Bugatti Type 57sc Atlantic

Motor trend senior editor jonny lieberman visits the mullin automotive museum in oxnard california for a firsthand look at the worlds most expensive car the bugatti type 57sc atlantic. The first of four bugatti type 57sc atlantics that were ever produced the rothschild atlanticbugatti distinguishable thanks to its extremely long hood the 12 foot long atlantic coupe was developed from a unique prototype which was known as the coupe special and coupe aero. With graceful styling a powerful engine and lightweight construction the vehicles were as impressive with the performance as they were with their design.

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Bugatti type 57sc atlantic.

With its low stance powerful engine lightweight construction 123 mph 200 kph top speed and influential teardrop body many believe this is the ultimate bugatti and the first supercar ever made.
1936 bugatti type 57sc atlantic.
A year later mr.
The design was courtesy of ettores son jean bugatti.

Type 57s were built from 1934 through 1940 with a total of 710 examples produced.
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Robert oliver a wealthy american doing duty in france as a member of the us army medical corps.
At some point mr.
Only four of these cars were created between 1936 and 1938 with three of.

Moore sold the car to arbuthnot who in turn sold it in to rodney clarke of continental cars ltd in 1944.
The bugatti type 57 and later variants including the famous atlantic and atalante was an entirely new design created by jean bugatti son of founder ettore.
Fast becoming regarded as the defacto world championship for concours cars the best of the best award pits the winning cars from each of the eight most important concours events around the world each year.
The bugatti type 57 sc atlantic coupe is not just one of the legends from the french automaker but perhaps the greatest.

Perhaps the most beautiful and exotic and certainly the most expensive automobile in history is the bugatti type 57sc atlantic.
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