/h as the worlds fastest
street-legal car in 2005.
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