Better late than never

Rico's friend Kelley, also an aviation buff, forwards this Verge article by Chris Ziegler:

The year was 1939. Ettore Bugatti, one of the most interesting and innovative individuals involved with the auto industry's formative years, was furiously working on his company's only aircraft. But this wasn't just any aircraft: like his cars, Bugatti's 100P (painting) was a technological marvel, featuring two engines driving concentric propellers in opposite directions. Air intakes gracefully integrated into the plane's V-tail would keep those engines cool, while unusual forward-swept wings would give the 100P a striking profile in flight. Ettore was hoping that by racing this beautiful machine and winning he'd burnish his brand.
But World War Two soon gripped Paris, France, and Bugatti was forced to scuttle the project. The only 100P ever made never flew and was left to rot for a half century before eventually being restored to non-flying condition (it rests today on display in the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin).
Fast forward to 2013, when a team led by former Air Force pilot Scott Wilson launched a Kickstarter project to create an airworthy 100P from scratch. At that time, construction was nearly complete, but Wilson needed more money to finish the project. Reve Bleu— Blue Dream— eventually raised a little over sixty thousand dollars, and today, the new aircraft is nearly ready to take to the skies for the first time.
In recent days, the 100P has run its engines and performed taxi tests, and it looks amazing on the ground. It'll look even better from above. There's no word on exactly when that first flight will be, but some backers are going to have access to a live stream of it; in the meantime, you can see a video of it on the tarmac over on the Kickstarter project page:

 

Engine and Taxi Tests
We conducted a successful moderate-speed test and a high-power engine test a few days ago. This is all part of an orchestrated test profile to ensure all systems are ready to go for the first flight a few weeks from now.
Live Video Stream
Regarding the live-streaming of the high-speed taxi and first flight tests: We are working to resolve all open issues so that those who contributed $75 or more will have access to the live video stream. We will alert you all via email when we test the live stream system and when we conduct the first high-speed and flight tests. 

Rico says he hopes they get it to fly; it's a beautiful thing...