“Les Légendes de Bugatti” #3
- The Legends vehicles are based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
- “Meo Costantini“ Legend edition was limited to three vehicles (2013)
The third model in Bugatti’s Legends edition, which was unveiled in Dubai in November 2013, was dedicated to Meo Costantini. Meo Costantini was a trusted friend of company founder Ettore Bugatti, and the longstanding head of the factory team. Costantini took part in races himself and represents the most successful era in Bugatti’s racing history. On two occasions, he won what was then the most famous and important circuit race in the world, the Targa Florio in Sicily, in a Bugatti Type 35.
Ettore Bugatti’s cars from the 1920s were characterized by lightweight design and a technical aesthetic. The Type 35 was one of the most successful race cars of all time. The Vitesse “Meo Costantini” is hence also an homage to the Type 35.
The carbon body elements were painted in a newly developed color, “Bugatti Dark Blue Sport”, in reference to the classic French racing colour and the Type 35. The wings, doors, “medallions” and corners of the front bumper are made of hand-polished aluminum. Bugatti is the only manufacturer of production cars to offer bodyshells with polished visible aluminum. The outline of the historic Targa Florio racecourse appears in blue on the silver underside of the rear wing. Costantini’s signature is laser-engraved onto the petrol and oil filler caps and painted silver.
Inside the car, Costantini’s signature can be found on the headrests. The outline of the Targa Florio also makes another appearance here, in the form of a milled and polished aluminum relief on the lid of the rear storage compartment. The racing scenes and images of vintage cars on the doors provide a unique interior highlight. They were laser-engraved into the leather paneling with the greatest of precision and attention to detail. They show the most glorious moments of Meo Costantini’s racing career and the fascinating world of motorsports in the third decade of the last century.
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.
“Meo Costantini“ Legend
The edition continued with the “Meo Costantini” Legend, unveiled at the Dubai Motorshow last year. Meo Costantini was a close friend of the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti. He was the head of Bugatti’s factory race team for many years and was also a driver, winning the Targa Florio two times in the Bugatti Type 35, one of the most successful racing cars of all time. Meo Costantini’s career lives again on the jacket lining: almost like a snapshot, the print shows him in the Bugatti as he speeds towards the finishing line. The “Meo Costantini” set is dedicated to all lovers of challenges and the world of car racing.
The matched set consists of a man’s or woman’s light blue plongé leather jacket with silvery details that recreate the center line in the middle of the back.
The Meo Costantini outfit includes a man’s unique edition T-shirt in gray mercerized jersey with the same car print as the jacket lining, a woman’s gray T-shirt with silk kimono sleeves with all-over print on part of the front and a back in silk jersey, light blue/gray leather driver’s gloves and a unisex bicolor plongé leather belt with polished aluminium EB monogram buckle. A silk foulard and a silk clutch in the same light colors as the car interior, with a drawing of the driver in action printed in the center, add to the line as well as an exclusive Borsalino bicolor straw hat for men or women.
