An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, one of only 17
built, was discovered in a garage in the UK after gathering dust for almost 50
years. The estimated value? At least $4.35 million!
An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante was discovered
after spending 48 years in a quiet, Tyneside, Britain garage. It's being termed
"one of the last great barn-finds" with an estimated value of at
least £3 Million ($4.35 million).
The car was originally owned by the first president of the
British Racing Drivers' Club, Earl Howe, and through a series of sales ended up
in the hands of a reclusive doctor named Harold Carr. After driving the car for
a couple years, it was parked in a private garage in 1960 and hasn't seen the
road since. With only seventeen examples of Type 57S Atalantes ever produced,
the car was notably absent in the history of significant Bugattis.P
In 2007, Dr. Carr passed away and left the contents of the
garage to his family. That was when the car was discovered. It's currently set
to cross the auction blocks at Bonhams of Paris next month, and with the
combination of an incredibly rare chassis, only 26,284 original miles, a rare
supercharged inline eight engine and its unmolested condition, we suspect some
very wealthy bidders will push the price well past that initial valuation of
$4.35 million.
source: http://jalopnik.com/5121937/3-million-1937-bugatti-found-in-british-garage-after-almost-50-yearsvia bbc
photo credit: bonhams
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