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- Racing and sports-car company, founded by the
- Italian Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947). The first
- car was produced 1908, but it wasn't until
- 1924 that one of the great Bugattis, Type 35,
- was produced. Bugatti cars are credited with
- more race wins than any other. The company
- was taken over by Hispano Suiza after
- Bugatti's death in 1947. The Type 35 is
- credited with 2,000 race wins and dominated
- motor racing 1924-26. Bugatti also built
- classic road cars, including the Royale. All
- Bugatti's cars bore a distinctive
- horseshoe-shaped radiator. In 1986, a
- second-hand Bugatti exchanged hands for a
- world record $8.1 million.
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