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By Richard Chang 2 January 2009 16 December 2009 12 January 2 pm 16 hours.
This rare 1937 Bugatti Atalante 57S will be auctioned by Bonhams in February in Paris Bonhams.
Dr. Harold Carr, an orthopedic surgeon in England, was a recluse in his last years, according to relatives He never married or had children Thus, when the doctor died in 2007 at the age of 89, little people knew what to expect in his dusty parking the last thing Dr. Carr parents expected to find was one of the few cars in the world, a 1937 Bugatti 57S Atalante, who told the Associated Press was one of the existing 17.
Bugatti, two black squares, was delivered to Earl Howe, the first president of the British pilot Racing Club and winner of the Le Mans 24 hours, shortly after ended May 5, 1937, he kept the eight car years, adding a personal touch, including a carrier, after which it changed hands several times before Dr Carr bought from Lord Ridley, a member of the gentry of Northumberland, in 1955.
He drove the car for a few years, but in early 1960, he was parked in his garage, where he remained until after his death, he has exceptional originality, retaining the original frame, the engine and powertrain Even the odometer gives a mileage of only 26,284, although the vehicle is aged about 72 years.
The car was found in the garage of an English doctor who died in 2007 Bonhams.
The nephew of Dr. Carr said it was one of the original supercars When it was built it could reach 130 meters per hour when most cars could only do 50.
Bugatti will be a highlight of the Bonhams auction at Retromobile in Paris next month Experts said that the car could go for 4 or more than 3 million, reports the Associated Press.
nephew, who asked that his name be published, Dr. Carr said the Times of London that the discovery stunned the family.
It's amazing, really, he said he's worth so much because he did not use for 50 years.
The car was hardly a secret between classic cognescenti-car nephew Dr. Carr said his uncle had received many letters from collectors Britain asking him to separate from the Bugatti He got notes pushed through his door, he said.
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