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The Bugatti Type 57, introduced in 1934, was the first new model built under Jean Bugatti's direction. It incorporated many new features, including a vastly improved twin-overhead camshaft 8-cylinder, 3.3-liter engine based on the previous Type 49. A total of 680 Type 57s were built before the model ceased production in 1940, and many were bodied by French coachbuilders.
This coupe body on this car was mistakenly attributed to Gangloff for years, but intensive research at the Bugatti Trust in England during the car's recent restoration confirms that it was designed by the Parisian Carrosserie of Henri Binder, who is famous for the Coupe de Ville coachwork he created for the Bugatti Type 41 Royale. Today the car is exactly as it was when it was delivered in 1936.
This 1936 Bugatti Type 57 was purchased in 1968 from an ad in an AACA publication for $1,850. The transaction was completed via U.S. Mail, as there was no phone number in the advertisement. The owner still has the publication and corresponding letters confirming the transaction. It was then transported from Costa Mesa, California, to Dayton, Ohio. It was in rough but operational condition and was driven occasionally. In 1976 it was taken to a shop in Cincinnati, Ohio for restoration until the late 1980s when the restorer suffered a stroke and could no longer work. With all the wood framing and some of the metalwork completed, the car was then transported back to Dayton and then to Competition Motors in 1994. The restoration was completed in 2016.
This coupe body on this car was mistakenly attributed to Gangloff for years, but intensive research at the Bugatti Trust in England during the car's recent restoration confirms that it was designed by the Parisian Carrosserie of Henri Binder, who is famous for the Coupe de Ville coachwork he created for the Bugatti Type 41 Royale. Today the car is exactly as it was when it was delivered in 1936.
This 1936 Bugatti Type 57 was purchased in 1968 from an ad in an AACA publication for $1,850. The transaction was completed via U.S. Mail, as there was no phone number in the advertisement. The owner still has the publication and corresponding letters confirming the transaction. It was then transported from Costa Mesa, California, to Dayton, Ohio. It was in rough but operational condition and was driven occasionally. In 1976 it was taken to a shop in Cincinnati, Ohio for restoration until the late 1980s when the restorer suffered a stroke and could no longer work. With all the wood framing and some of the metalwork completed, the car was then transported back to Dayton and then to Competition Motors in 1994. The restoration was completed in 2016.
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1936 Bugatti Type 57 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bugatti Type 57
(Data based on Model Year 1936 sales)
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 VENTOUX Chassis#: 57377 Sold for USD$511,000 2024 Gooding & Co: Selections From The Mullin Collection Auction | |
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 STELVIO Chassis#: 57406 Sold for USD$539,000 2024 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale AZ | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Binder Coupe Sold for USD$577,500 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Chassis#: 57395 Sold for USD$346,000 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : The Passion for the Drive | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Chassis#: 57263 Sold for USD$500,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Chassis#: 57406 Sold for USD$681,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1936 Bugatti 57 Galibier Chassis#: 57363 Sold for USD$338,345 2022 Artcurial : Retromobile | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Chassis#: 57386 Sold for USD$1,325,000 2019 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1936 Bugatti 57 Atlantic modifiée Erik Koux Chassis#: 57654 Sold for USD$970,559 2019 Artcurial : Retroobile | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Two-Light Ventoux Chassis#: 57469 Sold for USD$885,000 2019 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Chassis#: 57442 Sold for USD$198,000 2018 Gooding & Co. : Amelia Island | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Galibier Chassis#: 57291 Sold for USD$299,341 2018 Artcurial : Retromobile | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Coupé Chassis#: 57345 Sold for USD$488,129 2015 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Chassis#: 57401 Sold for USD$1,485,000 2012 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auction | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Paul Nee Sold for USD$396,000 2009 The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Galibier Chassis#: 57415 Sold for USD$65,201 2008 Automobiles of London | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Gangloff Sold for USD$396,000 2006 Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction |
Bugatti Type 57s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1936 Bugatti Type 57's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio par Gangloff | 57395 | 2024 Artcurial : Retromobile | $600,000 | $800,000 | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Sunroof Coupe | 57432 | 2024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | |
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 STELVIO | 57406 | 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $750,000 | $950,000 | |
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 VENTOUX | 57422 | 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $500,000 | $700,000 | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio | 57406 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $650,000 | $900,000 | $1,200,000 |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Gangloff | 2009 Automobiles of Amelia Island | $240,000 | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio | 57395 | 2008 Sports & Classics of Monterey by RM Auctions | $325,000 | $500,000 | $600,000 |
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe | 57427 | 2008 Bonhams Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles Automobiles d'Exception | $750,000 | $900,000 |
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