To celebrate, Bugatti has created more one-off versions of the 1200-horsepower goliath than we can keep track of, but the latest and most interesting tribute comes far away from the supercar’s assembly line in France.
Autonet Magz reports that a workshop in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia has created a 1:1 replica of the legendary Bugatti completely out of wood. Fashioned from teak, the Veyron has a fully detailed interior, complete with a functioning steering wheel, gear shifter, and pedals.
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Eko Lukistyanto, the owner of the shop, was commissioned to build the Bugatti for a German customer, and the whole project will cost only 40 Million Indonesian Rupiah, or $3,320. It looks absolutely stunning, with the different tones of tropical hardwood highlighting the cars curves.
Lukistyanto’s shop clearly has a knack for wooden recreations, as his workers have created scale replicas of motorbikes, pedicabs, and even a Mercedes-Benz 300SL over the years.
In the end, the recreation of Bugatti’s masterpiece in such a simple material is a fitting tribute. As motoring tech continues to streamline and powertrains become more efficient, eventually there will be a time when the Veyron’s massive, insatiable stature is seen as a relic, a last stand of an unrelenting automotive ideal.
Sad as it may be, in the coming years, there simply won’t be room for a $2 million supercar that can drink 26 gallons of fuel in 12 minutes or burn up $42,000 worth of tires in just 15.
When the alloys rust, and fuel runs dry, only the raw materials will remain. Now, to find some varnish …
(Photos via Autonet Magz)
