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£1,944,114
1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante découvrable
France • 10 Feb 2017
Vehicle Details
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This is a 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante découvrable, the first Atalante to be presented at the 1935 Paris Motor Show. It is one of only eight Atalante in the original convertible version, and the only one of 1935 to survive with its original chassis. The car has had a number of owners and was sold for 2,276,000 € at auction.

Condition
8
The car has been restored. The engine has been recently entirely refitted. Since the work was carried out the car has covered less than 5,000 km, driven at all times by experts. It is said to be mechanically optimal.
/ 10
Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
57330
Odometer:
3,106 miles
Reg Number:
3304 RK
RHD/LHD:
LHD
1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante découvrable Carte grise française Châssis n° 57330 Moteur n° 548 - 1ère Atalante à être présentée au Salon de Paris 1935 - Une des huit Atalante seulement en version découvrable d'origine, la seule ayant survécu avec son châssis d'origine - Un des Chefs d'œuvre de Bugatti - Mécaniquement optimale Assemblé à l'usine courant septembre 1935 (ainsi que neuf autres châssis du Type 57), le châssis Bugatti 57330 reçoit le moteur numéro 232.
La carrosserie est terminée le 4 octobre 1935 et, le lendemain 5 octobre, la voiture est acheminée par camion de Molsheim au Grand Palais pour être exposée sur le stand Bugatti du Salon de Paris.
Le jour suivant, le même camion ramène de l'usine le coupé Aérolithe sur châssis 57S, vedette du Salon.
Les couleurs d'origine ne sont pas indiquées dans le registre de carrosseries, où elles ne seront mentionnées qu'à partir de 1936.
Toutefois, une note de l'usine du 10 novembre 1935 indique : "Atalante 57330/232 brun et crème, i...
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£1,107,187
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£1,734,844
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,362,500
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