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Bugatti introduced the Type 57 at the Paris motor show in October 1933. It came powered by a straight-eight dual overhead cam engine that would endure throughout the Type 57 production with few modifications. Approximately 700 Type 57s were made from 1934 to 1939 when production ceased at the outbreak of WWII.
This Bugatti Type 57 was bodied as a Galibier Berline, and was delivered new to Leon iTberghien in the north of France in 1936. In 1949, it was traded back to the factory by Paul Haeffele of Molsheim. In 1961, it was acquired as a bare chassis by Fritz Schlumpf and was kept in the Malmerspach reserve collection for several decades. In early 1964, Mr. Schlumpf acquired some 30 Bugattis from Illinois collector John Shakespeare, including a Bugatti Atalante that had been damaged in a road accident. The car (57686) was listed as 57618, due to an identity and chassis plate switch that had taken place at the factory after September 1939. This discrepancy was not discovered until decades later.
Once in the care of Mr. Schlumpf's collection, the Atalante body was removed from 57686 and spent many years in storage alongside the 57386 chassis. In the 1990s, Uwe Hucke acquired the 57386 chassis and the Atalante body from the Schlumpf reserve collection which was then held by the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, France, in exchange for a large amount of unique Bugatti factory documentation that Mr. Hucke had amassed during a lifetime of collecting. The aluminum Atalante coachwork and steel front fenders were mounted by Mr. Hucke on the 57386 chassis. During this time, the Bugatti had its original engine number 281, original gearbox, differential, front and rear axles, and original chassis and patent plates. Initially finished in dark red, Mr. Hucke sold the 57386 Atalante to Guy Huet of Switzerland in 2003. While in Mr. Huet's ownership, the Bugatti was refinished in its current black and cream color scheme.
In 2015, the Bugatti entered the collection of Greg Manocherian, who commissioned Scott Sargent of Sargent Metal Works of Bradford, Vermont, to refine and upgrade the Atalante. This, along with other work, totaled some $350,000. After the work was complete, the car was acquired by a European collector.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2019
This Bugatti Type 57 was bodied as a Galibier Berline, and was delivered new to Leon iTberghien in the north of France in 1936. In 1949, it was traded back to the factory by Paul Haeffele of Molsheim. In 1961, it was acquired as a bare chassis by Fritz Schlumpf and was kept in the Malmerspach reserve collection for several decades. In early 1964, Mr. Schlumpf acquired some 30 Bugattis from Illinois collector John Shakespeare, including a Bugatti Atalante that had been damaged in a road accident. The car (57686) was listed as 57618, due to an identity and chassis plate switch that had taken place at the factory after September 1939. This discrepancy was not discovered until decades later.
Once in the care of Mr. Schlumpf's collection, the Atalante body was removed from 57686 and spent many years in storage alongside the 57386 chassis. In the 1990s, Uwe Hucke acquired the 57386 chassis and the Atalante body from the Schlumpf reserve collection which was then held by the Musée National de l'Automobile in Mulhouse, France, in exchange for a large amount of unique Bugatti factory documentation that Mr. Hucke had amassed during a lifetime of collecting. The aluminum Atalante coachwork and steel front fenders were mounted by Mr. Hucke on the 57386 chassis. During this time, the Bugatti had its original engine number 281, original gearbox, differential, front and rear axles, and original chassis and patent plates. Initially finished in dark red, Mr. Hucke sold the 57386 Atalante to Guy Huet of Switzerland in 2003. While in Mr. Huet's ownership, the Bugatti was refinished in its current black and cream color scheme.
In 2015, the Bugatti entered the collection of Greg Manocherian, who commissioned Scott Sargent of Sargent Metal Works of Bradford, Vermont, to refine and upgrade the Atalante. This, along with other work, totaled some $350,000. After the work was complete, the car was acquired by a European collector.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2019
2019 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,750,000-USD $2,250,000
Sale Price :
USD $1,325,000
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bugatti Type 57
(Data based on Model Year 1936 sales)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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