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Wonderful pictures - I always think these cars look better with people around them.
As I mentioned before, there is a nice article on the re-creation and a driving report of the Gangloff Type 57 below in the January 'Classic Cars' magazine from the UK. While my only contemporary frame of reference is that I have driven a 1932 Model A Ford (very manly), all Molsheim Bugatti cars must be fascinating to drive!
Thanks for the great photos!

 

Here a photo of this famous Type 55 Tank of Paul Friederich :

Vive La Marque

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I LOVE Bugattis, but I still think I rather have an Alfa 8c2900B MM or the 1938 LeMans 8c2900B..

 

Sorry for the poor quality, camera phone and all.
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The type55 engine is a thing of beauty for sure. The original Jean Bugatti type 55 body is however pure art to my eye.
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Where was that picture taken and when??
That very same car was here in Geneva a couple of weeks ago and I drove it.

 

Bugatti accelerates Veyron production :

Geneva. To cut waiting times on its Veyron sports car, Bugatti is increasing output at its production facility in Molsheim, France.

"We want to take our annual capacity to 70 units, up from the 50 that were originally planned," said Bugatti President Thomas Bscher, in an interview with Automobilwoche at the Geneva Motor Show.

"We are hoping that will sharply cut waiting periods, which are now at 14 to 15 months. That's much too long," Bscher said.

Sales of the Veyron, which costs 1 million euros plus taxes, or about $1.19 million at current exchange rates, have been running better than expected with more than 70 firm contracts, Bscher said.

U.S. customers are especially pressing for the earliest possible delivery schedules.

With certification for the United States recently approved, the largest portion of the completed 14 Veyrons will be shipped immediately to the United States. Bscher sees the greatest sales potential for the remainder of production also in North America.

Bscher estimates that about 10 percent of Roll-Royce's annual production is sold by the automaker's dealer in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Both the greater New York area and southern California "are immensely important for Bugatti," he said.

German sales

Bscher expects sales of 15 Veyrons a year in Germany.

With its 16-cylinder engine and seven-gear, direct-shift transmission, the Veyron is also a complicated vehicle. To help customers and dealers, the company has teamed up with 20 Bentley centers around the world for technical and after-sales service.

In extremely urgent cases, Bugatti's "flying doctors" will fly out to a customer to service a Veyron, Bscher said.

Separately, Bscher said there is a good chance the brand will get a second model.

"Another model could quickly follow the phase-out of the Veyron," Bscher said. "Since we might be finished with the production run more quickly than we at first thought, due to the increase in output, we should make a decision soon," he said.

The absolute requirement for any new Bugatti is that it makes money. Moreover, it would have to adapt to the Volkswagen portfolio so that it doesn't compete with Bentley, Bscher said.

 

This past weekend in Watertown / Newton Mass.

 

Does anyone recommed joining any of the Bugatti enthusuast organizations or clubs? Do any have good newsletters and events?
I've heard some of the Bugatti Trust and and a couple of others, and was wondering if anyone would recommend one.
Thanks in advance
rt

 

I would recommend spending the money on building up your Bugatti book library instead.

 

The ABC is the club for Bugattis on this side of the pond. The publication is first rate. Their website will provide details for you. http://www.americanbugatticlub.org/
Ron Hetherington
ABC #625

 

Here a little vidéo with the Bugatti Veyron :

http://youtube.com/watch?v=N29zZFDXuNQ&search=bugatti

 

The official site of Bugatti has just obtained a superb program from configurator of colors external and interior. You have the choice between the combinations suggested by Bugatti or to make your own combination of colors.

http://www.bugatti-configurator.com/

Personally, I like this combination :
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Sir Malcolm Campbell and his Bugatti T35 in his garage at home in Horley (1928)
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Thanks for this picture Maranello Guy

 

Bugatti Veyron introduction in the Netherlands for the Dutch carmagazine Carros. [www.carros.nl]. In this video you can also see Bugatti Type 35 C #4920 of Bart Rosman. The Veyron is it, drive by Pierre-Henri Raphanel the test driver of Bugatti S.A.S.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/73C6FB4B-07B4-440B-BA36-0EC8E8944B56.htm

 

i am a huge bugatti fan and just found the thread im glad there is one, my dream veyron is silver/ on cream love the combo

 

now that i have seen shots of Veyrons on the street, a most beautiful design, you'd think for a bazillion euros they would have come up with a place to put the front registration plate intead of splatting in on the front side as an afterthought; it just kills the whole effect.