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Bugatti Legends Veyron Jean-Pierre Wimille Edition
Bugatti Veyron is perhaps the single most model with a long list of special editions and the French marquee is not about to stop just yet. In fact, Bugatti has announced yet another special edition model based Veyron. What's more, 5 more will come in the next 12 months.
The 6 special Veyrons will be part of a line of limited edition models under the title ‘Bugatti Legends". So named because each car will commemorate a legend from the racing world associated with Bugatti. The first of the six special edition Veyrons is the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille'.
Vitesse Convertible
As the name states, this model is based on the Vitesse convertible model - officially the fastest open top in the world, having achieved a top speed of 408.84 km/h with its top open.
The man behind the name
It is the last part of the name which renders the supercar special - Jean-Pierre Wimille. He was a French racing driver who was for most part of his life, associated with Bugatti and more importantly, won two Le Mans 24 Hours titles for Bugatti, in 1937 and 1939.
The legend
Legendary driver Jean-Pierre Wimille
First Le Mans win
The car Wimille drove during first win was a 1937 blue Bugatti 57G Tank. It is the same racing blue colour that the special edition Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse wears.
The second Le Mans win
The second 24 Hours Le Man win came in a 1939 Bugatti 57C Tank. Apart from the Le man victories, Wimille won several other races for Bugatti including a win at the Algerian Grand Prix in his very first year, the La Turbie hill climb in 1935, driving a Bugatti T 59, etc,.
Achim Anscheidt, chief designer at Bugatti said:
"The color scheme is continued in the supercar's interior. The materials and colors selected, as well as a host of details, all reference the essential characteristics of the classic models driven by those figures to whom our edition pays homage. In each case, this care has resulted in vehicles in which the authenticity of the past is combined with the modern design, the sportive superlative and the luxurious comfort of Bugatti as an icon of the present. With these Bugatti Legends we are giving history a modern makeover."
Monterey Auto Week debut
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille' will be showcased first in California during the Monterey Auto Week, next month. Later, the car will appear at The Quail and The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, on August 16-18.
Jean-Pierre Wimill in the Bugatti 57G Tank
Production of Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille' will be extremely limited, to just three units.
Jean-Pierre Wimille with team mate
The Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is powered by an 8.0 liter W16 engine rated at a massive 1,184 HP and 1,500 Nm of torque. The car can reach 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.6 seconds.
Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S
About the ‘Bugatti Legends' special edition cars, he said: "This brand has been in large part defined by outstanding personalities and historically resonant moments. We want to tell the story of the brand through these Bugatti legends, and at the same time create a link between its past and presence."
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