From the earliest lightweight grand prix cars to the physics defying Centodieci, Bugatti has produced some of the most technically brilliant and exclusive machines to ever take to the road.

The Chiron is among the most spectacular, serving as a sequel to the car that returned Molsheim to the forefront of hypercar production, and at the time of launch it was quite simply the fastest production car on Earth.

Just 500 of these incredible machines were ever built, and among that limited number, ‘La Mer Argentée’ stands alone as totally unique.

Ordered in April 2016, this spectacular hypercar was one of the first three examples to be delivered, each of which left the Molsheim atelier at the same time.

It shares its 1,479-horsepower alloy 8-litre quad-turbocharged W-16 engine with its stablemates, but boasts a degree of personalisation rarely seen.

The car was finished in Nocturne over Argent Metallic, with a matching Argent Metallic signature line, engine cover, and horseshoe grille—on...