Bugatti celebrated a century of the Type 41 Royale at the Molsheim Festival, linking historic coachbuilding with today's collector community.
One of the grandest names in automotive history returned to the centre of Bugatti's celebrations as the Molsheim Festival marked the Type 41 Royale's centenary. The occasion connected historic cars, owners and the marque's home town, placing a century of craftsmanship in a single setting.
The Royale defines an era
The Type 41 was conceived as an exceptionally imposing luxury motor car, with scale and coachwork central to its identity. Its centenary offers an opportunity to consider the ambitions of Ettore Bugatti and the clients for whom such vehicles were imagined.
Molsheim provides the context
Gathering historic Bugattis near their place of origin gives the festival a relationship with the brand's past that a generic concours cannot reproduce. The setting ties cars and people to the workshops and history that established the marque.
Collecting across generations
A centenary is about the work of preservation as much as a celebration of visual beauty. For today's owners, the event shows how documentation, restoration and shared knowledge keep an automotive story accessible long after production ends.
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