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Originally Posted by Bristecom
Not to disrespect but BBS did not make the wheels for the Bugatti Veyron, OZ Racing did.
http://www.ozracing.com/italian_company/museum.aspx
And another interesting fact about BBS is that, even though it's a German company, their top end forged wheels are mostly made in Japan by a company called Washi Beam, which is why many Japanese manufacturers tend to use them for OEM. :P |
Yes you're right about Bugatti, they had commissioned OZ to manufacture the wheels initially. However BBS now have 22 different designs on Bugatti's books. If you look at the first picture I posted, you will see one of the wheel designs for the veyron.
And yes you're right, when BBS filed for bankruptcy a couple of years ago, they split into BBS automotive (which makes aftermarket wheels) and BBS motorsport. Motorsport have partnered up with a japanese wheel manufacturer for the forged blanks (I have a pic of the blanks in the article). Milling of the blanks and finishing is done in Germany.