The Most Expensive Car : Bugatti Atlantic 1936 Sell for More Than $30 million USD
February 14th, 2013 admin
Earlier this week, Bugatti originally built in 1936 to more than 30 million U.S. dollars sold to an anonymous buyer, said Autbolog.
USA Today calls it “the most expensive used car of all time” while the Wall Street Journal called it the “most valuable car ever to have seen in other hands.”
The auction by Gooding & Company in Santa Monica, Calif.-based company established auction. In a statement, said David Gooding, president and founder of the company, the vehicle, one of the largest and most valuable cars in the world. “
The Bugatti 57SC Atlantic was previously owned by the trust of the late Dr. Peter Williamson, a neurosurgeon and collector cars. The vehicle was first built by only three Atlantics, by Gooding & Company.
Who was the buyer, they combine designer Ralph Lauren as the only two owners of this extremely rare trips.
The original Type 57 was a touring car model produced from 1934 through 1940. It used the 3.3 L (3257 cc; 198 cu in) engine from the Type 59 Grand Prix cars, producing 135 hp (100 kW). Top speed was 95 miles per hour (153 km/h).
It rode on a 130-inch (3,302 mm) wheelbase and had a 53.1-inch (1,349 mm) wide track. Road-going versions weighed about 2,100 pounds (950 kg). Hydraulic brakes replaced the cable-operated units in 1938, a modification Ettore Bugatti hotly contested. 630 examples were produced.
The original road-going Type 57 included a smaller version of the Royale’s square-bottom horseshoe grille. The sides of the engine compartment were covered with thermostatically-controlled shutters. It was a tall car, contrary to the tastes of the time.
The original road-going Type 57 included a smaller version of the Royale’s square-bottom horseshoe grille. The sides of the engine compartment were covered with thermostatically-controlled shutters. It was a tall car, contrary to the tastes of the time.
Here are the Bugatti Atlantic 1936 Specification The Most Expensive Car
- engine : Inline-8 w/Cast Iron Block, Dry Sump Lubrication
- position : Front Longitudinal
- aspiration : Supercharged
- valvetrain : 2 Valves per Cyl, DOHC
- fuel feed : Stromberg UUR-2 Carburetor
- displacement : 3257 cc / 198.8 in³
- bore : 72 mm / 2.83 in
- stroke : 100 mm / 3.94 in
- compression : 8.5:1
- power : 156.6 kw / 210 bhp @ 5500 rpm
- specific output : 64.48 bhp per litre
- bhp/weight : 220.36 bhp per tonne
- redline : 5500
- body / frame : Aluminum over Ash Wooden Supports over Steel Frame
- driven wheels : Rear Wheel Drive
- front tires Dunlop, rear tires Dunlop
- front brakes Drums, rear brakes Drums
- front wheels : F 45.7 x 14.0 cm / 18 x 5.5 in
- rear wheels : R 45.7 x 16.5 cm / 18 x 6.5 in
- steering : Worm & Roller
- f suspension: Semi-Indpenedant Centrally Collared Axles w/de Ram Shock Absorbers, Leaf Springs
- r suspension: Solid Axle w/de Ram Shock Absorbers, Quarter-EllipticLeaf Springs
- weigh: t 953 kg / 2101 lbs
- wheelbase : 2979 mm / 117.3 in
- front track : 1349 mm / 53.1 in
- rear track : 1349 mm / 53.1 in
- transmission : 4-Speed Manual
- top speed : 200 kph / 124.3 mph
- 0 – 60 mph : 10 seconds
- designers : Jean Bugatti, Joseph Walter
Today Bugatti Atlantic are The Most Expensive Car in the World
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