Barn-find Bugatti . . .

[LongRanger]

. . . Brescia


'. . . For the last 40 years, this rare 1925 Bugatti Brescia has sat untouched, under a tarp, housed within a small French barn. Today, it’s the most expensive example of its kind in the world.

The stunning barn find Bugatti Brescia crossed the auction block earlier this week at Artcurial Motorcars’ Automobiles sur les Champs sale in Paris, estimated to sell between $170,000 and $280,000. After competitive bidding, the rarified Bugatti sold for $951,216, setting a world record for Brescia models in the process. Then again, it’s no ordinary car.

This Bugatti, Brescia chassis 2628, was originally purchased by French Bugatti enthusiast Bernard Terrillon, and wears bodywork hand crafted by coachbuilder Maron Pot et Cie from Levallois-Perret. Only 12 are known to still exist, with this example having been in the same family since 1953, and at one point accompanied by three other Bugattis.

The Brescia models trace their genealogy back to the very first car Ettore Bugatti constructed in his Molscheim factory, the Type 13. Sporting advanced and powerful multi-valve engines, Bugatti took the cars racing at the 1921 Grand Prix of Italy at Brescia, and the Type 13s took the top four places. Reflective of that impressive performance, the Brescia name caught on. Over the better part of a decade, around 2,000 16- and 8-valve Brescias were produced . . .'

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/barn-b...133051301.html


(Not mine)

[Jim Garfield]

The short wheelbase sure gives it an odd look, at first glance I thought it was one of the Bugatti pedal cars. It might be rare, but it would be far down the list if my pockets were deep enough to be in the market for a Bugatti.

[rower]

I love the 1930's bugatti's but still prefer a 4 1/2 liter Bentley.

[t6dpilot]

Jim, exactly what I was thinking. That rarified price was probably in the rare art category (for car guys). I am sure that will sit in some collector's living room so the beauty of its originality can seen every day. I'd love to see the car in person - pretty cool actually. But that price... Wow.