 Wondering what to do with your bonus?, Barn find 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante 1 of 17 built |
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 Jan 2 2009, 04:34 PM
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Link to article QUOTE An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, one of only 17 built, was discovered in a garage in the UK after gathering dust for almost 50 years. The estimated value? At least $4.35 million! An unmolested 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante was discovered after spending 48 years in a quiet, Tyneside, Britain garage. It's being termed "one of the last great barn-finds" with an estimated value of at least £3 Million ($4.35 million). The car was originally owned by the first president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, Earl Howe, and through a series of sales ended up in the hands of a reclusive doctor named Harold Carr. After driving the car for a couple years, it was parked in a private garage in 1960 and hasn't seen the road since. With only seventeen examples of Type 57S Atalantes ever produced, the car was notably absent in the history of significant Bugattis. In 2007, Dr. Carr passed away and left the contents of the garage to his family. That was when the car was discovered. It's currently set to cross the auction blocks at Bonhams of Paris next month, and with the combination of an incredibly rare chassis, only 26,284 original miles, a rare supercharged inline eight engine and its unmolested condition, we suspect some very wealthy bidders will push the price well past that initial valuation of $4.35 million. I am not really a fan of pre-60's cars, but thought this was pretty cool. |
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Jan 2 2009, 04:37 PM
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Collo Rosso Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,220 Joined: 3-August 05 From: San Antonio, TX Member No.: 839 |
That's hilarious because I had just finished reading about this when I went to FRRAX. What a find. Interesting that some knew where the car was but didn't divulge the info. Just like the Daytona Coupe that was "discovered" a few years ago. Ol' Shel' knew where it was the whole time...
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Jan 2 2009, 04:52 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
meh ... all imports look the same to me ... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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Jan 2 2009, 05:05 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,766 Joined: 10-April 04 From: New Orleans, LA Member No.: 303 |
Is there a picture of the car? All I see is a big pile of dust-covered cash!
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Jan 2 2009, 05:15 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
I see a little rust on those wheels ... that's got to take the price down a few hundred ...
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Jan 2 2009, 08:00 PM
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Seeking round tuits Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,522 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Kentucky Member No.: 33 |
My barn has the remains of a few horse-drawn farm implements, an iron stove, and an ancient Philco fridge. I'm feeling generous, so I'll start the bidding for the contents at a mere $100K.
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Jan 2 2009, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
....no.......was wondering where my bonus IS this year.....
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Jan 3 2009, 06:51 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 934 Joined: 7-March 06 Member No.: 1,113 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 2 2009, 03:10 PM)  ....no.......was wondering where my bonus IS this year..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) Echoing my first thought.....Who the hell got a bonus this year? BTW, nice find....... Bock |
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Jan 5 2009, 07:16 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,794 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
Can't you just hear the roving reporter at the Barrett-Jackson Auctions bashing the car about that?
"It's got a bit more rust on the original wire wheels than I like....." ;-) QUOTE (mitchntx @ Jan 2 2009, 11:15 AM) I see a little rust on those wheels ... that's got to take the price down a few hundred ...
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Jan 5 2009, 09:20 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,015 Joined: 28-December 03 From: Texas Member No.: 55 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 2 2009, 02:10 PM) ....no.......was wondering where my bonus IS this year..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I hear that. I went from planning to have an 8' fence installed to thinking about how much work installing a 6' is going to be... |
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Jan 5 2009, 09:27 PM
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Nothing says 'I love you.' like a box of Hydroshoks Group: Moderators Posts: 5,284 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Granbury, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (98_1LE @ Jan 5 2009, 03:20 PM) QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 2 2009, 02:10 PM) ....no.......was wondering where my bonus IS this year..... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I hear that. I went from planning to have an 8' fence installed to thinking about how much work installing a 6' is going to be... It's not hard ... if you have friends willing to come over and help. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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