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1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante

  • Chassis Number: 57386
  • Engine Number: 281
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

Provenance *
* Please note, dates are approximate

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 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
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 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet
Chassis#: 57263
Sold for USD$500,000
  2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey
1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio
Chassis#: 57406
Sold for USD$681,500
  2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey
1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
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 Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
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 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio
Chassis#: 57442
Sold for USD$198,000
  2018 Gooding & Co. : Amelia Island
1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
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 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Paul Nee
Sold for USD$396,000
  2009 The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company
1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  
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
1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  1936 Bugatti Type 57 image  

Bugatti Type 57s That Failed To Sell At Auction

1936 Bugatti Type 57's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio par Gangloff573952024 Artcurial : Retromobile $600,000$800,000
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Sunroof Coupe574322024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction $1,500,000$1,800,000
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 STELVIO574062023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $750,000$950,000
1936 BUGATTI TYPE 57 VENTOUX574222023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $500,000$700,000
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio574062016 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 Stelvio573952008 Sports & Classics of Monterey by RM Auctions$325,000$500,000$600,000
1936 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Coupe574272008 Bonhams Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles Automobiles d'Exception $750,000$900,000

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