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#1
03-04-2005, 08:20 PM
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Bugatti
Hello all! I have been frantically searching the web trying to determine if the Bugatti is considered an Italian car or a French car. I saw a thread that was posted on this site earlier where the discussion went back and forth. I know that the Bugatti's were born in Italy, but I believe they only ever produced the cars in France. Soooo, would that make it a French or Italian automobile? Thanks in advance!
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#2
03-27-2005, 04:50 PM
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If you've read the thread you should be clear i think but here's the summary
Ettore Bugatti was Italian.... He went to France and made a factory there..... All Bugattis were made in Molsheim, France until the mid-50s..... Then, there's a gap of three decades..... In the 80s another Italian, businessman Romano Artioli bought the rights to the marque and built a new factory in Modena, Italy where he produced the EB110.... That lasted until about the mid-90s (and about 130 cars) when the VW group bought the rights to the name after Artioli went bankrupt and a liquidation took place.... In the same liquidation German tuner house Dauer bought some tools and uncompleted chassis and produced about 5 more EB110's.... supposedly Dauer is the only place you can service an EB110 these days (not certain about that - just an assumption).... Latest Veyron plant I believe is in Germany but it wouldn't make a difference even if it were in Molsheim since the car is 100% german now beyond any doubt.... So..... French, Italian or German any answer would be correct 
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#3
03-29-2005, 05:00 AM
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To make it even more complicated:
Ettore was born in Italy. His first designs were built in Milan. He moved to Germany to work for Deutz, and later Hermes. He finally opened a factory in Molsheim, at that time German territory. After the first world war, Molsheim became French, and this stayed that way. This for the classical Bugatti's Herman www.bugattibuilder.com
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#4
03-29-2005, 11:17 AM
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..and yes I just realised that indeed the new Veyron factory is in Molsheim, France..... but like I said you can call the current car german... because it is.
PS I knew about Molsheim going back and forth between Germany and France but I didn't want to start a possible war in here! 
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#5
03-30-2005, 06:26 AM
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Funny thing is that according to sources he was very "France orientated" but opened a factory in Germany... I believe is was Mr. Mathis who found the property at the time. Should check, however.
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