Talking about super sport cars and how it all started, the Bugatti Type 18 can be named as one of the first ever street legal super sports car in automotive history. With a top speed of 160 km/h, the Type 18 was one of the fastest road vehicles in the world at the time and a direct forerunner of today’s world speed record-holding Bugatti Veyron. The fifth Legend model in the successful six-part Edition “Les Legendes de Bugatti“ pays tribute to the Type 18 “Black Bess”, which was named after a famous British racehorse.
Both, the Vitesse* Legend car “Black Bess“, as well as the original Type 18, will be on display at Auto China Beijing 2014. It somehow does make sense, as the car was originally named after a horse, it is the year of the horse after all and perhaps this is Bugatti’s way to appeal to the larger Chinese market. Decked out in plenty of gold trimmings, this car is definitely a sight to behold. Check out the gallery below.
Creating a truly expressive front view for the Vitesse* some gold-coloured stripes start below the headlights and radiate out over the front wings towards the rear, before tapering off at the end of the door line. The gold-coloured accents which make the Type 18 “Black Bess” so unmistakable are reflected in exquisite fashion on the modern Bugatti*. Some of the Bugatti’s body components are coated in 24-carat gold 
The EB logo on the rear of the vehicle* in a similarly brilliant gold finish The Fuel Cap* is painted in black, engraved with golden „Black Bess“ lettering and elegantly finished with gold paint 
Gold can also be found inside the vehicle* itself, such as the EB logo on the cover of the rear storage compartment, which is also finished in beige leather and hand-painted with a motif showing the historic vehicle. 
The demands placed by Bugatti on handling refined materials and on maximum faithfulness to the original vehicles can also be seen in the use of high-quality rosewood for the centre console panel in the vehicle’s* interior. The interior of the “Black Bess” Legend Vitesse* has been fully upholstered using the finest leather. The headliner, footwell, seats, elongated centre console and rear bulkhead are bedecked in a light “Beige” tone, with the dashboard, dash panel, door trim panel and cowl panel offering a discreet contrast in ”Havanna”. Clad in red “Crimson” leather, the steering wheel rim draws a clear reference to the historic Type 18 “Black Bess” 
Some of the Bugatti’s body components are coated in 24-carat gold for example the striking Bugatti horseshoe, which gleams against the background of the black front grille, creating a truly expressive front view for the Vitesse 
The panels are upholstered in “Havanna” leather and bear scenes which depict the historic Type 18 “Black Bess”. These sketches have been hand-painted directly onto the leather – just as the components in luxury vehicles were hand-painted in the early 1920s.* The body of the “Black Bess” Vitesse* is constructed entirely of carbon fibre and, just like its historical predecessor, is painted completely black. Creating a truly expressive front view for the Vitesse* some gold-coloured stripes start below the headlights and radiate out over the front wings towards the rear, before tapering off at the end of the door line The body of the “Black Bess” Vitesse* is constructed entirely of carbon fibre and, just like its historical predecessor the Type 18, is painted completely black. The hub covers in a brilliant gold finish on the black rims bear the initials of the company’s founder, Ettore Bugatti, in black
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