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A Celebration of Heroes

Legendary French car brand Bugatti celebrates its company heroes

with a six-part edition series.

Jada Brookes

delves into the story

behind the Rembrandt Bugatti and the

other five tributary

models.

T

his year’s Geneva International Motor Show witnessed

the unveiling of legendary French car marque Bugatti’s

fourth ‘Legends’ model. With its two-toned colour

scheme of brown and bronze, the Rembrandt Bugatti based

on the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse pays tribute to its

namesake, a sculptor and artist, and brother of company

founder Ettore. Rembrandt Bugatti is viewed in the art

world as one of the most important sculptors of the early

20th century and renowned for his animal sculptures, most

notably the dancing elephant that decorates the radiator of

the Bugatti Type 41 Royale and became the brand’s symbol.

Last year, Bugatti launched a six-part edition series ‘Les

Légendes de Bugatti’ to honour important personalities from

its company history. The former French car brand, revived

by Volkswagen in 1998, presented the first three ‘Legends’

models in 2013 which celebrated Jean-Pierre Wimille,

two-time Le Mans winner for Bugatti; Jean Bugatti, design

genius and son of Ettore; and Meo Costantini, head of the

Bugatti factory racing team. All three ‘Legends’ models were

strictly limited to three of each and sold immediately. The

fourth ‘Legends’ model sold out just a few days after the

Geneva International Motor Show started, to customers in

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