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This Bugatti Type 59 was first raced by Achille Varzi at the Spanish Grand Prix in September 1933, and it was driven by Tazio Nuvolari at Monaco in 1934. It was then sold by the factory to the amateur racer Lindsay Eccles, who entered the car in speed and hill climb events throughout 1935 before enlarging the engine to nearly 3.8 liters for a race at the 1936 Whitsun meeting at Brooklands. Jack Lemon Burton, the leading London Bugatti specialist, purchased the car in 1938 and raced it for two seasons. Then in 1946, it went to Rodney Clarke of the Connaught racing car company, who registered it for the road. Denis de Ferranti purchased it not once but twice, in 1953 and 1959. In the meantime, throughout much of the 1950s, it was owned, completely rebuilt and well used by Bob Roberts. Ferranti sold the car again in 1986 to its present owner, Ralph Lauren. The car's final restoration was begun by Crosthwaithe and Gardiner in England and completed by Paul Russell. It has been shown in Lauren's signature black paintwork at various concours over the years and has won numerous awards.
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Recent Sales of the Bugatti Type 59
(Data based on Model Year 1933 sales)
1933 Bugatti Type 59 Supercharged 3.3 litre Grand Prix Two Seater Chassis#: 59121 Sold for USD$2,323,381 2005 Bonhams - Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia & Models |
Bugatti Type 59s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1933 Bugatti Type 59's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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