It can be argued that each Bugatti Veyron is the stuff of legends, but only 18 of them—each one a 1200-hp Grand Sport Vitesse—are one of the 6 Bugattis “Legends” models, produced in a quite restricted run of just 3 automobiles each. The 1st of the series, commemorating Jean-Pierre Wimille, debuted 1 year ago in the course of the Pebble Beach Concours weekend, and the final of the series is this auto, commemorating none other than firm founder Ettore Bugatti, will be unveiled exactly one year later at the exact same posh venue.
The so-called “Bugatti Legend ‘Ettore Bugatti’” not only memorializes Ettore, but is also fashioned in the likeness of 1 of the most famous Bugattis in history: the impossibly extended and unspeakably sophisticated 1932 Bugatti Type 41 Royale, chassis quantity 41111. Yeah, that 1: the blue-and-gray town-vehicle-style limousine that made it into every single childhood toy collection and onto more than a couple of bedroom walls.
The Ettore Bugatti Legends automobile attributes a “yin-yang” color scheme, with polished aluminum on its front fenders, hood, doors, and mirror caps, while the rear fenders, doorsills, and A-pillars are finished in exposed dark-blue carbon fiber. The diamond-reduce wheels also wear the Ettore Bugatti name. As for the horseshoe grille and EB logo in the back? They’re platinum, folks.
Inside, brown calf leather covers most surfaces, while “parts that are typically touched by hand”—including the steering-wheel rim, gear lever, door handles, center-console armrest, door-handle recesses, and switchgear in the doors and roof—are covered in organic cordovan leather that requires 6 months to remedy. Blue carbon fiber tends to make its way inside, as well, as does a relief of the Sort 41’s renowned dancing-elephant hood ornament in the center section amongst the seatbacks. Ultimately, a portrait and the signature of Ettore Bugatti are identified on the doorsills.
As the final of the Legends series, and amongst the last Veyrons ever built, the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse “Legends Ettore Bugatti” will be spectacularly expensive: €2.35 million, or $ 3.14 million. It will be shown for the initial (and probably only) time alongside all 5 of the other Legends edition models on Friday, August 15, at the Quail Motorsports Gathering and on Sunday, August 17, at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Should be very a sight.
First-Name Basis: Final “Legends” Bugatti Veyron Commemorates Ettore Bugatti, Expenses $3.14 Million
