Bugatti Barnfind Hammered.

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During the forthcoming Greenwich Concours d’Elegance on the 2nd and 3rd of June, it will be interesting to watch Christie’s sale of Exceptional Motorcars. One of the cars on offer will be this 1938 Bugatti Type 57C that comes from the collection of Mr. John W. Straus. The car was originally bodied by Gangloff with a Stelvio cabriolet coachwork, but just after the war a later owner replaced it with this stylish Atalante body that had been on display at the 1939 New York World's Fair French Pavilion. In the early fifties the car was bought by Mr. Straus and he drove it until about 1962. He then parked it in his garage alongside a 1949 Jaguar Mk V saloon, which will also be auctioned. The unique two-tone black and yellow Bugatti has remained in the garage, out of sight, ever since. It now carries an estimate of 300,000 to 400,000 US dollars. (photos courtesy Christie’s) (RB)

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