the mother of all car sightings

[D14D]

the 1939 bugatti type 41 royalle coupe

worth $19,000,000 (usd)
nineteen million dollars

recorded as the most expensive ever paid for a car
according to guiness world records.com

[mini magic]

did u see it on the street or what?

[D14D]

no i am not that worthy

[9ball]

Is that the one where the front fender completely hides the front wheels? I think I had a picture of that car as my wallpaper background for a while. Those old Bugatti's are the most beautiful cars ever built.

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by 9ball

Is that the one where the front fender completely hides the front wheels? I think I had a picture of that car as my wallpaper background for a while. Those old Bugatti's are the most beautiful cars ever built.

That'd be this one:



The 1936 Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic, I forget how much it was sold for, but it was definetly 8 figures.

[Duesey]

Originally Posted by D14D

the 1939 bugatti type 41 royalle coupe

worth $19,000,000 (usd)
nineteen million dollars

recorded as the most expensive ever paid for a car
according to guiness world records.com

Whoa there, get your facts straight. There were no Type 41's made in 1939, the production of all 6 occured b/t 1926 and 1931. Also, the Gueiness Book of World Records doesn't list the highest public auction price as $19,000,000, it is closer to $11,000,000, but that was in 1986, private sales of 41's have been been rumored to by up to your figure though. Finally, Porsche, that is a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, not a 1936.

[Sean]

Now that is one hell of a car. I would love to see that in person.

[FXman]

Definitly doesent look like my kind of car (no offence) i dont like old cars, i had to live with them,

[Slicano]

Originally Posted by D14D

the 1939 bugatti type 41 royalle coupe

worth $19,000,000 (usd)
nineteen million dollars

recorded as the most expensive ever paid for a car
according to guiness world records.com

I guess it's this one ?


I think there were around 12 Bugatti built, and most of them can be found at the Musée National de l'Automoblie in Mulhouse (eastern France) http://www.collection-schlumpf.com/schlumpf/

[Porsche]

Originally Posted by FXman

Definitly doesent look like my kind of car (no offence) i dont like old cars, i had to live with them,

LOL you don't like 10,000,000 million + dollar vehicles living with you? hehehe

Ya, Duesey knows his Bugattis. I'm guessing all other cars of that era too.

[Maximillion]

For anyone who still hasn't figured out how to find out about the most expensive car...
... go to http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp?id=43465
it's a Bugatti Type 41 Royale Sports, sold on the 12th of april 1990 in japan for $ 15.000.000