Companies that manufacture racing, sport and exclusive automobiles, founded the engineer and designer Ettore Bugatti in 1909. And once introduced the most advanced technology of its time. As a result, rolled off a very "moving" car with a top speed of 100 km / h. This is the very first model of the Bugatti was the number "13" and became the base for all subsequent modifications. July 23, 1911 Bugatti Type 13 car finished second in one of the French Grand Prix. Before the First World War, this machine has become one of the most significant innovations of the company. In 1922 he produced four Type 40, dubbed by contemporaries Morris Cowley, performed Bugatti (Morris Cowley - a small English car). Since 1924 the company began to collect Type 35 GP. This model has brought the brand international fame and more than a thousand victories in road racing. She became famous as the most successful model racing class Grand Prix. This car featured inverted tail, the radiator in the shape of a horseshoe and the crankshaft roller bearings. In aluminum alloy wheels were pressed into cast iron brake drums. The car had a superb driving characteristics and excellent handling. Eight-cylinder engine allowed it to reach speeds of up to 190 km / h. By the way, not to offend will be discussed, but this model accidentally strangled Isadora Duncan. In 1927 he produced the legendary Royale - deliberately extravagant Bugatti Type 41. The car turned out to be surprisingly agile in city streets - a long wheelbase (over 4.27 m) to facilitate management. The machine also had an engine cylinder capacity of nearly 15 liters - twice more than the most powerful car of the time. Not for nothing that the emblem for their creations, Ettore Bugatti chose figure elephant who stood on his hind legs. These machines have been built only six. In 1929, this genius race car creates its own favorite model - Type 46. The design was not very successful, many customers have complained about the mistakes made during construction, the principal of which was the vibration of the crankshaft at high speeds. In 1930, Bugatti introduced the 24-hour race of Le Mans two machines, nicknamed Bug. In these races unprepossessing in appearance Bugatti Bug, in which was based design of Type 40, elegantly and persistently followed favorites. And next, in 1931, the company introduced the world to Type 50, radically different from conventional racing cars. For him, Bugatti creates a perfect time for the engine - 8-cylinder, 5-liter, double cylinder head, rated at 250 hp. with. This model was built on the model of American racing cars. But since then, until 1937, for sports Bugatti lasted series of defeats, when the Type 57 with an engine capacity of 3.3 liters and chassis lowered wins at Le Mans, finishing the first two places and leaving behind a 3-liter Alfa Romeo, 4 Talbot-liter and 4.5-liter Lagonda. In 1932 at the London Motor Show, the French body builder studio Kellner presented a luxurious four-seater coupe chassis 1941 Bugatti Royale number 41141. The car has received a prize as the most expensive exhibit showroom - the company offers a car for 6500 pounds, that more than two times the price of the best Rolls-Royce. Gradually, the business involved and the son of the founder of the brand - Zhianobepto Carlo simulation Rembpandt Ettope Bugatti. In September 1936 lopdu Rothschild sold the first one constructed by him on the chassis of the model Atlantic Type 57SC. Currently, the owner of the car number of collectors from the United States on behalf of Pitep Vilyamcon. These cars have been collected only three, and by the way, they are all still intact. Second Atlantic has lived a very full life. That it was exhibited at the booth in Paris and entered the corporate directory Bugatti. Then she participated in a rally on the route Paris - Nice. After that 11 October of the same in 1936 was acquired by some mce Holttsshubom. But for how long one owner car is not delayed. Among its owners are registered race car drivers Panibon, Bappaket, famous athletes and Bodel Lambepdzhek. They were for possession of the car tried to "improve" it, but the fatal influence was mce Shatap, who drove the car under the wheels of the train. Five years after the fatal crash it bought Andpe Bencon and tried to recover, but do not meet the challenge, gave crippled auto Michel Seydoux. With the support of specialists such as the restorer of Andpe Lecoq and distinguished French designer Paul marriage, bought the car did its original appearance. Much less dramatic way of life was the third and last of the cars Atlantic - chassis number 57591. Finished it in May 1938 and was immediately sent to the original owner, an Englishman by the name of Pope. From England the car was in North America, where among his owners consecutive number Ppayc Barry, Anthony and Tom Bamfopd Pepkinc. Since the early eighties the car belongs to a famous fashion designer Ralph Laupenu. Currently, the museum complex Autostadt stored fourth Type 57SC, but this machine has been specially compiled Fepdinandom Pihom precisely for this purpose. But back to the company's history. In 1939 he died, Jean Bugatti, thus putting an end and sports brand's history. After the Second World War, production of cars of luxury plummeted, which led to the Bugatti financial disaster. In 1947, at an automobile exhibition in Paris, the company showed a new model of Type 73 with four-cylinder engine working volume of 1,488 cubic meters. But see, in August, two months after the show, dies Ettore Bugatti and his family could not go into production cars at the factory in Molshayme. In the early 50-ies the company managed to collect six copies of the model Type 101, which, in essence, a "perelitsovannoy" model of Type 57 and proved to be noncompetitive, because it was not interesting in design and frankly outdated technologically. This model was first introduced at the Paris Salon of 1951. Responsible for its creation lies at the youngest son Bugatti - Roland and Pier Marco, who worked for the company since 1919 and won seats CEO. The car had not received adequate demand, and the plant stopped its production. In 1955, attempts were made to get the award for "Car Grand Prix, but Type 101 it never received. In 1959, Roland Bugatti in the last attempt to revive the Bugatti. Was released prototype Type 451 V12. The car has been traditional for the Bugatti 30-ies, heavy-duty engine (V12) had to compete with the best engines of Ferrari. But the attempt was unsuccessful, and money for further research was not there. In 1963 the company moved to the firm Hispanu-Suiza, which ordered the cessation of all work related to the automobile industry. However, in countries such as Germany and the U.S. is still widespread imitation of a Bugatti heyday. In the late 80's the company experienced a rebirth. Re-emerges illustrious name Bugatti, when some of the supercars, seeking to overcome the barrier of 322 km / h, there is an extraordinary powerful car has nothing to do with classical forms Bugatti, - EB110 and sports changed EB110 SS. Their release was filed at the end of 1989, but was held only in 1990. EB110 said his claim to the title of fastest car in the world - its capacity is 553 liters. with. Wild, wild - such epithets bestowed his team, guided by not only the engine power, but also appearance of this "beast", whose weight reached 1550 kg. 12-cylinder engine is the central location of a working volume of 3.5 liters had 5 valves per cylinder and turbocharger quad. At 8000 rpm. engine capacity was 560 liters. with. overclocking to 100 km / h - for 3,4, up to 180 km / hour - 10.8 sec. At speeds up to 160 km / h motor runs with a low, barely discernable noise. The car was equipped with a 6-speed manual gearbox, the engine block was made of aluminum. In 1993 at the Geneva Motor Show the company introduced the four-door sedan EB112, designed on the basis of EB110, and in 1998 the brand was bought by Bugatti concern Volkswagen. The first of the vehicles presented to them was a fiberglass EB118 with a body "coupe", created by Fabrizio Giugiaro ItalDesign stylist. At the Geneva Motor Show in 1999 saw the debut of the sedan EB218, the main distinctive feature of which was an all-aluminum body with the use of technology ASF, developed by Audi. The next step towards mass production was the demonstration of a prototype EB 18 / 3 Chiron (Frankfurt '99), named after the famous French racing driver Louis Chiron. Built on all-wheel drive platform, Lamborghini Diablo VT, supercar, has become one of the major sensations of the showroom. Maximum design speed coupe was 300 km / h. From the latest news Bugatti - exclusive version Bugatti Veyron, made in conjunction with the famous fashion house Hermes, announced in March 2008. The car has 1,001 hp. with. and develops a speed of 350 km / h. There will be made five copies of the machine, which costs 2.5 million dollars.
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