1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic to - The World # 39; the most expensive car
The car was personally models by Jean Bugatti, son of the company founder began his life Ettore in 1935 as a single prototype known Aerolithe, which debuted at the Paris Salon of this year.
It was immediately hailed as remarkable, with its art deco style, shaped body drop, lightweight and top speed of 123 mph However, despite the great reception it has received three orders was spent with the company These models were the only three of its kind ever produced, and each has a unique story.
The first model to be produced was bought by Lord Philippe de Rothschild of London in 1936. After changing hands at the next owner returned to the French factory supercharged, and a new owner in Los Angeles named Bob Oliver radically changed after the World War II.
It was then purchased in 1971 by Dr Peter D Williamson, who spent years restoring to factory specifications before winning best in show at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2003.
In 2010 the car was sold at an auction to auction Gooding and Company to an anonymous buyer for a world record price up to 30 million, although the exact price was never published.
In June 2011, he remains the most expensive car ever sold at auction, and is exposed to the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California.
The second model was bought by a French couple in 1936, but in 1937, he was returned to the factory Records show he was again returned in 1939 to the work of remodeling, but after the story the vehicle is unknown Rumors are that the vehicle was damaged in a train accident in the 1950s, but no trace of it or the whereabouts of the car remain.
This model was bought in 1936 by Pope RB London, before being returned to the factory in 1939 Supercharged It belonged later by British author Barry Price in the 1960s, and the US venture capitalist Tom Perkins.
Perkins then sold the vehicle to the American fashion designer and notable car collector Ralph Lauren, and it remains in its collection Lauren commissioned a full restoration of the car using original parts, and in 1990 he was exposed to Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it won the best of show.
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