1939 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante wants to sell for $2.5 million

The Gangloff studio was responsible for preparing the car. For a unique and well-preserved coupe, the auction house RM Sotheby’s is going to earn from 1.75 to 2.5 million dollars. The pre-war car is one of the few modified models surviving to this day, built on the low-volume Type 57 chassis.

Bugatti initially produced the Type 57 chassis in three main body styles. These were mainly four-door Galibier models, which the company produced until 1939. At the same time, Jean Bugatti developed a two-seater modification for the platform, called Atalante. Specialists from the Swiss workshop Gangloff took part in the creation of this unusual model.

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According to various estimates, during the entire production period, the tuners prepared from five to six two-seater coupes, which were distinguished by an elongated rear and a roll-type fabric roof. According to the auctioneers, the car retains its standard compressor engine, as well as chassis elements and body panels. The rare Bugatti Type 57 is estimated at between $1.75 and $2.5 million.

At the beginning of April, the 1938 Bugatti Type 57C, prepared by the same Gangloff studio, was put up for auction. Despite an estimated cost of $3.5 million, one of the two roadsters built was paid $6.6 million.

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