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
bite
cars
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