The 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, one of only 17 made in the world was found covered in dust and intact in a lock-up garage in the northern English city of Newcastle. The rare Bugatti supercar was owned by a local doctor, Harold Carr, who left the garage and its contents to his nephews and nieces, who had been unaware of the rare two-seater coupe’s existence until they opened the garage doors. His nephew also discovered a classic Aston Martin, and a Jaguar E-type in the lock-up.
The 130 miles-an-hour car, which has 26,284 miles on the clock and hasn’t been driven since 1960, is forecast to fetch at least 6 million pounds ($8.7 million) when it is auctioned by Bonham’s in Paris in February. The 1937 Bugatti 57S was originally owned by British aristocrat and racing enthusiast Earl Howe, who was the first president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club. He kept the car for eight years, adding personal touches including a luggage rack, after which it changed hands a couple of times before Dr Carr bought it from Lord Ridley, a member of the Northumberland gentry, in 1955.
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