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Ettore Bugatti

„Ettore Bugatti had an ability to promote himself and he, I mean, the most extraordinary thing is, he named his first daughter L’Ebe, E – B, you see, Ettore Bugatti in a way.“

„Bugatti and women, that’s a controversial one.“

(Hugh Conway, The Bugatti Trust, GB)

„Naja, er war genauso wenig angepasst wie die andern Playboys in Paris, um es deutlicher zu sagen.“

(„Well, he lived his life just as he pleased, just like every other playboy in Paris, to put it plainly.“)

„Es gibt Filme von ihm, die er selber hat drehen lassen, wo er gespielte Wutausbrüche von sich gibt. Ich meine, wenn man sich W.O. Bentley oder Ferdinand Porsche anschaut, die wären nie so aus sich herausgegangen. Also er war extrem extrovertiert.“

(„He had films made of himself in which he pretended to lose his temper. I mean, when you look at W.O. Bentley or Ferdinand Porsche, they would never have allowed themselves to behave like that. So, he was extremely extroverted.“)

„Er war nicht in jeglicher Form ein Revoluzzer, er war auch in vielen Bereichen extrem konservativ.“

(„He wasn’t revolutionary in every respect, in many areas he was also extremely conservative.“)

(Julius Kruta, Head of Tradition Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.)

„C’est la qu’on voit tout le génie d’Ettore Bugatti, c’est que le premier coup était le bon, il n’y a pas d’essais.“

(„Right here is where you see the whole genius of Ettore Bugatti: there were no prototypes – it was the real thing right from the very beginning.“)

(Sylvain Vernerey, General Manager Cité du Train, Mulhouse, FR)

Jean Bugatti

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„Ettore Bugatti was an artist, but not to the level that Jean Bugatti, his son, …. the great, great great Bugattis mostly were designed by Jean Bugatti.“

(Peter Mullin, Mullin Automotive Museum, Oxnard, USA)

Rembrandt Bugatti

„If you asked sculptors today who work in bronze, if you said: who was your inspiration?, I guarantee you that they might use one or two sculptors, Rodin might come up, Barye might come up, but they will all say for sure: Rembrandt Bugatti.“

(Peter Mullin, Mullin Automotive Museum, Oxnard, USA: )

Carlo Bugatti

„And he (Carlo Bugatti) did what all the Bugattis did, he listened and then ignored.“

(Peter Mullin, Mullin Automotive Museum, Oxnard, USA)