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Bugatti Type 1

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Bugatti Type 1
Prinetti & Stucchi Type 1
Overview
ManufacturerPrinetti & Stucchi
DesignerEttore Bugatti
Body and chassis
ChassisTricycle
Powertrain
EngineDe Dion-Bouton
Chronology
SuccessorBugatti Type 2

The Bugatti Type 1 or Prinetti & Stucchi Type 1 was an automobile designed by Ettore Bugatti and produced by Prinetti & Stucchi in 1899. It had four engines, two on each side of the rear axle. The first real production Bugatti was the Bugatti Type 13. At the age of 17, Ettore Bugatti won a race at Reggio Emilia on the Type 1.