Ettore Bugatti

This book is one of few comprehensive, informative, and great-looking books about Ettore Bugatti & company, his thinking, his patents, and the fascinating lifestory of the men behind The Bugatti marque from the old. Its new fresh perspective and format is very sought after I hope as well that it brings out new colors to the legendary old cars. The book ellaborates indeed on the inventor Ettore and the impact he made with his cars after his life and work. The leading stars the Type 35 and the 57 Atlantic gets a design review as it ought to be found in readworthy Bugatti literature. God Bless you and Enjoy!

Barry Eaglesfield - the well known Bugatti enthusiast and historian has produced a new book on Ettore Bugatti covering a variety of his designs and inventions. Barry owns a large library of information that includes over a hundred photograph albums and articles (four thousand pages in all) devoted entirely to Bugatti and from which he was able to write "The Bugatti Book" in 1953. This book ran for four editions, is still sought after and a useful reference source with the added bonus of a Bugatti car maintenance section. He returned to his archive in 1996 to produce the Bugatti Replacement Parts book and has also written numerous articles relating to all things Bugatti and the Bugatti dynasty. A past owner of Bugatti Types 37, 40, 44 and 46 he has driven most Types over the past 70 years including the 35B, 59 and the single seater Indianapolis car to name the most interesting. He has been a committed member of the Bugatti Owners Club and Vintage Sports Car Club since 1946 and the American Bugatti Club and Bugatti Trust since its inception. A native of Cumberland, he worked for Shell, VW., Cummins Engines and lastly for a member company of the John Brown Group on oil and petrochemical projects in the Middle East and now lives in Kent.

The concise history of the Bugatti Type 57, 57S, 64 & 101. The magnificent Type 57 was the final flowering of the genius of Ettore and Jean Bugatti, and the last truly new model from Molsheim, France. Packed with over 300 images - mostly contemporary - this book is recognised as THE standard reference on the 57 and its close relatives.

Describes the furniture of Carlo Bugatti, the animal sculpture of Rembrandt Bugatti and the automobiles designed by Ettore and Jean Bugatti.

“... Ettore Bugatti was by common consent one of the most brilliant designers ever to work in the automotive field. He produced a greater range of models than any other single designer ever has done: racing machines, sports cars and limousines, automobiles of all sizes ... ... The Bugatti was probably the most sought-after and admired pre-World War II car existing, the world over... ... Ettore Bugatti mad inventor or mechanical genius ? Viewed from the point of view of his car designs and productions, he was certainly a mechanical genius ...” (1960 - W. Boddy) In this new digital edition, have been included links to the original Bugatti patents (complete documentation). The contents of the ebook also relate the victories, the types of cars, family albums, and everything about the Bugatti story.

In a fresh view of Bugatti, this book frames the design highlights of a series of Bugatti supercars that colour the marque's journey from its origins as an early 'supercar' to its reborn reality as a modern 'hypercar'. These Bugatti's have been chosen to tell a story that uniquely covers the original Bugatti's and the very latest iterations of Bugatti. Joining the two Bugatti camps, old and new, together creates a new roadmap of Bugatti coverage that is essential reading for both those familiar with the marque and for more recent Bugatti enthusiasts across a wider motoring landscape. Blending engineering, styling, art and more, Bugatti's unique story has stretched over one hundred years, giving us cars that capture the soul through exquisite engineering and design. Illustrated with stunning photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, the seasoned enthusiast, the established aficionado and the younger generation of Bugatti newcomers are provided with an up-to-date album of Bugatti information. The text is a guide by which to enter and explore Bugatti and also a conversation about Bugatti details and delights for those with deeper knowledge of the marque.

The Bugatti Type 46 was announced in the Autumn of 1929. A very large chassis of nearly 12 feet in length powered by an 8-cylinder engine of 5300cc was intended to be the basis of a superlative luxury car - and so it proved to be. Bodied by the greatest of European coachbuilders to the highest standards of quality and style for rich clientele, the Type 46 was in many ways a smaller Royale and the model was said to have been the favourite of Ettore Bugatti. Later an optional supercharger became available to create the 46S model. In 1930 the Bugatti Type 50 superseded the 46. The new model still used the 46's chassis and most of its running gear but featured a new high performance engine of just under 5-litres capacity. This supercharged unit gave the Type 50 very spirited performance (particularly for such a large, luxurious car) and placed the model firmly into the Grand Sport category. 1931 saw a team of Type 50s take part in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, but the cars were withdrawn before the race finished after Rost's car crashed, tragically killing a spectator in the process. In total, less than 500 Type 46 and 50 Bugattis were built, but, with the obvious exception of the Royale, these cars represented the pinnacle of luxury car manufacture for the famous Molsheim marque.