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Ettore Bugatti

Italian-French · Founder · 1881–1947

Artist-engineer and founder of Bugatti, associated with beautiful, jewel-like machines.

Bugatti’s cars were not merely transport or competition tools; they were mechanical sculpture. His influence belongs wherever design and engineering meet.

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Bugatti’s cars were not merely transport or competition tools; they were mechanical sculpture. His influence belongs wherever design and engineering meet.

Notable cars and links

Bugatti Type 35Bugatti Type 57

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