Relatives of eccentric Newcastle doctor Harold Carr found the rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante in a garage after he died.
After collecting dust in the garage for some 50 years, the classic car - thought to be one of just 17 built - is now to be sold by Bonhams in Paris next month. Especially with the remarkably low mileage of just 26,284, this rare 130mph Bugatti is thought to be worth up to £6 million at auction.
Dr Harold Carr left the contents of a lock-up garage to his nephews and nieces when he died in June 2007. Next to the Bugatti, his nephew also discovered a classic Aston Martin, and a Jaguar E-type.
Over the years, the Top Gear Lap has become an important standard by which supercars’ performance is judged. The Stig has shot around the course in everything from the Ascari A10 to the Pagani Zonda, with the Gumpert Apollo S in top position with a time of 1:17.1. The Bugatti Veyron is a liable candidate to become the fastest car around the track. And well, Top Gear finally got their hands on one and put the Stig behind the wheel to see what it could do. Check out the video to see if he succeeded!
Bugatti plans a sinister, exposed carbonfibre version of its Grand Sport roadster. The €1.4 million, 253mph Grand Sport, was presented at an exclusive customer premiere in Cannes, where the Sang Noir carbonfibre special edition was twice represented.
A customer car, identified by its unpainted carbonfibre spine, piano black panels and tangerine interior, was present. Bugatti was clearly using it to tempt customers with a Sang Noir roadster, and it also showed a model of the carbonfibre roadster (pictured).
Just 15 Sang Noir coupés (the name is French for ‘black blood’) will be made, but expect a similar number of roadsters to follow the 987bhp Grand Sport, which will be available to customers in April 2009.
