TIL - Bugatti Veyron was named after Pierre Veyron who won LeMans in 1939 then joined the French Resistance against the Germans. The Germans now owns Bugatti and named the car after the driver.
http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/bugatti-stories/pierre-veyron.html
http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/why-use-a-racers-name-20111201-1o7jz.html
Posted Dec 2, 2011, 3:42 AM UTC
40