Bugatti hood ornament  Though increasingly uncommon today, back
in the day every automaker had a hood ornament. Bugatti's was an
elephant standing up on its hind legs with its trunk extended
into the sky. It capped the nose on the famous Bugatti Type 41
Royale, and it was designed by Rembrandt.  No, not the famous
Dutch artist, but Rembrandt Bugatti – the younger brother of
carmaker Ettore Bugatti who was named after the painter.  So why
do we mention this, you ask? Because one of our readers just
alerted us to a patent application with the European Union's
Office for Hamonization in the Internal Market. It was filed by
Audi's intellectual property office on behalf of its sister
company and encompasses the name Rembrandt Bugatti.  Considering
the family lineage, we'd guess that this will be one of the next
special-edition Veyrons in the Legends series, following the
Jean-Pierre Wimille and Jean Bugatti editions, and very well
might revive the elephant emblem for what is likely to be a one-
off based on the Gra