Published March 4th, 2009 at 2:02 pm in Auction, Bugatti, Limited Edition, Veyron with no comments
It’s a hundred years ago that Ettore Bugatti started his company in France, the now Volkswagen-owned Bugatti label decided to celebrate this event with a brand new special edition Bugatti Veyron. I think it’s a great idea! Now that over 200 of the 300 ever to be produced Veyrons are out the door, I’m pretty sure more of these limited editions will be created…
This one… I’m not so sure. Obviously it looks great in Bugatti-blue, but for some reason I have yet to see a special edition to look as good as the Veyron Pegaso… The interior is awesome though, and I’m sure it’ll do just as well as a jaw-dropper. 
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Published February 21st, 2009 at 4:17 am in Auction, Bugatti, Type 57S, Vintage Cars with no comments
A vintage find 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe shone at the Bonhams Retromobile auction held last February 7 in Paris. The vintage wonder was discovered inside a British garage and was sold to the highest bidder for approximately $4.4 million.
While Bonhams failed to give information on the Bugatti’s new owner, Bonhams stated that the selling price of the 1937 Bugatti is 3,417,500 Euros. There are only 17 copies of the Type 57S Atalante Coupe at present. The one sold at the Paris auction was initially owned by the President of the British Racing Drivers Club, Earl Howe. The model was passed from one owner to another until in 1955 it was bought by Dr Harold Carr of England. It was reported that the vintage car was kept in his garage in the 1960s and did not run for a very long time. In 2007, after Carr’s death, the Bugatti was rediscovered.
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