Ettore Bugatti

To fully understand the story of the Bugatti Veyron supercar, first it’s necessary to understand a bit about the company founded by Ettore Bugatti in 1909. Ettore Bugatti came from a family of artists, and art has featured prominently in the design of not just Bugatti automobiles, but in every aspect of their creation. Ettore Bugatti even went so far as to design his own machine tools, although he lacked any kind of formal training in mechanical engineering. Ettore’s son, Jean, took the company in a new and even more artistic styling direction, and many traits found on the Bugatti...