Bugatti

French car

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Bugatti is a French car manufacturer renowned for its luxury and racing automobiles. Founded in 1909 by Ettore Bugatti in Molsheim, Alsace, the company produced highly successful racing cars like the Type 22 and Type 35.12

The Type 41, also known as "La Royale," was an exceptionally well-crafted and expensive car produced in the 1920s, with only a few units built. Bugatti cars were considered among the most luxurious and fastest during the "classic years" of automobiles, roughly from 1925 to 1948. The company's legacy is tied to its founder's extraordinary talent in automotive design and engineering.12

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…of Spain and France; the Bugatti, Delage, Delahaye, Hotchkiss, Talbot (Darracq), and Voisin of France; the Duesenberg, Cadillac, Packard, and Pierce-Arrow of the United States; the Horch,
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