In 1935, during the Paris Motor Show, an extraordinary prototype and superb masterpiece of style, the 'Bugatti Aerolithe', designed by Jean Bugatti, (a man of genius, son of the famous brand's founder) was presented. Besides having a splendid and futuristic line, the car had technical peculiarities which at that time were regarded as being 'science fiction'. The bodywork, for example, was built in Electron (a magnesium alloy) which couldn't be welded by the technology of that time; as a matter of fact, different parts were assembled with thousands of rivets. The name 'Aerolithe' (meteorite), was given to the car because it was so futuristic looking that it seemed like an object arriving from outer space. My total and absolute admiration for Bugatti's creations and his futuristic vision of automotive engineering was the basis of my next modelling project after the 'Steampunk monobike' (TMMI 210 April 2013). The 'Bugatti/Tesla' is a new chapter of my own personal research and interpretation of mechanical subjects, built through the different epochs, technological hybrids handed down through history and reworked with the use of an 'ucronic filter' and by giving a retro-futuristic aesthetic, not totally fantasy, not totally sci-fi, but something even better, an alternative reality where past, present and future are joined and mixed to create conceivable vehicles, normal and the same time impossible...
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