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http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1280x823+0+0/resize/250x161!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/e123bd93e00b01d08f4d5c8d00cd1469/015-bugatti-legend-meo-costantini-1.jpgBugatti is in the midst of a six-part special series of Veyrons that pay tribute to legendary figures from its history. The first, unveiled at Pebble Beach, paid tribute to Jean-Pierre Wimille. The second arrived in Frankfurt to recall Jean Bugatti. Given the patent application we came across, we expected the next would honor Ettore’s brother Rembrandt Bugatti, who designed the prancing elephant hood ornament. But that one will apparently have to wait, because Molsheim has just revealed the third edition in its Les Légendes de Bugatti series in tribute to one Meo Costantini.
A close personal friend of Ettore himself, Meo Costantini raced Bugattis in the 1920s and went on to manage the factory racing team. He won the Targa Florio twice in a Bugatti Type 35, a model that went down in history as one of the most successful racing cars ever made, and won several grands prix.
Like the other Legend specials, the Costantini edition is based on the Vitesse roadster with its 1,200-horsepower, 8.0-liter, quad-turbo W16 engine; 2.6-second 0-62 time; and 253-mile-per-hour top speed. What sets this one apart is its trim. The carbon-fiber parts of the bodywork are painted in signature French Racing Blue, and the aluminum is left exposed, polished and clear-coated. The map of the Targa Florio route is painted on the underside of the rear wing and imprinted in between the seats, and Costantini’s signature is etched into the fuel cap and embroidered into the headrests.
Inside it’s all cognac and dark blue leather with light blue stitching, but the party trick is the racing scenes laser-etched into the leather. Unveiled at the Dubai International Motor Show this week (where the Toyota GT86 sedan most definitely is not), the Costantini edition is up for sale at €2.09 million (>$2.8m), and that’s before taxes and destination.Continue reading Bugatti’s third Legend edition Veyron pays tribute to Meo Costantini
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