De Dietrich-Bugatti

De Dietrich Bugatti refers colloquially to a number of early automobile designs by Ettore Bugatti, known as the Types 2 through 7. Importantly, the vehicle known as the Type 2 of 1901 was designed by Bugatti before he joined the automobile manufacturer Lorraine-Dietrich in Niederbronn, Alsace, Germany following its successful reception. Types 3-7 were produced for De Dietrich between 1902 and 1904.

Type 2

The Type 2 was a prototype automobile designed and built by Ettore Bugatti in 1901 with financial support from a Count Gulinelli. It won an award at the Milan Trade Fair that year,[1] and gained the notice of Baron Adrien de Turckheim, managing director of the Lorraine-Dietrich automobile factory in Niederbronn in the then-German Alsace.

Replica of a 1903 De Dietrich-Bugatti 5

Type 3 and 4

Types 3-4 were Bugatti's initial works for De Dietrich.[2]

Type 5, 6, and 7

Types 5-7 were also designed by Bugatti while with De Dietrich through 1904. Approximately 100 Types 1-7 were produced from 1902 through 1904.[2]

See also

References
  1. Bugatti Type 2, The Robb Report
  2. BUGATTI, THE PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH BRAND, September 19, 2019
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