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Jan 2, 2009:
Rare Bugatti found in British garage
On this day in 2009, media outlets report that a rare unrestored
1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe has been found in the garage
of a British doctor. A month later, on February 7, the car sold
at a Paris auction for some $4.4 million.
The black two-seater, one of just 17 57S Atalante Coupes ever
made by Bugatti, had been owned by English orthopedic surgeon
Harold Carr since 1955. Carr, who died in 2007, reportedly had
kept the rare vehicle parked in his garage since the early 1960s
and hadn't driven it in five decades. The car was built in May
1937 and originally owned by Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon,
the 5th Earl Howe. Curzon was also the first president of the
British Racing Drivers' Club and a winner of the 24 Hour Le Mans
race.
When it was built, the 57S Atalante Coupe was capable of reaching
speeds of more than 120 miles per hour at a time when the average
car couldn't do more than 50 miles per hour. It was also notable
for its low-slung frame and V-shaped radiator and featured
pig-skin upholstery. At the time of the auction, Carr's car was
said to be in good condition and had 26,284 miles on its
odometer.
The Bugatti car company was founded in 1909 by Italian-born
Ettore Bugatti (1881-1947) in present-day Molsheim, France, and
became known for producing expensive, cutting-edge sports cars
and racing cars. From the time of its founding until the 1940s,
the company built fewer than 8,000 cars. Following the death of
Ettore Bugatti in 1947, the company went into decline and changed
hands several times. In 1998, Volkswagen bought the rights to
build cars under the Bugatti name. In 2009, the company
introduced the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, a sports car
convertible which was capable of speeds of some 253 miles per
hour and carried a price tag of more than $2 million. The Veyron
could reach 60 mph is under 2.5 seconds.
73, K.O. n0kfq
N0KFQ @ KB0WSA.MO.USA.NA
E-mail: kohiggs@gmail.com
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