When the 205 arrived in 1983, it quickly turned Peugeot’s fortunes around. Although the firm was not in a perilous financial state, it had acquired a somewhat stuffy image thanks to a back catalogue of…
Read MoreHaving last produced a motor car in 1952, the Bugatti brand was revived in the early 1990s by Romano Artioli, a wealthy Italian vehicle distributor who had acquired the naming rights to the…
Read MoreAlthough Peugeot decided to quit top flight rallying at the end of 1986 as a result of the FIA’s unilateral decision to ban Group B cars from 1987, the French company did subsequently introduce a…
Read MoreWhatever was thought of the controversial EB110, Bugatti’s revival under Romano Artioli was never criticised for a lack of ambition. Having acquired the rights to the famous French firm in 1987, Artioli…
Read MoreOf all the manufacturers that created Group B specials between 1982 and 1986, none invested more than Peugeot. In addition to the scratch-built 205 T16, a completely new competition…
Read MoreBy the early 1980s, Peugeot had acquired the image of a rather stuffy auto maker; their cars were technically conservative and visually unexciting. Peugeot’s first foray into the Supermini segment…
Read MoreIn 1993, Ferdinand Piech became Chairman of the Volkswagen Group. Volkswagen had already taken control of Audi in 1965 and SEAT in 1986. In 1994, soon after Piech’s arrival, the Volkswagen Group…
Read MoreFollowing his acquisition of the Bugatti naming rights in 1987, Romano Artioli re-established the firm and built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, Italy. Artioli also funded the…
Read MoreBy 1994, the re-emergence of GT racing was fully underway and, after the Le Mans organisers had opened the race up to production-based cars, it was no great surprise that one wealthy privateer…
Read MoreRomano Artioli’s dream of a revived Bugatti brand ended in September 1995 when the firm closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy. Artioli had built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, eight…
Read MoreIn early, 1989 Bugatti took delivery of the first prototype chassis for their new EB110 supercar. Manufactured by Aerospatiale in France, chassis 110-0000 was one of five prototype monocoques…
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