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Ettore Bugatti was a builder of things mechanical. In his factory in Molsheim, France, he built boats and aircraft engines and at least one airplane and but his first love was automobiles. He is generally considered an artist, more so than an <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.premierrivercruises.com/river-cruise-regions-of-the-world/europe-river-cruise<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">European river cruises</span>] engineer. This might serve to explain why some of his designs were characterized as "a bit wacky" while others were inspired. He produced two outstanding Grand Prix cars, his Types 35 and 59. His engines were <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.diamondlinks.net/<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">link building</span>] works of art, as were a number of his cars. One of his last designs is considered by many to be his best, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.merchantservicesprotectionplan.info/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">Merchant Services Protection Plan</span>] the Type 57 sports and sports racing <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankers_Life_and_Casualty<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">bankers life</span>] car. 

It was in the realm of body design where he produced his most bizarre creations. If you like modern art you'll probably like his wild ones. The Type 57 sported a 3.3 liter straight eight engine with <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.andrewflusche.com/services/fredericksburg-dui-lawyer/<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">Fredericksburg DUI lawyer</span>] double overhead camshafts and hemispherical combustion chambers. The angle between <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.ghengisfireworks.co.uk/<span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">fireworks</span>] intake and exhaust valves was 90 degrees. The cylinder block and head were cast integrally and bolted to a cast aluminum crankcase/transmission housing. The Type 57S was equipped with a <span class="plainlinks">[http://featherranch.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">stud dogs</span>] Rootes-type positive displacement supercharger. The Type 57S was a potent performer and in a streamlined body christened "The Tank" by the motoring press, it won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1937 and again in 1939. 

The Type 57 was produced in greater quantity than any other Bugatti, an estimated 750 in all. Bugatti offered a variety of body styles, and  of course the chassis was made available to independent coach builders. One of the weirdest was an open sports body with fully skirted, steering front fenders. But the one most commonly associated with the Type 57 is the Atlantique coupe. It is hard to describe this one but its most noticeable feature is the very large spot welding seam which runs from the windshield header to the tailend of the body. 

(by Pete Hagenbuch)

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