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A vintage Bugatti racing car has set a record after being sold to a collector for £2.5 million, say auctioneers.
By Alastair Jamieson
The car, Chassis No. 4913, like the one pictured, was the work of the brilliant Italian designer, Ettore Bugatti, whose factory in Alsace, France, earned him a reputation as the greatest maker of racing cars.
The 1928 Type 35B, which competed in the first Monaco Grand Prix and has all its original components, has become the most expensive car of its kind following the private sale in Britain.
The design classic, which also won the demanding Italian road race, Targa Florio, was snapped up by an unnamed "highly-regarded international collector" after being sold by its previous owner, the former Samsung chairman and billionaire Lee Kun-hee.
Chris Routledge, managing director of London-based Coys auctioneers, said: "We believe it is the highest price paid for a Bugatti of this type – certainly in Britain and probably in the world.
"It is an extraordinary piece of engineering. When you open the bonnet it is like looking inside a Swiss watch.
"Apart from a few charming battle-scars it is exactly as it came out of the Bugatti factory. It still has all its original components and body work, which is highly unusual. It is very exciting to drive. It screams."
Prior to Mr Lee, previous owners over the past eight decades included the eccentric British car collector and pilot Hamish Moffat, who died in 2002 aged 71, and Swiss Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried, who died in January 2007 aged 92.
The car was the work of the brilliant Italian designer, Ettore Bugatti, whose factory in Alsace, France, earned him a reputation as the greatest maker of racing cars until his fellow Italian Enzo Ferrari began to dominate the scene in later years.
Despite the Bugatti's high price tag, the most expensive car is still thought to be a black Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder bought by the BBC Radio 2 presenter, Chris Evans, earlier this year for £5,089,280.
Ian Patton, general manager of the Bugatti Owners' Club, said: "Cars of this type are very highly sought-after by collectors. There aren't that many of them around and, because of the way there were designed and built for racing, each of them is unique."
Mike Goodbun, deputy editor of Classic Cars magazine, said: "It is harder to verify prices in private sales rather than auctions but certainly this car is regarded as one of the finest of its kind and it is no surprise that someone is willing to pay for it.
"In the current economic climate it is a good investment as it is unlikely to depreciate in value."
A lot of similar entries, like:
"I'm never going to leave my GP Bugatti out in the rain again!" -Paul Hicks,
New Zealand
I didn't really pick a winner, decide for yourself which one you like best!
On the picture: Vic Elford(GBR) tries a scale model of a bugatti for size French GP And a new Picture!
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October 1, 2008
Last Updated: 12:09AM BST 28 Sep 2008 (from Telegraph.co.uk)
He added: "It was in Switzerland during the Second World War, which is almost certainly what saved it from being damaged or scrapped and turned into warplanes."
October 1, 2008
"Honey, I shrunk the Bugatti" -Pascal Lozach
"With his length he doesn't fit into a T35, but this solution is ridiculous!" -S.H. Olmès
"Size doesn’t matter?!?" -Herman van Oldeneel
"SILLY MAN, I TOLD HIM NOT TO KEEP WASHING THE CAR !!!!!!!!" -Brian Swann
Clermont Ferrand, 6 July 1969
© Phipps/Sutton
September 6, 2008
With the support of the EBA, Gérard Vonpierre published a calendar 2009 printed in 500 numbered exemplaries, in A3 format. The photographs were taken during the last fifteen festivals of Molsheim, and most of them were taken on the road in full action.
The price is 30 €, plus packing and sending costs
More info: gerard.vonpierre.free.fr
September 6, 2008
Thanks to Justo Miranda of the Secretprojects forum, I finally discovered what engine is the basis for the "Empereur" Bugatti Wannabe. The engine is a Czech AVIA V30, of 1933, see picture above, and compare with the one below.
From a Czech website I take the following info: 750 HP at 2400RPM, 700 HP at 2100RPM, 12V engine, of 140X160 cylindre dimensions, 512kg weight.
September 6, 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
In Summer 2008, as a response to customer request, Bugatti is introducing a new model – the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, a roadster with a unique, removable roof. The world’s most exclusive car combines the ultimate in performance with the pleasure of open-top driving. The sophisticated design of its bodywork and aerodynamic components directs the airflow over the heads of driver and passenger so they feel no draught. As well as a large number of new equipment features, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport also incorporates innovative structural solutions designed to ensure that the roadster offers the same extremely high levels of passive safety as the coupe. In keeping with Ettore Bugatti’s exclusive product philosophy, many design features that make this possible are unique in contemporary automotive engineering. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is the world’s fastest and most exciting roadster, and will be displayed to the public for the first time on the afternoon of August 16, 2008, outside The Lodge at Pebble Beach. The highest bidder will have the opportunity to specify their new car at the factory in Molsheim/Alsace, enjoying the special customer program there.
Chassis No. 001
Chassis 001 Of 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
The Fastest Roadster
High Performance Technology And High-Strength, Lightweight Components
To Be Built To Winning Bidder’s Specifications
1,001 BHP
1,250 NM Of Torque
Eight-Liter, 16-Cylinder Double-V Engine
7-Speed, Dual-Clutch Transmission
Permanent All-Wheel Drive
Top Speed Of 252 MPH (Roof On)
0 To 62 MPH In 2.5 Second
Chassis 001 was auctioned at Pebble Beach and fetched $3,190,000.
A second Grand Sport is now being produced in Molsheim, rumour is that it may be presented at next weekend's festival.
We have more information about Bugatti's plotted 920kW (1235 HP) monster, the Bugatti Veyron GT.
Production of the current Veyron is set to run out by 2012, with the recently launched soft-top Grand Sport version set to be joined by a more powerful ‘GT’ coupe before production ends.
Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, Bugatti’s engineering boss, thinks there is some latent power still waiting to be extracted form the 8-litre, quad-turbo W16. Currently the 746kW engine ensures the Veyron is good for 407km/h.
With the ‘GT’ version Bugatti is allegedly keen on a 434km/h top speed which would necessitate 895kW of power to overcome drag. Rumour has it the boys from Molsheim are aiming for a 920kW output on the ‘GT’, which means you’ll be able to run the climate control whilst attempting a top end run – nice.
September 2, 2008 The winner of the Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo was no Bugatti, the most beautiful car there was an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Pininfarina from 1949. The event, visited by 16,000 people, saw the appearance of 6 Bugattis, a T55, a T54, a T37, a T35A and a Brescia. Olav Glasius won the sprint race in his Bugatti T54, see picture above (alongside the T35A, photo by Martijn Visser).
And the 6th Bugatti? That was the 1938 Bugatti Atalante (57753), which was auctioned by RoyalDutchCarauctions and reached a high bid of 550.000 euro. This was not enough for the Bugatti to be sold, as the estimate was 680.000-750.000 Euro. It seems that the estimate in the first publications (450.000 to 650.000 euros) was more realistic. The last time a Bugatti was auctioned at the Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo, in 2003, also a T57 Atalante (57432), it fetched a clean half million.
The Bugattis present were:
Brescia
Type 37 #37256 presented by Marcel Sontrop
Type 35A #4757
Type 54 # 54201 Presented by Olaf Glasius
Type 55 #55208 Presented by Jaap Braam Ruben
Type 57 #57753 (on auction)
September 2, 2008
The above picture was sent to me by Michiel van den Brink (designer of the VandenBrink GTO ).
I know who is it, and where. Your job is, to send me the best possible caption, the funniest text that could go with the photo. This could also be the most comical remark that the three men on the right could be saying to eachother.
E-mail your caption to: J.J.Horst@bigfoot.com, the best ones will be published here!
August 25, 2008 PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/
Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance(R), elevated car collecting to an art form once again as 74 of the world’s rarest and most spectacular automobiles crossed the auction block during this first night of its two-night auction. Led by accomplished auctioneer Charlie Ross along with highly respected Gooding & Company founder and president David Gooding, an international crowd watched as the hammer hit the gavel for the Monterey Auction Week’s marquee event. The evening featured numerous top private collections and individual legendary automotive objets d’art including the highly anticipated Williamson Bugatti Collection, the Carl J. Schmitt Collection and the Oprah Winfrey Charity Car Collection. Total sales for the evening exceeded $31.5 million.
The centerpiece of the Williamson Bugatti Collection set an all-time Pebble Beach auction record with a $7.92 million sale of the stunning 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe.
Results of all the Pebble Beach Auctions:
Gooding & Company, The Pebble Beach Auction :
Lot 125: 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix #51132
Estimate on request
Lot was Not Sold
Lot 134: 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport #001
Estimate on request
Sold for $3,190,000
Gooding & Company, The Pebble Beach Auction, Peter Williamson Collection :
Lot #25: 1927 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix #4817
Estimate: $1,100,000-$1,600,000
Sold for $1,457,500
Lot 26: 1914 Peugeot Bebe two-seat roadster #11290 (Bugatti designed)
Estimate: $30,000-$40,000
Sold for $44,000
Lot 27: 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe #57511
Estimate on request
Sold for $7,920,000
Lot 28: 1929 Bugatti Type 44 Dual-Cowl Phaeton #44311
Estimate: $200,000-$300,000
Sold for $264,000
Lot 29: 1926/41 Bugatti Type 35/Miller Four-Cam V-8 #4748
Estimate: $800,000-$1,200,000
Sold for $522,500
Lot 30: 1932 Bugatti Type 55 "Jean Bugatti Roadster" #55201
Estimate: $1,400,000-$2,100,000
Sold for $1,760,000M
Lot 31: 1932 Bugatti Type 46 Sport Saloon #46533
Estimate: $650,000-$850,000
Sold for $440,000
Lot 32: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Coupe #57624
Estimate: $900,000-$1,200,000
Sold for $880,000
Lot 33: 1927 Bugatti Type 38 Roadster #38385 ex-Junek
Estimate: $80,000-$120,000
sold for $198,000
Lot 34: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Galibier Sport Saloon #57806
Estimate: $350,000-$500,000
Sold for $396,000
Lot 35: 1931 Bugatti Type 35A/Type 51 Grand Prix #4654
Estimate: $1,300,000-$1,800,000
Sold for $907,500
Lot 36: 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet By James Young #57169
Estimate: $500,000-$700,000
Sold for $726,000
Lot 37: 1926 Bugatti Type 52 Short Nose "Baby Bugatti" #11 ex-Briggs Cunningham
Estimate: $40,000-$60,000
Sold for $110,000
RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey Results :
Lot 436: 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio #57395
Estimate: $500-600k
Lot was Not Sold at a highbid $325k
Lot 468: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Faux Cabriolet #57787
Estimate: $600-750k
Lot was Not Sold at a highbid $375k
Take a look at the estimates and bids; many of the cars went for far less than there estimates or were not sold, while a few others (notably the Peugeot and the T52) went (far) over their estimate.
Result of BONHAMS AUCTION - Sports, Competition and Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia and Models
Lot n° 581: 1939 Bugatti Type 57 3.3-Litre 'Atalante' Coupé #57750, Engine #432, Not Sold
Thanks to Christophe Chanterault
Bugatti plans to publicly unveil its long-rumored Veyron Targa in mid-August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, company sources confirmed to Inside Line, with production scheduled to begin in 2009.
The Targa will get a removable hardtop, as well as an expandable fabric cover that clips into place. The chassis will be reinforced, and top speed will be limited to 217 mph.
Beginning next year, the Targa will be assembled in very small numbers alongside the existing Veyron coupe.
There is no official word yet on price or volume. But with the Veyron coupe now selling for upwards of $2 million, the Targa is expected to fetch a premium of at least $250,000 above that. Production is expected to be limited to no more than 75 or 80 units.
Bugatti plans to show its Veyron Targa to the public and press in August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Starting production in 2009 only 80 Bugatti Veyron Targa’s will be build. Prices are expected to be around € 1.140.000. Our sources further tell us there are currently three Veyron Targa mules nearing completion.
The Bugatti Veyron Targa has a removable hardtop and reinforced chassis. Due to technical limitations of the developed hardtop and increased weight the top speed will be limited to 217 mph (350 km/h). The Bugatti Veyron Targa will be assembled in Molsheim alongside the current Bugatti Veyron.
Here the results of the Artcurial "Automobiles de Collection", Saint Cloud (France, June 28, 2008) :
July 7, 2008
As the most-known French forum http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet189904-10500.htm is kind of un-organised, recently a new French forum was launched: bugatti-france.meilleurforum.com
Of course an established forum (English only, and a bit too much on the VW-Bugatti, but it's easy to ignore that) is: www.bugattibuilder.com/forum
July 7, 2008
Already announced (though I didn't see it on the announced time), the broadcast filmed at the BCN's spring rally can now be seen on-line: www.rtl.nl
June 28, 2008
The famous collection, the remains of the Schlumpf collection now in the Mulhouse museum, owned by Arlette Schlumpf (who died May 18 of this year) has been sold !
The story is more than well known, yet not all the details. In 1976 the massive - secretly gathered - Bugatti collection of the Schlumpf brothers was confiscated by the French government. Aside the collection there was a 'reserve' of a large number of cars which were in depot in the small village of Malmerspach. In 1999 - after the demise of both Hans and Fritz Schlumpf - this 'Malmerspach collection' was returned to Fritz' widow Arlette Schlumpf, as a gesture, a symbolic compensation of the French government. Not much happened with the cars since then up to May 18th of this year when Mrs. Arlette Schlumpf passed away. Obviously she had made up her mind about what to do with the car collection before she passed away.
The largest collection of unrestored Bugatti cars ever was bought by Bugatti (and classic car) traders Bruno Vendiesse and Jack Braam Ruben. At this point plans are being made in what way to handle the collection.
The collection exists of 62 unrestored cars, containing 17 Bugattis, including ten T57 and has been brought to Switzerland in 1999.
June 25, 2008
RM Auctions, Joe's Garage - The MacPherson Collection, 14 Jun 2008 :
1928 Bugatti Type 35B Recreation #BC083 sold for $214,500
( Estimate: $250,000-$350,000 US Offered Without Reserve)
June 22, 2008 Santa Monica, CA, June 15, 2008 -– Gooding & Company has been selected to represent the sale of the Dr. Peter and Susan Williamson Collection of renowned Bugattis.
“This is the finest collection of Bugattis ever to come to auction,” states David Gooding, President and Founder of Gooding & Company. “This exceptional collection includes some of the world’s most unique Bugattis - from exhilarating Grand Prix machines to elegant road cars.”
The late Dr. Williamson was the past President and longtime member of the American Bugatti Club. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson also won the prestigious “Best of Show” at the 2003 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
No date has been set for the auction, it will of course be the most spectacular Bugatti auction ever, maybe even the most spectacular Classic Car auction ever. The entire collection of course is build up of the finest examples of Bugatti's Automotive Art, the finest example in the collection however stands high above all others. It is the Bugatti T57SC Atlantic, only one of two remaining.
All of Dr. Peter Williamson's cars except for the Atlantic will be auctioned by Gooding and Co. on either August 16 or 17,2008 at Pebble Beach
June 19, 2008 The famous USA Bugatti collector, Dr. PETER D. WILLIAMSON, died from cancer, Wednesday, June 4, at his home in Lyme, NH. He was 71. Bugattistes all know of his famous collection of Bugatti Automobiles. Read more about his collection in this special issue of the Bugatti Revue. Article written by Johan Buchner
To the more general classic car public he will be known from winning the "Best of Show" prize at the well-renowned Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance vintage car show in 2003, with his, then newly restored, Bugatti T57SC Atlantic. He was different from many other owners of prize-winning classic cars, in that he actually used his cars to drive; he took part in his Atlantic in the 2005 USA Bugatti Rally in Elkhart Lake. During this rally, the EAA Museum in Oshkosh was visited, where the Atlantic was united with the Bugatti 100P Airplane which Dr. Peter Williamson had owned, and had donated to the museum.
A memorial service for family and friends will be held in remembrance of Dr. Williamson at his home on June 21, 2008 at 3 pm. Gifts in memory of Dr. Williamson may be made to one of two teams honoring Dr. Williamson through their participation in this summer's Prouty Bike Ride: "The Bradley Bunch" and "Team Bugatti". The Prouty is a fundraiser for cancer research and patient services at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. To make a donation visit: www.theprouty.org or mail checks payable to Friends of NCCC, to One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
Williamson was a professor of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, the founder and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and served as co-chair of the Transforming Medicine Campaign for the university and its hospital.
June 19, 2008
At the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, a 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Double Cabriolet Stelvio,
Coachwork by Gangloff of Colmar was auctioned. It made $326,000. Info on the car:
Chassis no. 57164,
Engine no. 63
June 14, 2008
The 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Sports Saloon (chassis 57443) which was offered by H&H last Sunday was bought by an Irish enthusiast for a hammer price of £130,000 (£143,000 including our 10% buyer’s premium, some forty percent over low estimate). The gentleman in question had dreamt of owning a Bugatti since he was a teenager and as you know the lady who sold the car had been driving it since she was eighteen. It was the last of seven Bugattis to pass through her family’s hands. The pillarless four-door was in careworn but highly original condition. Reputedly a one-off, its beautifully detailed coachwork and delightful patina captivated the Irish enthusiast who fulfilled his teenage dream.
The Type 57 journeyed back to Ireland under its own power on Monday!
June 2, 2008
David Grainger, National Post
Published: Friday, May 30, 2008
Engineering secrets of the 1937 Bugatti Aerolithe have stirred up a furor of varied opinions
It seems as though any time I take on a special project, it generates controversy. This has proven especially true of any Bugatti project I have been involved with, although none has created as big a fur-ball as the Aerolithe.
A little background is in order for those who have not been following the saga in past columns:
The Aerolithe was lost some time before or during the Second World War. Nobody really knows exactly how or when it disappeared. There have been sightings of the car ranging from the Caucasus to New Jersey. The sad fact is that, in all probability, the car will never be found.
Now, as all myths are wont to do, a certain amount of speculation has arisen not only regarding the Aerolithe's disappearance but its actual fabric, the parts from which it was built.
The Aerolithe closely resembles the later Atlantiques -- which are arguably the most famous Bugattis -- and which put in appearances at prestigious concours the world over. There were three Atlantiques produced, although this number has been disputed as well.
Atlantiques were built on a very low chassis and were powered by supercharged engines. Earlier speculation about the Aerolithe surmised that it, too, was supercharged and had a special frame under it -- a frame the Bugatti factory designated as the S or SC chassis. (As few records survived Bugatti's demise, this was fairly well accepted.)
Later, the premise that the car was supercharged was laid to rest. In a couple of photographs of the Aerolithe, one can see the intake manifolds of a non-supercharged engine through a cooling screen in the hood.
That left the myth that the car was built on a special S chassis, which was also called a gondola chassis as it was curved at the back end to be used in the Torpedo roadster that mimicked the Bugatti Grand Prix cars.
It turns out there are few supposed Bugatti experts who hold dear the belief that the Aerolithe had a gondola chassis. This is despite the fact that it would be silly to build a bloody great coupe on a skinny little chassis that curved under the car at the back and which would have left the rear wheels dangling feet away from the chassis rails.
When I first started the project, I really didn't care. I had made it quite clear we were using another significant standard early chassis on which
When I stupidly made these observations in the Bugatti club newsletter, it caused a furor that still continues a couple of years later.
While I thought it amusing at first -- and had clearly stated our intentions and relative apathy -- the flames of controversy grew, fanned by armchair experts. The attacks on my own credibility and that of the car we were building escalated.
I am reasonably patient and I really don't care what people think of me. Neither am I scared of controversy. But there were charges that needed to be answered.
It is most satisfying that, as we build the car, the process itself supplies us with irrefutable engineering proofs and answers to questions and suppositions that have existed for years. In answer to these, those with a differing point of view have actually dragged out plans and engineering drawings that for the most part are completely unrelated to the Aerolithe, hoisting them as proof. They have pointed out that the plans come from the same time period as the Aerolithe, therefore, they must be the Aerolithe. Of course, that patently ignores the fact the Bugatti factory was likely building more than just one automobile that summer -- but why let facts stand in the way of fervent belief?
Finally, we actually dedicated ourselves to a serious amount of research, which we backed up with sound engineering proofs and common sense. This has all been bundled up and sent to the club newsletter. Now, it remains to be seen whether we have spread oil on troubled waters, sunk somebody's battleship or escalated the argument.
What amazes me is that I have support from learned enthusiasts all over the world. I recently received an e-mail from someone in South Africa who, after hearing of the controversy, set to doing his own research. He has not only backed many of the same conclusions we stumbled on but has actually added other fairly weighty conclusions of his own.
The controversy is not just confined to the club paper; it has spread across the Internet and is now found almost anywhere things Bugatti can be found.
I suppose this is not a bad thing. It certainly means there are a lot of people waiting to see the finished car.
I had better get it right.
david@guildclassiccars.com
May 26, 2008 Prince Joachim, son of queen Margaret of Denmark, was married Saturday the 24th of May, to française Marie Cavallier, attending were many famous persons and Scandinavian Royalty. Marie Cavallier will be the new princess of Denmark.
The trip from the church was made in the Bugatti Royale, Coupe Napoleon! Ettore would be glad, as he had intended his masterpiece for Royalty, though no head of state ever bought one.
But, look at the details! This is not the real thing! This is in fact the Tom Wheatcroft replica, which usually resides in Tom's museum, near his circuit, Donington Park, UK.
But then, if the car is a replica, what is the Prince? Maybe Marie should be carefull, Joachim may turn back into a frog when she kisses him!
Unluckily, the filming of the movie about Rembrandt Bugatti has stopped. Director Jean-Charles Wolfarth walked out on the filming company, saying that the money had run out. There was a stroke of bad weather in Alsace while filming, so that filming went much slower than foreseen. Also, a replica Lilienthal "Airplane" was damaged and though it was insured, there were additional cost, so that the film maker was set even more.
Some of the actors tried to convince Wolfarth to try to restart filming, but his mind was not to be changed.
Maybe somebody knows an investor for this movie?
August 30 - 31, 2008 Concours d'élégance Paleis Het Loo Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Already the 8th time for this very nice event, usually with very interesting cars indeed, more information on: www.concourselegance.com
During the weekend, on the 31st, there will be a classic car auction, with probably as most interesting offer the 1955 Ferrari 212 Inter originally owned by His Royal Highness the late Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands. But of course there will also be something else; a 1938 Bugatti Atalante (57753) in pristine condition, which is expected to fetch 680.000-750.000 Euro (the estimate in the first publications was 450.000 to 650.000 euros). Having kind-of a Deja-vu, Kees?
Full info on all the cars on auction will be available from August 10, more info: www.royaldutchcarauctions.nl
This is the 25th Festival, every year in Molsheim.
Each year on the third weekend in September, a classic cars race takes place in the French town of Angouleme on a street circuit unchanged in layout since it first hosted an event in 1939, the high spot of the program is a race devoted to Grand Prix Bugatti.
Situated some 70 miles to the north of Bordeaux, Angouleme is located in the heart of Charente district with an attractive town center and its cathedral occupying the high point in front of which lies the start line for the racing.
The meeting takes the form of an entire week-end festival beginning with a Concours d'Elegance under floodlights in a natural amphitheatre alongside the rampart walls on the Friday evening. Saturday commences with a Rallye Touristique Internationnal ; late afternoon sees a Concours d'Etat on the lawns around the Hôtel de Ville in the center of town before adjourning to a buffet supper where the winner of the Concours d'Etat is awarded with his or her height in bottles of Cognac.
Sunday morning open with practice on the circuit for the afternoon's racing, and for new entrants it is the only opportunity to drive on the closed streets before being let loose in a race.
September 26, 2008 Bonham's Auction Maine, USA
Auction of The Richard C. Paine Jr. Collection, The Owls Head Transportation Museum, Maine
Lot No: 575
A Type 52 Bugatti 'Baby', French, circa 1929
numbered 358A, short-chassis type, in traditional yellow, with 'silver' brightwork, the panelled bodywork with cut louvers and removable bonnet held by leather strapping, now lacking, the wheels and spare fitted with pneumatic tyres, cable operated expanding wooden shoe braking system, powered by Paris-Rhone 12 Volt battery operated electric motor, with geared drive to rear axle, steering worm drive steering box via drag link, the seat back squab lifting out to reveal mechanisms, 74in long.
Estimate: $25,000 - 30,000 (no reserve)
October 12, 2008 Bugatti on auction Sparkford, UK
1924 Bugatti Type 30 Dual Cowl Tourer On auction by H&H at the Haynes International Motor Museum.
Chassis no. 4289
Engine no. 278
This car was purchased in 1977 by the late Rosemary Burke as a complete rolling chassis from Jack Wade, the Licencee of the Lord Clyde, Choppington, Newcastle upon Tyne. The body was removed pre-WW2 by three friends who had intended to make it into a racing car. Only one of the three came back from the war and he sold the car to Jack Wade. It was then kept in Jack’s barn untouched for 30 years. Between 1977 and 1980 the car underwent a refurbishment, including a Gordon Allen crankshaft and con rods (the original crank was cracked); new pistons, valves etc. A higher axle ratio and SU carburettors were fitted and the front brakes were improved. A modern prop shaft and a modern oil filter which protects the bearings and cures the problem of waiting for oil pressure were fitted. In 1988 the cylinder blocks suffered cracks, these have been repaired and new pistons made and all seems well. The leather used to trim the car was given to Rosemary Burke by a director of Gucci. A new body, based on the Lavocat et Marsaud style, was built and the car was once again on the road and used for continental rallies by Rosemary. All the parts replaced are available and will be sold with the car.
Estimate: £150,000 - £175,000
October 28, 2008 Carlo Bugatti on auction London, UK7 CARLO BUGATTI furniture items on Christie's auction:
CABINET, CIRCA 1902, estimate £10,000 - £15,000
ASYMMETRIC CHAIR, CIRCA 1902, estimate £10,000 - £15,000
MOSQUÉE BUREAU, CIRCA 1902, estimate £20,000 - £30,000
THRONE CHAIR, CIRCA 1902, estimate £2,000 - £3,000
CABINET, CIRCA 1900, estimate £30,000 - £40,000
CHAIR, CIRCA 1902, estimate £3,000 - £4,000
SELETTE, CIRCA 1902, estimate £12,000 - £15,000
More information: www.christies.com (search for Bugatti to find the other items)
More info: www.2fast4you.it/uk/evento4.htm
October 29, 2008 Automobiles of London London, UK1938 Bugatti T57C Atalante, chassis 57766, estimate 560,000 - 660,000 GBP.
More information: www.rmauctions.com
November 1 - 2, 2008 Grand Prix de Malte MaltaThis year we have over 100 foreign cars including 12 Bugattis ! Our goal is to have over 50 Bugattis and a Bugatti cujp in four years time. There will be in excess of 200 cars this year and its a really visually spectacular circuit arouond the grand Harbour.
The entrance fee of 5000 euros includes ten days of events , five star hotels, racing in Sicily on the Syracuse track and the Mila Flores run, and of course Valletta.
More details are available on www.grand-prix-de-malte.com.
Bugatti cars invited are T13, T22, T23 and T40 only
Choices
Contacts: Patrick FRIEDLI tel : +33 3 8024 9210, Didier PIJOLET
More info: www.lecap-paris2000.com
With usually a Bugatti stand organised b y Jean Prick.
September 11 - 20, 2009 Bugatti Centenary Festival Rumours for the 2009 centenary: 100 year of Bugatti in Molsheim!
It seems that the festivities will be organised in three parts during the 2° and 3° week-end of septembre 2009:
The 2nd week-end in Molsheim
The 3rd week-end in Paris
In between in the Museum in Mulhouse
A definitive programme will be available later, don't know when yet.
More information to follow later
August 16 - 22, 2010 U.S. International Bugatti Rally and U.S. Bugatti Grand Prix A Most Exciting Event is coming in 2010
The 2010 International Rally sponsored by the American Bugatti Club. During the famous Monterey Weekend: The Monterey Historic Automobile Races and the Pebble Beach Concourse ‘de Elegance (August 13 -15, 2010), the club will sponsor a Bugatti Grand Prix and other events. This will be followed by a Rally-Tour through some of the California coast’s most beautiful scenery. Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge and tour the John Muir Woods. You will drive along the cliffs of the Pacific ocean, through back roads of rolling hills and the legendary California Wine Country. Along the way, visiting a Steam Railroad, stopping at a private estate for lunch, tour the famous Hearst Castle in San Simeon, stroll and shop at Solvang, a quaint Danish Village, a dinner under the stars at Fess Parker’s Winery.
There will also be stops at Historic California Missions and a tour of the back roads of Santa Barbara. The Rally will end in Oxnard, California, at the beautiful Mandalay Beach Resort on the beach. There will be a reception at a new Museum featuring Bugatti cars, French historical vehicles, and a Bugatti Exposition of Memorabilia. Following, will be a gala dinner at Mandalay Resort. The next morning will be a tour through the Santa Monica Mountains with lunch at a private estate in Malibu.
More info:
Paul Simms, Secretary, 600 Lakeview Terrace.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5419 USA, E-mail: quiltbug57(AT)sbcglobal.com
I can be reached by email at J.J.Horst@bigfoot.com.
