Roland Bugatti

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Roland Bugatti
Born	(1922-08-23)August 23, 1922 Dorlisheim, France
Died	March 29, 1977(1977-03-29) (aged 54) Aix-en-Provence, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	engineer

Roland Bugatti (23 August 1922 – 29 March 1977) was a French engineer and automotive industrialist. He was one of the three sons of Ettore Bugatti, founder and builder of the car brand Bugatti, and younger brother of Jean Bugatti.

Biography

In 1951, after the death of his brother Jean Bugatti in 1939, and his father Ettore Bugatti in 1947, Roland Bugatti (age 25) and Marco Pierre (former pilot and loyal partner of the plant) tried to pursue the Adventure Bugatti unsuccessfully. He unfortunately did not have the genius of their two predecessors.

1951 Bugatti Type 101

1956 Bugatti Type 252

1956 Bugatti Type 251

They produced the Bugatti Type 101, successor of the Bugatti Type 57; It is considered by many to be the last true Bugatti car. Eight models were produced between 1951 and 1956 and six of them were sold.

In 1956 the company attempted a comeback in Formula One competition with the Bugatti Type 251.

In 1963 Bugatti was sold to the aerospace company Hispano-Suiza.

Bugatti died in Aix-en-Provence on March 29, 1977.

Persondata
Name	Bugatti, Roland
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Short description
Date of birth	August 23, 1922
Place of birth	Dorlisheim, France
Date of death	March 29, 1977
Place of death	Aix-en-Provence, France

External links

www.club-bugatti-france.net

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