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SUPER CAR

By tyfranklin2016
  • 1909 BCE

    FIRST CAR

    French supercar manufacturer Bugatti were founded in 1909 by Italian born designer Ettore Bugatti. Bugatti enjoyed many racing successes in the 1920s and 30s, including two Le Mans wins and victory at the first ever Monaco Grand Prix in 1929. Early road cars were luxurious and extravagant, the most famous of which, the `Bugatti Royale`, is a highly sought after collectors piece.
  • 1907 BCE

    went the bugatti

    1907: Bugatti went to work for the Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik.

  • the design of the car

    1913: Bugatti designed a small car for Peugeot, the Type 19 "Bébé".

  • the big win

    • 1929: This was the year of the Wall Street crash which started the Great Depression and the car business was badly affected. William Grover-Williams a racing driver drove a Bugatti (painted in what would become known as British racing green) and won the first ever Monaco Grand Prix.

  • won in 24 hours

    1930 - 1939: As the economy recovered from the stock market crash Motor Car companies thrived and less wealthy people began to purchase motor vehicles. • 1937: A Bugatti won the 24 hours le Mans. 1930 - 1939: As the economy recovered from the stock market crash Motor Car companies thrived and less wealthy people began to purchase motor vehicles. • 1937: A Bugatti won the 24 hours le Mans.

  • his son died

    1939 - 1945: WW11. Production and design of motor cars basically ceased as all manufacturing resources became involved with the war effort. In 1939 A Bugatti wins the 24 hours le Mans. Ettore Bugatti's son Jean was killed on August 11th 1939 testing a 57 tank-bodied race car. Following the tragedy the company's fortunes began to decline.

  • the death of the founder

    . Following Ettore's death in 1947, the Bugatti company went into slow decline, cumulating in closure in the early 1950s. Thankfully the Bugatti marque was resurrected in 1987 when Italian businessman Romano Artioli formed Bugatti Automobili S.p.A. Developed by former Lamborghini men Stanzani and Gandini, the new company's first supercar, the EB110, was launched in 1992 featuring a quad turbo V12 for 200mph+ performance. Sadly the company folded in 1995 due to turbulent financial times.

  • new engine

    1950: Roland Bugatti attempted a come back in the 50s with a mid-engined Type 251 race car but the car failed to perform and production was halted.

  • A new owner

    1998: In 1998 Volkswagen bought the rights to produce cars under the Bugatti marque.

  • the bugattic race team

    1921: In 1921, Bugatti's racing team took first, second, third and fourth place in Brescia at the Voiturettes Grand Prix.