g Auto Show] Back to Black: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse “Black Bess” Debuts [2014 Beijing Auto Show]

Description: Bugatti brings “Black Bess” back from the abyss for Beijing (say that 10 times fast). Who’s Black Bess? A 100-year-old Bugatti Type 18 roadster—one of seven built—owned by French aviator Roland Garros and powered by a 100-PS inline four-cylinder said to be capable of achieving speeds of over 100 mph, which was unheard of at the time. It is also the inspiration for Bugatti’s latest, and perhaps tackiest, Veyron 16:4 Grand Sport Vitesse–based “Les Légendes de Bugatti” creation: