The pursuit of aerodynamics in the early decades of the last century was a phenomenon that extended to trains and trucks, albeit within the limits associated with the nature and purpose of these vehicles. Not many people know that an early high-speed train, called Autorail, was designed and built by Ettore Bugatti. Powered by Bugatti Royale eight-cylinder 12763cc engines, it traveled at an average speed of 130 km/hour,
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