Ettore Bugatti Quotes
100 Ettore Bugatti Quotes
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[In 1910 in promoting his new Bugatti] Gentlemen: Considering the enormous expense given rise to, until now, by fast and powerful cars, I have decided to create a new breed of light car, able to render the same services, enjoying the same qualities, the same comfort, but freed forever from that great source of expense: WEIGHT.
Ettore Bugatti
[The Doctor said ‘The simplicity and harmony of its styling, as well as by the impression of power it gave, that even without a trial-run I ordered one there and then.’] [On asking a doctor why he had decided to buy one of his cars] Did someone tell you about it? [‘No one at all.’] Well, you’re quite right!
Ettore Bugatti
[On Bugatti being disqualified in a race after Ettore had touched the car when the rules specified that only the driver and his mechanic could touch the car when he had started to unscrew the raditator cap] Stop.
Ettore Bugatti
[In 1913] As for the eight cylinder, it is on the drawing board, but not yet in production. [It]… will have an engine with 100mm bore, but the stroke has not yet been decided.
Ettore Bugatti
[In 1913 on his future eight cylinder to his doctor customer] It will be larger than a Rolls-Royce, but lighter: with a closed body it will reach a speed of 150kph [93mph] and I hope to make it quite silent. When the first [car] is on test, I intend taking it on a long journey, and we shall not fail to come and see you to have an opinion on it.
Ettore Bugatti
[On wearing a colonial helmet and a well fitting cream silk jacket with a blue border, but his shoes had toes as gloves have fingers] They’re much more comfortable like this. After all, when you want some gloves, you don’t go and buy mittens. Why shouldn’t it be the same with shoes? [The shoes were distinctive footwear from Germany which had divisions inside each toe cap for each toe and this was shown on the outside by the seams. They could only be worn, of course, with specially made socks.]
Ettore Bugatti
[On his villa’s dining room which was large with five tall windows along one side and there were two doors at one end but it was] Too dark. Create a double chandelier for it.
Ettore Bugatti
I like Italian cooking best and all the ingredients are specially chosen and come from all parts of France and Europe. I expect to be able to lunch or dine at any hour of the day.
Ettore Bugatti
The authorities announced that my property in Alsace [Molsheim] would be put up for sale to meet my overdraft at the bank in Strasburg and debts to various suppliers. [This would have left him with some 35 million francs (198,300 pounds) a figure not reflecting it’s true value which] Was estimated at 334 million francs [1.9 million pounds] on 1 December 1941.
Ettore Bugatti
The surrender of my factory. This compulsory sale destroyed nearly half a century’s work. Still, the balance is owing to me by virtue of a requisition order.
Ettore Bugatti
Art, form, technique.
Ettore Bugatti
[On Mr Bentley] He builds fast trucks.
Ettore Bugatti
Pure blood…
Ettore Bugatti
Absolute clarity…
Ettore Bugatti
Predominance of purpose…
Ettore Bugatti
Immaculate shape…
Ettore Bugatti
Without being on the staff of some firms…
Ettore Bugatti
I determined to build a car of my own… I designed it and got it built.
Ettore Bugatti
I was sure of winning…
Ettore Bugatti
Nothing is too expensive.
Ettore Bugatti
Bonus Bugatti Sayings:
[In 1966 the general saying] – To buy a Bugatti, you must wait until someone dies!
[Competitors when talking about Bugatti] The customer is always wrong.
[On Ettore Bugatti] Always wanting to change the shape of household things which most of us accept without question.
Anyone who makes a V12 can easily turn it into a V16. An 18-cylinder is unique. We have put down a mark. The Bugatti was first. BMW and Mercedes can only follow.
Ferdinand Pietch
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