satedstate: The Bugatti Model 100 “Ettore Bugatti wasn’t exempt to the allure of fas
satedstate:The Bugatti Model 100“Ettore Bugatti wasn’t exempt to the allure of fast planes, and in 1938 he redirected a large slice of his empire’s engineering might towards the design of a ground-breaking air racer. Conceived as a competitor for the following year’s Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe closed-circuit race, one of the biggest air races in Europe of the time, its considerable cost was justified by the potential marketing gains to be had, as well as a planned mass-produced fighter variant for use by the French Air Force.”Via Petrolicious -- source link
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