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Not Sold (Est: £283,369 - £340,043)
1928 Bugatti Type 44 Torpédo by Figoni
United States • 14 Aug 2026 • Lot 142
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This exceptionally important Bugatti boasts a remarkable provenance, having resided in prestigious collections for decades and retaining its original engine. Meticulously recommissioned with nearly $70,000 invested in 2025, this quintessential gentleman's motorcar is documented extensively and featured in seminal automotive works.
Condition
10
The car is described as exceptionally important, having been kept in world-renowned collections and retaining its original, matching-numbers engine. It recently benefited from extensive mechanical recommissioning and has an extensive provenance, including features in significant automotive literature and factory records. The description implies it is in pristine condition, suitable for a high-caliber collection.
/ 10
Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
44437
Odometer:
2,431 miles
Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
LHD
An exceptionally important Bugatti kept in world-renowned collections including those of D.
Cameron Peck, Ken Purdy, and Dr.
Theodore Waugh from 1972-2024.
Delivered new to Canadian newspaper publisher, art collector and philanthropist John W.
McConnell.
Retains its original, matching-numbers 3.0-litre inline eight-cylinder engine.
Benefited from nearly $70,000 of meticulous mechanical recommissioning in 2025.
Featured in a 12-page spread in the exceptional work Joseph Figoni: Le Grand Couturier de la Carrosserie Automobile by noted authors Peter M.
Larsen and Ben Erickson.
Accompanied by digital copies of Bugatti and Figoni factory records and 1928 customs documents.
The quintessential gentleman's motorcar, widely acclaimed by the contemporary motoring press.
Points of note
£207,000
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£297,175
Median Price (Since 2020)
£421,316
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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