Tag: bugatti
Craft October 2022
'What does it really mean to create "forever" products?'
If anyone knows, it’s Asprey, who have been leaders in bespoke luxury for nearly 250 years, and who count among their former clients Winston Churchill and Queen Victoria. John Rigas, the Chairman, talks to The Rake about the house’s mythology.
Icons November 2020
Ettore Bugatti's Motoring Legacy
Ettore Bugatti liked to say that, ‘Nothing is too beautiful, nothing is too expensive’. Which probably explains why his famous creations — the racing cars that established his legend in the 20th century — were pure hedonism on wheels.
Speed June 2018
Concours d'Elégance Suisse 2018: The Rake's Review
Concours d’Elégance Suisse is a gathering of the greatest and the good in the classic car world, a display of motoring elégance that is only rivalled by the idyllic backdrop…
Icons June 2016
Captain Immortal: Francis Curzon
He suffered more on-track scrapes and mechanical meltdowns than any modern driver would over a thousand careers. But Francis Curzon, 5th Earl of Howe, dusted himself off each time, and got…