Uber-rare 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Is Now Most Expensive Used Car
The rarest of the rare car, a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, has become the most expensive car ever to hit the road.
The auction house, Gooding & Company, did not reveal the price but it stressed that the car went for a sales record calling the Bugatti the "world's most valuable car." According to Autoblog, the car was sold at "between $30-40 million. Previous record was held by 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, which was sold for $12.2 million, last year.
The buyer, Gooding says, is "a devoted connoisseur who will become the guardian of this treasured piece of automotive history." "I am extremely pleased to have found the new buyer for the 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, one of the world's most significant and valuable automobiles that has been in a private collection and rarely seen during the past four decades," says David Gooding, president of Gooding & Company.
Gooding added that the car was derived from Bugatti's prototype Aerolithe Electron Coupé that became very famous in 1935, the year when it was unveiled at the Paris Auto Salon. The company made only three Atlantics and all cars were different from each other. The 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic has historical significance because it is the first in the series.
The 1936 Bugatti was hailed as a futuristic car during its heydays as it can reach a top speed of 120 mph. It has a 200 hp engine.
