Roland Bugatti
Roland Bugatti was a French engineer and automotive industrialist. He was one of the three sons of Ettore Bugatti, founder and builder of the car brand Bugatti, and younger brother of Jean Bugatti.Biography
In 1951, after the death of his brother Jean Bugatti in 1939, and his father Ettore Bugatti in 1947, Roland Bugatti and Marco Pierre tried to pursue the Adventure Bugatti unsuccessfully.
They produced the Bugatti Type 101, successor of the Bugatti Type 57; It is considered by many to be the last true Bugatti car. Eight models were produced in 1951 and 1952 and six of them were sold.
In 1956 the company attempted a comeback in Formula One competition with the Bugatti Type 251.
In 1963 Bugatti was sold to the aerospace company Hispano-Suiza.
Bugatti died in Aix-en-Provence on 29 March 1977.
