“Les Légendes de Bugatti” #1
- The Legends vehicles are based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
- “Jean-Pierre Wimille” Legend edition was limited to three vehicles (2013)
The Grand Sport Vitesse “Jean-Pierre Wimille” was the first Legends edition model and celebrated its world premiere in August 2013 in Pebble Beach, California. The model pays tribute to Bugatti’s former factory driver, who achieved the brand’s first win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 and then repeated the feat two years later.
The Legends edition is modelled on the design of Wimille’s 1937 race car, a Bugatti Type 57G Tank. The Type 57G Tank was produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France between 1936 and 1937. Only three units were made in total. Bugatti hoped this model would usher in a new era of French success on the racetrack, since at that time, most of the winners were driving cars made abroad. The car was a success from the get-go – with Jean-Pierre Wimille a constant presence behind the wheel.
The carbon body of the “Jean-Pierre Wimille” Legends Vitesse is a gleaming blue, as this was the color of French race cars at the time. Dark blue visible carbon provides a harmonious contrast with the light blue “Bleu Wimille” tone that was recreated especially for this model and is faithful to the original colour of the 57G Tank. The outline of the historic Le Mans racecourse is painted in silver on the bottom of the rear wing, recalling Wimille’s legendary victories. The racing driver’s signature is laser-engraved onto the petrol and oil filler caps, which are painted dark blue.
Wimille’s signature can also be found inside the car on the headrests. The car’s interior matches the two shades of blue used on the body. The steering wheel and gearstick are decorated with a seam in the French national colours blue, white and red – a highly refined detail. The gleaming outline of the Le Mans racecourse also adorns the interior, in the form of a milled and polished aluminum relief inlaid into the dark blue visible carbon lid on the rear storage compartment.
BUGATTI LIFESTYLE CAPSULE COLLECTION “BUGATTI LEGENDS”
- Six outfits matched for men and women mirroring the theme of each Bugatti Legend
- One of the first tailor-made lifestyle projects Bugatti has dedicated to its customers
The tailor-made fashion and accessories pieces for men and women take inspiration from each of the six Bugatti Legends models and are as exclusive as the sold-out Legends Edition itself.
“The Bugatti Legends Capsule Collection is an authentic example of Bugatti’s new lifestyle activities and exclusive product lines that we dedicate to our customers and lovers of the brand,” says Wolfgang Dürheimer, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
The capsule collection interprets – with a contemporary touch – the styles typical of the brand and its design DNA, using exclusive high-quality materials and state-of-the-art machining: buffalo, deer, calf and cordovan leather join precious metal parts in a harmonious union of technology and sophisticated luxury. There is a man’s and woman’s outfit devoted to each of the Legends models, sharing a bond with the respective vehicle through color patterns, prints and illustrations representing the mood and theme of each Bugatti Legend. Each line consists of leather jackets, pants, T-shirts, gloves, belts, hats, scarfs and bags.
The unique six outfits in this striking Bugatti Legends capsule collection are available exclusively for owners of the respective vehicles, with stylistic elements and materials from this ultra-exclusive collection gradually entering Bugatti’s general lifestyle collection lines.
“Authentic and with attention to detail, this Bugatti Legends capsule collection is one of the first tailor-made lifestyle projects the brand has dedicated to its customers,” explains Massimiliano Ferrari, Managing Director of Bugatti International and in charge of Brand Lifestyle.
“Jean-Pierre Wimille” Legend
Unveiled in California one year ago to inaugurate the Legends series, the “Jean-Pierre Wimille” Legend is dedicated to Bugatti’s former factory race driver, who took home the brand’s first victory in the 1937 Le Mans 24-hour race and repeated this triumph a mere two years later. The Legend vehicle’s design pays tribute to Wimille’s racing car in 1937, the Bugatti Type 57G Tank. The outfit celebrates the champion’s feats on the lining of the jacket, which has a stylized drawing of the Le Mans racetrack and on the unique edition T-shirt with a print of the racing goggles typical of the period. The dedication is sealed by the driver’s signature on the top part of the jacket lining and on the T-shirts. An outfit dedicated to all lovers of precision and attention to detail.
The matched set consists of a man’s or woman’s jacket in bi-color buffalo hide with tie-dyed heritage treatment. The silk lining is printed with a background of herringbone carbon fiber.
The Jean-Pierre Wimille outfit includes a man’s T-shirt in mercerized jersey with all over tie-dyed print, a woman’s T-shirt in tie-dyed effect silk jersey with Swarovski crystal decorated print, driver’s gloves in blue leather, unisex bi-color buffalo hide belt with a striking EB monogram buckle, a tie-dyed effect silk foulard and clutch with EB logo pattern and an exclusive Borsalino bicolor straw hat for men or women.
