Sold for $3,300,000 at 2017 Gooding & Co. : Scottsdale, AZ.
Unveiled at the Grand Prix of Lyon in 1924, the Bugatti Type 35 was immediately hailed as an automotive marvel, combining state of the art engineering with a masterful aesthetic design. With this car, Bugatti dominated racing throughout the 1920's capturing over 1,000 wins in a variety of competitions.

The car displayed, chassis # 4487 equipped with engine #43, was completed in August, 1925. It is a Lyon model, named for the debut location. It was delivered to the Bugatti Agent in Paris and was purchased by Wallis Clinton Bird, an American honeymooning in Paris. Although he owned the car, Bird was not a committed race driver. He raced the car once, in 1937, suffering a cracked steering box. Bird was killed in a private plane crash in 1940. The car was sold by O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries during an auction at the Bird Estate. The car has had only four owners to date.

The car remains in remarkably original order due to its limited use. It retains much of its original equipment, stampings and markings.