1929 Bugatti Type 43 Sport 2/4 Tourer

The chassis of this Grand Sport Bugatti was completed in April of 1929, making it the penultimate 43A ever built. At the time, Bugatti was suffering from a serious economic downturn, and this car, along with the final car, was kept at the factor, with no apparent demand. Three years later, in 1932, the 43A was given a two-tone gray body with cycle wings, but it wasn't until 1942 that the car was purchased directly from the factory by Edouard Michel of Paris - at a greatly reduced price. The car enjoyed subsequent French ownership and was hidden during the war, making its way to the Montlhery Motor Museum in 1962 and the le Mans Museum in 1973. In 2009, owned by Manfred Dolleschel, the all-original 43A was involved in an accident during an International Bugatti Rally in Maremma, Italy. In 2014, the car was acquired by Jack Braam Ruben, who had it restored to its original factory configuration, only replacing the leather with reindeer hides salvaged from a shipwreck in 1786.