Rare Bugatti will be auctioned: up to 8 million euros estimated value

• A rare Bugatti from 1937 with an estimated value of up to eight million euros goes under the hammer in Great Britain.
• The Bonhams auction house announced on Tuesday that it was the last known model of a Bugatti Type 57S from the body manufacturer Corsica Coachworks.

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The classic car has been owned by a British engineer and car enthusiast for the past 51 years.

The car is the highlight of a “Legends of the Road” auction this Friday, at which a total of six classic cars will be offered.

The four-seater chassis was built in Molsheim in Alsace and then shipped to England. There the car was completed according to the wishes of the buyer Robert Ropner.

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Bonhams emphasized that only 42 of the Bugatti Type 57S were manufactured in Molsheim.

Also on offer are a 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT Coupé – estimated value up to 2.1 million euros – and a Ferrari 275 GTS Convertible from 1965, which is valued at up to one million euros.

Classic cars are coveted collector’s items. The most expensive car in the world is a red Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta from 1962 – it was sold in 2018 for 48.4 million US dollars (currently 40 million euros).
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