This is the first in a series of three articles on the Bucciali, which will include this brief history by Wallace Wyss and the VeloceToday staff. Next week Wyss writes of the American effort to create a Bucciali cover car, and the third part, by the Editor, will address the Dutch Bucciali ‘inspiration’ as envisioned by an amazing artist by the name of Bart de Vries, who generously gave us an exclusive interview. [Ed.]
By Wallace Wyss
In the Beginning there was Bucciali
The main impetus behind the Bucciali marque was Albert ‘Buc’ Bucciali, born in the city of Arras on the France in 1889, and was the second son to the musician and organ builder, Joseph Bucciali, who, most remarkably, was blind from childhood. Both Albert and his brother Angelo learned their father’s craft, and became talented craftsman as well as musicians. In an interview with Griff Borgeson, Albert Bucciali noted that organ building is “a remarkable school for learning the principles of physics and mechanics.” [Read more…] about Bodacious Bucciali Part 1: A Brief Moment in History