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This 1937 Bugatti Type 57 was built in October 1937 and wore a Ventoux Coach body finished in blue with brown leather upholstery. It was sold via Digonnet (the official agent in Saint-Étienne France) two months later to its first owner, M. Hug. The history of the car is unknown until 1954, by which point it was in the care of a rice mill in Lyon. In 1962, American O.A. 'Bunny' Phillips purchased the Bugatti as a rolling chassis without coachwork, from Costa Mesa, California resident Charles A. Stanley, who had imported it from Europe.
Phillips had the chassis restored and sourced an original Gangloff-built Stelvio body, which had originally been fitted to chassis 57766 (the 1938 Paris salon car), reinstalled on chassis 57733 in 1947, and badly damaged in a road accident during 1969. In 1974, Dr. Theodore Waugh acquired the chassis and Stelvio body from Bunny Phillips and embarked on a lengthy restoration. Ian Wilkinson completed the project in 1987, refinishing the Bugatti in the present red and black color scheme. The Bugatti has remained in Dr. Waugh's collection ever since.
This Bugatti retains its matching-numbers engine, upgraded with a supercharger and hydraulic brakes for improved performance.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2024
Phillips had the chassis restored and sourced an original Gangloff-built Stelvio body, which had originally been fitted to chassis 57766 (the 1938 Paris salon car), reinstalled on chassis 57733 in 1947, and badly damaged in a road accident during 1969. In 1974, Dr. Theodore Waugh acquired the chassis and Stelvio body from Bunny Phillips and embarked on a lengthy restoration. Ian Wilkinson completed the project in 1987, refinishing the Bugatti in the present red and black color scheme. The Bugatti has remained in Dr. Waugh's collection ever since.
This Bugatti retains its matching-numbers engine, upgraded with a supercharger and hydraulic brakes for improved performance.By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2024
2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $250,000-USD $350,000
Sale Price :
USD $577,000
1937 Bugatti Type 57 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Bugatti Type 57
(Data based on Model Year 1937 sales)
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Chassis#: 57156 Sold for USD$759,000 2025 RM Sothebys : Hershey |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio Coachwork by Gangloff Chassis#: 57600 Sold for USD$577,000 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach |   |
| 1937 BUGATTI TYPE 57 GALIBIER Chassis#: 57535 Sold for USD$179,200 2024 Gooding & Co: Selections From The Mullin Collection Auction | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Chassis#: 57557 Sold for USD$1,325,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Vanvooren Roadster Chassis#: 57742 Sold for USD$1,132,500 2023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island |   |
| 1937 BUGATTI TYPE 57C VENTOUX Chassis#: 57517 Sold for USD$940,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Chassis#: 57156 Sold for USD$582,500 2022 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Chassis#: 57156 Sold for USD$665,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Surbaisse 3.3-Litre Four-Seat Sports Grand Routier Dulcie Chassis#: 57503 Sold for USD$5,634,922 2021 Bonhams : Legends of the Road | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet par Graber Chassis#: 57500 Sold for USD$569,680 2019 Artcurial : Retroobile | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Pillarless Sports Coupe Chassis#: 57443 Sold for USD$360,434 2018 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Cabriolet Chassis#: 57156 Sold for USD$572,000 2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux coach usine Chassis#: 57547 Sold for USD$474,143 2016 Artcurial : LeMans Classic | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Chassis#: 57579 Sold for USD$339,440 2015 Rétromobile by Artcurial Motorcars | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Ventoux Chassis#: 57584 Sold for USD$800,000 2015 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio by Gangloff Chassis#: 57467 Sold for USD$985,376 2014 RM Auctions - London | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Roadster in the style of Figoni et Falaschi Chassis#: 57617 Sold for USD$902,000 2014 RM Auctions - Amelia Island |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Chassis#: 57524 Sold for USD$420,029 2013 RM Auctions - VILLA ERBA | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Chassis#: 57345 Sold for USD$451,000 2013 Gooding and Company - The Scottsdale Auction |   |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Stelvio Cabriolet Chassis#: 57467 Sold for USD$978,670 2012 RM Auctions - London |
Bugatti Type 57s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1937 Bugatti Type 57's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster | 57495 | 2023 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival | $280,000 | $340,000 | |
| 1937 BUGATTI TYPE 57C VENTOUX | 57506 | 2022 Gooding & Company : London Auction | $800,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57C Ventoux | 57584 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey | $700,000 | $850,000 | |
| 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Coupe | 57641 | 2019 Worldwide Auctioneers : Riyadh Auction | $2,800,000 | ||
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Pillarless Sports Coupe | 57443 | 2017 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours | $400,000 | $480,000 | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Pillarless Sports Coupe | 57443 | 2017 Bonhams : Scottsdale, AZ | $500,000 | $600,000 | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux | 2008 Vintage Motor Cars of Meadow Brook | $390,000 | $475,000 | $575,000 | |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 | 57546 | 2008 Bonhams Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles Automobiles d'Exception | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
| 1937 Bugatti T57 Stelvio | 57440 | 2008 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona | $395,000 | $450,000 | $550,000 |
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux | 2006 Bonhams & Butterfields at The Quail Lodge, Resort & Golf Club | $265,000 | $300,000 | ||
| 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Ventoux Sports Saloon | 57548 | 2005 Bonhams Sports, Competition & Collectors' Motor Cars, F1 Memorabilia, Automobilia & Models | $160,000 | $200,000 | |
| 1937 BUGATTI TYPE 57 C ATALANTE DECOUVRABLE | 2001 Kruse Auction Scottsdale Arizona | $550,000 |
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