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August 25, 2008
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance(R), elevated car collecting to an art form once again as 74 of the world’s rarest and most spectacular automobiles crossed the auction block during this first night of its two-night auction. Led by accomplished auctioneer Charlie Ross along with highly respected Gooding & Company founder and president David Gooding, an international crowd watched as the hammer hit the gavel for the Monterey Auction Week’s marquee event. The evening featured numerous top private collections and individual legendary automotive objets d’art including the highly anticipated Williamson Bugatti Collection, the Carl J. Schmitt Collection and the Oprah Winfrey Charity Car Collection. Total sales for the evening exceeded $31.5 million.
The centerpiece of the Williamson Bugatti Collection set an all-time Pebble Beach auction record with a $7.92 million sale of the stunning 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe. Results of all the Pebble Beach Auctions:
Gooding & Company, The Pebble Beach Auction :
Lot 125: 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix #51132
Lot 134: 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport #001
Gooding & Company, The Pebble Beach Auction, Peter Williamson Collection :
Lot #25: 1927 Bugatti Type 35B Grand Prix #4817
Lot 26: 1914 Peugeot Bebe two-seat roadster #11290 (Bugatti designed)
Lot 27: 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe #57511
Lot 28: 1929 Bugatti Type 44 Dual-Cowl Phaeton #44311
Lot 29: 1926/41 Bugatti Type 35/Miller Four-Cam V-8 #4748
Lot 30: 1932 Bugatti Type 55 "Jean Bugatti Roadster" #55201
Lot 32: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Coupe #57624
Lot 33: 1927 Bugatti Type 38 Roadster #38385 ex-Junek
Lot 34: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Galibier Sport Saloon #57806
Lot 35: 1931 Bugatti Type 35A/Type 51 Grand Prix #4654
Lot 36: 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet By James Young #57169
Lot 37: 1926 Bugatti Type 52 Short Nose "Baby Bugatti" #11 ex-Briggs Cunningham
RM Auctions Sports & Classics of Monterey Results :
Lot 436: 1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio #57395
Lot 468: 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Faux Cabriolet #57787
Take a look at the estimates and bids; many of the cars went for far less than there estimates or were not sold, while a few others (notably the Peugeot and the T52) went (far) over their estimate.
Result of BONHAMS AUCTION - Sports, Competition and Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia and Models
Lot n° 581: 1939 Bugatti Type 57 3.3-Litre 'Atalante' Coupé #57750, Engine #432, Not Sold
Thanks to Christophe Chanterault
Bugatti plans to publicly unveil its long-rumored Veyron Targa in mid-August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, company sources confirmed to Inside Line, with production scheduled to begin in 2009.
The Targa will get a removable hardtop, as well as an expandable fabric cover that clips into place. The chassis will be reinforced, and top speed will be limited to 217 mph.
Beginning next year, the Targa will be assembled in very small numbers alongside the existing Veyron coupe.
There is no official word yet on price or volume. But with the Veyron coupe now selling for upwards of $2 million, the Targa is expected to fetch a premium of at least $250,000 above that. Production is expected to be limited to no more than 75 or 80 units.
Bugatti plans to show its Veyron Targa to the public and press in August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Starting production in 2009 only 80 Bugatti Veyron Targa’s will be build. Prices are expected to be around € 1.140.000. Our sources further tell us there are currently three Veyron Targa mules nearing completion.
The Bugatti Veyron Targa has a removable hardtop and reinforced chassis. Due to technical limitations of the developed hardtop and increased weight the top speed will be limited to 217 mph (350 km/h). The Bugatti Veyron Targa will be assembled in Molsheim alongside the current Bugatti Veyron.
Here the results of the Artcurial "Automobiles de Collection", Saint Cloud (France, June 28, 2008) :
July 7, 2008
As the most-known French forum http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet189904-10500.htm is kind of un-organised, recently a new French forum was launched: bugatti-france.meilleurforum.com
Of course an established forum (English only, and a bit too much on the VW-Bugatti, but it's easy to ignore that) is: www.bugattibuilder.com/forum
July 7, 2008
Already announced (though I didn't see it on the announced time), the broadcast filmed at the BCN's spring rally can now be seen on-line: www.rtl.nl
Estimate on request
Lot was Not Sold
Estimate on request
Sold for $3,190,000
Estimate: $1,100,000-$1,600,000
Sold for $1,457,500
Estimate: $30,000-$40,000
Sold for $44,000
Estimate on request
Sold for $7,920,000
Estimate: $200,000-$300,000
Sold for $264,000
Estimate: $800,000-$1,200,000
Sold for $522,500
Estimate: $1,400,000-$2,100,000
Sold for $1,760,000M
Lot 31: 1932 Bugatti Type 46 Sport Saloon #46533
Estimate: $650,000-$850,000
Sold for $440,000
Estimate: $900,000-$1,200,000
Sold for $880,000
Estimate: $80,000-$120,000
sold for $198,000
Estimate: $350,000-$500,000
Sold for $396,000
Estimate: $1,300,000-$1,800,000
Sold for $907,500
Estimate: $500,000-$700,000
Sold for $726,000
Estimate: $40,000-$60,000
Sold for $110,000
Estimate: $500-600k
Lot was Not Sold at a highbid $325k
Estimate: $600-750k
Lot was Not Sold at a highbid $375k
July 23, 2008
July 16, 2008
July 7, 2008
Thanks to Christophe Chanterault
June 28, 2008
The famous collection, the remains of the Schlumpf collection now in the Mulhouse museum, owned by Arlette Schlumpf (who died May 18 of this year) has been sold !
The story is more than well known, yet not all the details. In 1976 the massive - secretly gathered - Bugatti collection of the Schlumpf brothers was confiscated by the French government. Aside the collection there was a 'reserve' of a large number of cars which were in depot in the small village of Malmerspach. In 1999 - after the demise of both Hans and Fritz Schlumpf - this 'Malmerspach collection' was returned to Fritz' widow Arlette Schlumpf, as a gesture, a symbolic compensation of the French government. Not much happened with the cars since then up to May 18th of this year when Mrs. Arlette Schlumpf passed away. Obviously she had made up her mind about what to do with the car collection before she passed away.
The largest collection of unrestored Bugatti cars ever was bought by Bugatti (and classic car) traders Bruno Vendiesse and Jack Braam Ruben. At this point plans are being made in what way to handle the collection.
The collection exists of 62 unrestored cars, containing 17 Bugattis, including ten T57 and has been brought to Switzerland in 1999.
June 25, 2008
RM Auctions, Joe's Garage - The MacPherson Collection, 14 Jun 2008 :
1928 Bugatti Type 35B Recreation #BC083 sold for $214,500
( Estimate: $250,000-$350,000 US Offered Without Reserve)
June 22, 2008 Santa Monica, CA, June 15, 2008 -– Gooding & Company has been selected to represent the sale of the Dr. Peter and Susan Williamson Collection of renowned Bugattis.
“This is the finest collection of Bugattis ever to come to auction,” states David Gooding, President and Founder of Gooding & Company. “This exceptional collection includes some of the world’s most unique Bugattis - from exhilarating Grand Prix machines to elegant road cars.”
The late Dr. Williamson was the past President and longtime member of the American Bugatti Club. Dr. and Mrs. Williamson also won the prestigious “Best of Show” at the 2003 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
No date has been set for the auction, it will of course be the most spectacular Bugatti auction ever, maybe even the most spectacular Classic Car auction ever. The entire collection of course is build up of the finest examples of Bugatti's Automotive Art, the finest example in the collection however stands high above all others. It is the Bugatti T57SC Atlantic, only one of two remaining.
All of Dr. Peter Williamson's cars except for the Atlantic will be auctioned by Gooding and Co. on either August 16 or 17,2008 at Pebble Beach
June 19, 2008 The famous USA Bugatti collector, Dr. PETER D. WILLIAMSON, died from cancer, Wednesday, June 4, at his home in Lyme, NH. He was 71. Bugattistes all know of his famous collection of Bugatti Automobiles. Read more about his collection in this special issue of the Bugatti Revue. Article written by Johan Buchner
To the more general classic car public he will be known from winning the "Best of Show" prize at the well-renowned Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance vintage car show in 2003, with his, then newly restored, Bugatti T57SC Atlantic. He was different from many other owners of prize-winning classic cars, in that he actually used his cars to drive; he took part in his Atlantic in the 2005 USA Bugatti Rally in Elkhart Lake. During this rally, the EAA Museum in Oshkosh was visited, where the Atlantic was united with the Bugatti 100P Airplane which Dr. Peter Williamson had owned, and had donated to the museum.
A memorial service for family and friends will be held in remembrance of Dr. Williamson at his home on June 21, 2008 at 3 pm. Gifts in memory of Dr. Williamson may be made to one of two teams honoring Dr. Williamson through their participation in this summer's Prouty Bike Ride: "The Bradley Bunch" and "Team Bugatti". The Prouty is a fundraiser for cancer research and patient services at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. To make a donation visit: www.theprouty.org or mail checks payable to Friends of NCCC, to One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756.
Williamson was a professor of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, the founder and director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and served as co-chair of the Transforming Medicine Campaign for the university and its hospital.
June 19, 2008
At the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance, a 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Double Cabriolet Stelvio,
Coachwork by Gangloff of Colmar was auctioned. It made $326,000. Info on the car:
Chassis no. 57164,
Engine no. 63
June 14, 2008
The 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Sports Saloon (chassis 57443) which was offered by H&H last Sunday was bought by an Irish enthusiast for a hammer price of £130,000 (£143,000 including our 10% buyer’s premium, some forty percent over low estimate). The gentleman in question had dreamt of owning a Bugatti since he was a teenager and as you know the lady who sold the car had been driving it since she was eighteen. It was the last of seven Bugattis to pass through her family’s hands. The pillarless four-door was in careworn but highly original condition. Reputedly a one-off, its beautifully detailed coachwork and delightful patina captivated the Irish enthusiast who fulfilled his teenage dream.
The Type 57 journeyed back to Ireland under its own power on Monday!
June 2, 2008
David Grainger, National Post
Published: Friday, May 30, 2008
Engineering secrets of the 1937 Bugatti Aerolithe have stirred up a furor of varied opinions
It seems as though any time I take on a special project, it generates controversy. This has proven especially true of any Bugatti project I have been involved with, although none has created as big a fur-ball as the Aerolithe.
A little background is in order for those who have not been following the saga in past columns:
The Aerolithe was lost some time before or during the Second World War. Nobody really knows exactly how or when it disappeared. There have been sightings of the car ranging from the Caucasus to New Jersey. The sad fact is that, in all probability, the car will never be found.
Now, as all myths are wont to do, a certain amount of speculation has arisen not only regarding the Aerolithe's disappearance but its actual fabric, the parts from which it was built.
The Aerolithe closely resembles the later Atlantiques -- which are arguably the most famous Bugattis -- and which put in appearances at prestigious concours the world over. There were three Atlantiques produced, although this number has been disputed as well.
Atlantiques were built on a very low chassis and were powered by supercharged engines. Earlier speculation about the Aerolithe surmised that it, too, was supercharged and had a special frame under it -- a frame the Bugatti factory designated as the S or SC chassis. (As few records survived Bugatti's demise, this was fairly well accepted.)
Later, the premise that the car was supercharged was laid to rest. In a couple of photographs of the Aerolithe, one can see the intake manifolds of a non-supercharged engine through a cooling screen in the hood.
That left the myth that the car was built on a special S chassis, which was also called a gondola chassis as it was curved at the back end to be used in the Torpedo roadster that mimicked the Bugatti Grand Prix cars.
It turns out there are few supposed Bugatti experts who hold dear the belief that the Aerolithe had a gondola chassis. This is despite the fact that it would be silly to build a bloody great coupe on a skinny little chassis that curved under the car at the back and which would have left the rear wheels dangling feet away from the chassis rails.
When I first started the project, I really didn't care. I had made it quite clear we were using another significant standard early chassis on which
When I stupidly made these observations in the Bugatti club newsletter, it caused a furor that still continues a couple of years later.
While I thought it amusing at first -- and had clearly stated our intentions and relative apathy -- the flames of controversy grew, fanned by armchair experts. The attacks on my own credibility and that of the car we were building escalated.
I am reasonably patient and I really don't care what people think of me. Neither am I scared of controversy. But there were charges that needed to be answered.
It is most satisfying that, as we build the car, the process itself supplies us with irrefutable engineering proofs and answers to questions and suppositions that have existed for years. In answer to these, those with a differing point of view have actually dragged out plans and engineering drawings that for the most part are completely unrelated to the Aerolithe, hoisting them as proof. They have pointed out that the plans come from the same time period as the Aerolithe, therefore, they must be the Aerolithe. Of course, that patently ignores the fact the Bugatti factory was likely building more than just one automobile that summer -- but why let facts stand in the way of fervent belief?
Finally, we actually dedicated ourselves to a serious amount of research, which we backed up with sound engineering proofs and common sense. This has all been bundled up and sent to the club newsletter. Now, it remains to be seen whether we have spread oil on troubled waters, sunk somebody's battleship or escalated the argument.
What amazes me is that I have support from learned enthusiasts all over the world. I recently received an e-mail from someone in South Africa who, after hearing of the controversy, set to doing his own research. He has not only backed many of the same conclusions we stumbled on but has actually added other fairly weighty conclusions of his own.
The controversy is not just confined to the club paper; it has spread across the Internet and is now found almost anywhere things Bugatti can be found.
I suppose this is not a bad thing. It certainly means there are a lot of people waiting to see the finished car.
I had better get it right.
david@guildclassiccars.com
May 26, 2008 Prince Joachim, son of queen Margaret of Denmark, was married Saturday the 24th of May, to française Marie Cavallier, attending were many famous persons and Scandinavian Royalty. Marie Cavallier will be the new princess of Denmark.
The trip from the church was made in the Bugatti Royale, Coupe Napoleon! Ettore would be glad, as he had intended his masterpiece for Royalty, though no head of state ever bought one.
But, look at the details! This is not the real thing! This is in fact the Tom Wheatcroft replica, which usually resides in Tom's museum, near his circuit, Donington Park, UK.
But then, if the car is a replica, what is the Prince? Maybe Marie should be carefull, Joachim may turn back into a frog when she kisses him!
Unluckily, the filming of the movie about Rembrandt Bugatti has stopped. Director Jean-Charles Wolfarth walked out on the filming company, saying that the money had run out. There was a stroke of bad weather in Alsace while filming, so that filming went much slower than foreseen. Also, a replica Lilienthal "Airplane" was damaged and though it was insured, there were additional cost, so that the film maker was set even more.
Some of the actors tried to convince Wolfarth to try to restart filming, but his mind was not to be changed.
Maybe somebody knows an investor for this movie?
Time Magazine, Monday, May. 09, 1927
Popular among sporting Europeans is the Bugatti, a smart, small,
high-powered automobile capable of 90 miles per hour without threatening
to disintegrate or fly off the road. Ettore Bugatti, an Italian,
manufactures this swift vehicle in Alsace, France. Last week, after a
long conference with Premier Mussolini about building Bugatti
automobiles in an Italian factory, Signer Bugatti revealed that he is
also making a Bugatti boat—an all-steel "cigar," 82 ft. long, 10 ft.
in diameter, which he said will be able to cross the Atlantic in two
days. It is designed to travel half-submerged. Tubes in the upper
surface of the whalelike hull inhale air. The engines, developing 2,400
horsepower, will propel the craft 62 m. p. h.* It will carry eight
passengers and enough fuel for 60 hours cruising at top speed. Before
the end of 1927, Signor Bugatti hopes to send his boat on its maiden
voyage to the U. S.
*The Cunard liner Mauritania, swiftest on the Atlantic, has attained a speed of 27 knots (about 31 m. p. h.). She crosses the Atlantic in slightly under five days. The speediest U. S. motor boats (such as those owned by Gar Wood) travel at 80 m. p. h.
I found this article by pure coincidence, apparently Time put old articles on their website.
Of course most of us know about Bugatti's project for this extremely fast ocean liner, but who knew about Bugatti's plans to build automobiles in his own country, Italy?
Does anybody have more info about this venture, that obviously did not take place?
May 21, 2008 The Bugatti Aircraft Association just received two parts, which were most probably intended for the Bugatti Airplane. The two identical parts were offered to BAA president Jaap Horst by Norbert Bukowski, to be placed on the "parts for sale" page of Jaap's Bugatti site. Jaap compared the photographs he had received from Norbert who identified the parts as "possibly T64" , with all drawings and photographs of the Bugatti Airplane that he has in his files. Jaap finally encountered one photograph with similar parts from the collection of Jean Louis Arbey, who has various Bugatti airplane parts in his possession.
Read all about it on the BAA website!
May 21, 2008
Molsheim - Barr / Cinéma
From 8 May onward, a filming company has started near the Barr museum, to shoot scenes for a movie on Rembrandt Bugatti. Ettore's brother in his art was as famous as Ettore was for his cars, and his bronzes nowadays fetch similar prices. Rembrandt started making sculptures at the age of 16, the first ones were made of wood. He adoed animals, an this was te subject of most of his sculptures.
The German Director Jean-Charles Wolfarth, 35 years ols, relates an episode of Rembrandt's life in 1912, in which he visits his brother Ettore in Molsheim. There will be 4 to 5 weeks of filming in the Alsatian area. The actors are all French: Frédéric Lanoue interpretes Rembrandt, Olivier Guillermain is Ettore and Céline France incarnates Barbara Bugatti, Ettore's wife.
Photo N.Guhring - T13
In French:
On tourne à la Folie
Depuis le 8 mai, une équipe de cinéma s'est installée à la Folie Marco, le musée de Barr, pour y tourner les intérieurs d'un film sur la vie de Rembrandt Bugatti. Peu connu, le frère d'Ettore, père des fameuses Bugatti, n'en était pas moins célèbre de son vivant. Carlo Bugatti, leur père, originaire de Milan, était un peintre connu, Rembrandt, son frère, et Deanice, sa soeur, ont vu passer moult artistes dans la maison familiale en Italie. Le but du film est de révéler Rembrandt au public. Son parcours artistique a laissé une belle création de sculptures. Rembrandt a commencé à créer à l'âge de 16 ans. Ses premières sculptures furent réalisées en bois. Il adorait les animaux et sa première oeuvre, une vache beuglante en bronze, date de 1901... Le metteur en scène allemand Jean-Charles Wolfarth, 35 ans, relate dans son long métrage un épisode de la vie de Rembrandt en 1912. On y assiste à la visite chez son frère Ettore à Molsheim. La durée de tournage en Alsace est de 4 à 5 semaines. Les acteurs sont tous français : Frédéric Lanoue interprète Rembrandt, Olivier Guillermain joue Ettore et Céline France incarne Barbara Bugatti, la femme d'Ettore.
DNA-Dimanche 11 mai 2008
July 6, 2008 Dutch "voorjaarsRally" (Spring Rally) on TV the Netherlands
Some footage shot during the Spring Rally will be broadcast in the Dutch program "Gek op Wielen", channel RTL7, on july 6, 18.00 hour.
July 11, 2008, Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester, Sussex Goodwood
During the festival: BONHAMS AUCTION - Sports, Competition and Collectors’ Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia and Models
Lot n° 581: 1939 Bugatti Type 57 3.3-Litre ‘Atalante’ Coupé #57750, Engine #432
Estimate: £380,000 - 450,000
More information: www.bonhams.com
Info: Christophe Chanterault
For its fourth edition, Le Mans Classic will be held on the big circuit of Le Mans on 12 and 13 July. The organizers have published a preliminary list of entrants, a list which meet six trays, ranging from 1923 to 1979. As in every edition, the Bugatti brand will be well represented. At the moment, this list is far from complete, it will be enriched in the following weeks.
Provisional entry list : www.lemansclassic.com
The 2008 International Rally will be organised by the Bugatti Club Suisse, www.bugatticlub.ch
THE BUGATTI ROYALE COUPE NAPOLEON ON THE ROAD TO THE "SAINT-CLOUD CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE"
It is by road that the famous Coupe Napoleon, Ettore Bugatti's personal car, will make its entrance at the Saint-Cloud Elegance Competition.
The Coupe Napoleon is one of the seven Bugatti Royale chassis built between 1926 and 1933 and incontestably the most exclusive car in the world. Admiring its lines is a pleasure; seeing it in motion is a privilege.
The Coupe Napoleon will be driven to Paris the day before the "Saint-Cloud Concours d'Elegance" opens and will certainly be the crowning glory of the event. The Cite de l'Automobile (National Museum Schlumpf Collection http://www.collection-schlumpf.com), which owns the Coupe Napoleon, thus joins the ranks of partners of the "Saint-Cloud Concours d'Elegance".
Artcurial, which has backed the "Saint-Cloud Concours d'Elegance" from the outset, will of course welcome the Coupe Napoleon when it graces Paris with its presence.
Pending this event, the team at the prestigious auction house is pleased to announce the first cars registered in the day's auction, scheduled during the "Saint-Cloud Concours d'Elegance": a 1958 Pegaso Z102 Touring, Bugatti Type 40 roadster with compressor, a 1934 two-seater Alfa Romeo A6C 2300 Spider, a 1913 Brasier 15hp limousine, an original saloon in perfect condition, and a first-hand Delage DM with bodywork by Autobineau. For more details on the auction, please contact Francois Melcion at Artcurial - fmelcion@artcurial.com.
"SAINT-CLOUD CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE"
The tradition of the great automobile concours d'elegance of last century will be revived at the gates of Paris. Held on 28/29 June 2008 by Editions LVA, the first "Saint-Cloud Concours d'Elegance" will be one of the key events this summer.
The prestigious and historic setting of Saint-Cloud Park will host exhibitions, condition competitions and special events. Expert collectors and well-informed motor and elegance enthusiasts will be more than satisfied.
Auctions of automobilia and cars, masterfully orchestrated by Herve Poulain (Artcurial, Briest-Poulain- F.Tajan), will undoubtedly be among the highlights of this weekend.
THE BUGATTI ROYALE
The Bugatti Royale is a "car designed for kings, but which kings would never buy".
Masterminded by Ettore Bugatti, it was intended to be the car for the world's rich and famous, but it failed to enjoy the expected success. Only seven chassis were completed between 1926 and 1933 (fitted over time with 11 different bodies) and only three were sold new.
The remaining four were used by Ettore Bugatti, whose personal car, the famous Coupe Napoleon, had its bodywork completed by his son Jean. A commercial failure, the Royale nonetheless marked an era and today remains one of the most beautiful and exclusive cars in the world.
June 28, 2008 Artcurial Automobiles de collection Saint Cloud, FranceExposition : 27 juin, de 10h à 19h - 28 juin, de 10h à 17h
Lot 12 : BUGATTI Type 40 1927 #40642, estimation : 200000 - 250000 €
More information: www.artcurial.com
Lot 16 : BUGATTI Type 57 Galibier 1936 #57363, estimation : 240000 - 280000 €
More information: www.artcurial.com
Lot 0B : DE LA CHAPELLE Bugatti T55 "Junior" #509 Echelle 6/10ème, estimation : 4500 - 5500 €
More information: www.artcurial.com
1937 Bugatti T57 Ventoux
Chassis 57614
Estimate $475,000 - $575,000
More information: www.rmauctions.com
3rd time for this nice event, I don't have any ideas about the number of Bugattis present, though I do know that the current Bugatti's president is in the jury for the concours d'Elegance.
More information: www.schloss-dyck-classic-days.de
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Cabriolet
Estimate:
$500,000-$600,000 US
2 tone blue, very nice colour combo
1939 Bugatti T57C Faux Cabriolet by James Young
Estimate:
$600,000-$750,000 US
black car with brown interior
More information: www.rmauctions.com
Gooding & Company will auction all of the Dr. Peter Williamson Bugatti Collection - except for the famous T57SC Atlantic, during the Pebble Beach event.
Gooding & Co will also auction another Bugatti, a Grand Prix winning, 1931 Bugatti Type 51 GP
More information: www.bugatti-club-austria.at.tt
Already the 8th time for this very nice event, usually with very interesting cars indeed, more information on: www.concourselegance.com
During the weekend, on the 31st, there will be a classic car auction, with probably as most interesting offer the 1955 Ferrari 212 Inter originally owned by His Royal Highness the late Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands. But of course there will also be something else; a 1938 Bugatti Atalante in pristine condition, which is expected to fetch 450.000 to 650.000 euros. Having kind-of a Deja-vu, Kees?
Full info on all the cars on auction will be available from August 10, more info: www.royaldutchcarauctions.nl
This is the 25th Festival, every year in Molsheim.
Each year on the third weekend in September, a classic cars race takes place in the French town of Angouleme on a street circuit unchanged in layout since it first hosted an event in 1939, the high spot of the program is a race devoted to Grand Prix Bugatti.
Situated some 70 miles to the north of Bordeaux, Angouleme is located in the heart of Charente district with an attractive town center and its cathedral occupying the high point in front of which lies the start line for the racing.
The meeting takes the form of an entire week-end festival beginning with a Concours d'Elegance under floodlights in a natural amphitheatre alongside the rampart walls on the Friday evening. Saturday commences with a Rallye Touristique Internationnal ; late afternoon sees a Concours d'Etat on the lawns around the Hôtel de Ville in the center of town before adjourning to a buffet supper where the winner of the Concours d'Etat is awarded with his or her height in bottles of Cognac.
Sunday morning open with practice on the circuit for the afternoon's racing, and for new entrants it is the only opportunity to drive on the closed streets before being let loose in a race.
More info: www.2fast4you.it
A T57 Atalante is used in the adverts, no further details yet.
More information: www.rmauctions.com
Bugatti cars invited are T13, T22, T23 and T40 only
Choices
Contacts: Patrick FRIEDLI tel : +33 3 8024 9210, Didier PIJOLET
More info: www.lecap-paris2000.com
More information to follow later
I can be reached by email at J.J.Horst@bigfoot.com.
