Bugatti

Bugatti was founded in Germany by the Italian designer Ettore Bugatti, who then moved to France. During WWII, Ettore Bugatti was sent to Paris, but as soon as he no longer had to fight, he returned to his factory at Molsheim. Later that year, Bugatti was able to attend a stand at the 15th Paris motor show in October 1919. He exhibited three light cars, all of them closely based on their pre-war equivalents. Smallest of the three was a "Type 13" with a racing body (constructed by Bugatti themselves). Later, the company won many races in early Grand Prix motor racing: in 1929 a privately entered Bugatti won the first ever Monaco Grand Prix, as well as driver Jean-Pierre Wimille winning the 24 hours of Le Mans twice (in 1937 with Robert Benoist and 1939 with Pierre Veyron). The rest is history.