Bugatti was a Frenchman. That color is French Racing Blue.....also known in the USA, as Petty Blue
. In the early
days of racing in the world, cars had to be painted in the assigned "national colors".....USA was white with a
lengthwise blue stripe. Ever hear of "British Racing Green"...yeah, that's where it came from. And guess
what color the Italians had.......pretty easy one. And Germany - Silver. People rooted for their country's
racing team in those days. How novel.
The engine on the Bugatti Type 35 cars is a purely (as much as possible) flat sided, rectangular slab on the outside,
every corner machined square, and all surfaces engine turned. And those wheels are aluminum, very light, as is the body.
And those cars, while looking pretty clunky and old fashioned on the outside are amazingly fast.
Bugatti was an artist and an engineer. He had really good, sound designs. but they HAD TO look really
good, too. For example - the engine bay of a typical Type 35: Note the routing of lines, etc.
OCD much? Show AND go.
Bill