I-Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Black Bess inguqulo yakamuva ekhethekile ye-Bugatti. Ngokunembayo, okwesihlanu, kwezinguqulo eziyisithupha ezikhethekile ezihlonipha izinganekwane zendawo yonke ye-Bugatti.
Njengochungechunge lwangaphambilini lwe-Bugatti Legends, i-Legend Black Bess iwukuhlonipha amagama namamodeli aphawule umlando we-Bugatti odlule. Kulesi simo, i-Bugatti Type 18.
I-Type 18 ingenye yezimoto ezibaluleke kakhulu ze-Bugatti, futhi ekugcineni ingeminye yemishini ephawuleka kakhulu eyenziwe umuntu. I-Type 18 yayidume ngokulingana ne-Bugatti Veyron, kodwa eminyakeni engaphezu kweyi-100 edlule.
Kwakungonyaka ka-1912 kanye, ngaphambi nje kweMpi Yezwe I, lapho iBugatti yashaqisa umhlaba ngemoto emgwaqeni, eyayikwazi ukusebenza ngendlela engenakuqhathaniswa yangaleso sikhathi. Ishidi lobuchwepheshe lihlabe umhlaba umxhwele! Ifakwe injini engu-5l in-line 4-cylinder, iBugatti Type 18 iletha ngaphezu kuka-100 hp futhi ikwazi ukufika ejubaneni lika-160 km/h.
Ngesikhathi lapho amahhashi nezinqola kuyizo zokuthutha ezihamba phambili, lezi zinombolo zazihlaba umxhwele.
I-Type 18 yabona impumelelo eminingi yezemidlalo ngo-Ettore Bugatti esondweni. Noma kunjalo, kwakhiqizwa amayunithi angu-7 kuphela ale modeli ekhethekile, njengoba u-Ettore Bugatti edayisele amakhasimende akhe uhlobo lwe-18 kuphela.
Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uRoland Garros, iphayona laseFrance lezindiza zomphakathi elalinomthwalo wemfanelo wokuwela iMedithera ngendiza ngo-1912. UGarros wayithanda le modeli ngokushesha nje lapho efunda ngezici zayo futhi u-Ettore wayazi ukuthi angayisebenzisa kanjani ngokugcwele. Wakwazi ukumdayisela i-Type 18 futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo waqinisekisa ukuthi ukwaziswa okufanele, njengoba u-Roland Garros wayehlotshaniswa nobunjiniyela obuhle kakhulu obunganikeza.
Njengamanje amayunithi ama-3 kuphela oHlobo lwe-18 asekhona, angabonwa e-Lowman Museum, wonke evela eqoqweni langasese.
Ukubuyela ku-Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Black Bess, ukulungiswa kwangaphakathi kuhle kakhulu futhi ikhwalithi iphinde yakhushulelwa ezingeni elimangalisayo, lapho ukunakwa kwemininingwane ingakagcinwa khona. Inqubo entsha yokudweba isikhumba yezandla iyilungelo lobunikazi le-Bugatti futhi yathuthukiswa ngokukhethekile ukuze imelane nengcindezi yokumelana nezinto ngaphandle kokuba isikhumba silahlekelwe umbala wamapende asetshenzisiwe.
Ngaphandle sithola ukwakhiwa ngokuphelele ku-carbon fiber futhi njengokwanduleli wayo, Uhlobo lwe-18, umbala okhethiwe womsebenzi wokupenda umnyama, nemininingwane embala wegolide ukusikhumbuza ukuthi lolu wuhlelo lwe-tribute «Black Bees» (okukhumbuza izikhathi zomjaho wamahhashi). Njenge-icing ekhekheni, ezinye izingxenye ze-Bugatti Veyron zifakwe ngegolide le-24-karat, isibonelo i-grille yangaphambili.
Ukusebenza kweBugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Black Bess kuyagcinwa, futhi intengo ekhethekile yeyunithi eyodwa kwezingu-3 kuphela ezokhiqizwa iqala ku-2.15 million euros.
