Porta Volta in Milano in Città Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardy, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Ettore Bugatti

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2023

1. Ettore Bugatti Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Vi sta di fronte
la casa dove nacque
Ettore Bugatti
1881 - 1947

Con le sue auto superbe costrui un mito

English translation:

Standing in front of you is the house in which Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) was born. With his superb cars he built a legend.

Erected 1990 by Comune di Milano.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1881.

Location. 45° 28.952′ N, 9° 10.866′ E. Marker is in Milano, Lombardia (Lombardy), in Città Metropolitana di Milano. It is in Porta Volta. It is on Piazzale Antonio Baiamonti, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: P.za Antonio Baiamonti 3, Milano, Lombardia 20154, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cimitero Monumentale / Monumental Cemetery

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fassolo Giovanni (approx. half a kilometer away); Chionna Umberto (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Quartiere Isola (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Acquario Civico (approx. one kilometer away); Wolfango Amedeo Mozart (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); San Marco (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Laghetto di San Marco / Pond of San Marco (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milano.

Also see . . . Ettore Bugatti (Wikipedia).

Overview: Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (15 September 1881 – 21 August 1947) was an Italian-born French automobile designer and manufacturer. He is remembered as the founder and proprietor of the automobile manufacturing company Automobiles E. Bugatti, which he founded in 1909 in the then German town of Molsheim in the Alsace region of what is now France.

Automobiles E. Bugatti: Despite being born in Italy, Bugatti established his automobile company, Automobiles E. Bugatti, in 1909 in the then German town of Molsheim in the Alsace region of what is now France. The maker was known for some of the fastest, most luxurious, and technologically advanced
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2023

2. Ettore Bugatti Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here just to the left of the doorway.
road cars of its day. Exceptional engineering led to success in early Grand Prix motor racing, with a Bugatti being driven to victory in the first Monaco Grand Prix.

(Submitted on March 16, 2023.)

Ettore Bugatti image. Click for full size.

Agence de Presse Meurisse (courtesy of Bibliothèque nationale de France via Wikimedia Commons), 1926

3. Ettore Bugatti

Bugatti's concept of customer relations was somewhat eccentric. To a Bugatti owner who complained that his car was difficult to start on cold mornings, he is said to have retorted, "Sir! If you can afford a Type 35, you can surely afford a heated garage!" Another famous line he told to a customer complaining about the brakes in one model was, "I make my cars to go, not stop!" - Wikipedia

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.