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Treasure trove in dusty locked garage [1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante]
Dvorak Uncensored ^ | Jan. 1, 2009 | Dvorak

Posted on 01/01/2009 7:42:19 PM PST by smokingfrog

A classic Bugatti car, which gathered dust in a Tyneside garage for almost 50 years, may fetch up to $4.35 million when it goes under the hammer.

Relatives of reclusive Newcastle doctor Harold Carr found the 1937 Type 57S Atalante in a garage after he died. Now the classic car, thought to be one of just 17 built, is to be sold by Bonhams in Paris next month.

Dr Carr, a former army surgeon, left the contents of a lock-up garage to his family when he died in 2007.

As well as the Bugatti, his nephew also discovered a classic Aston Martin, and a Jaguar E-type in the lock-up.

The nephew, an engineer from Newcastle, said: “We just can’t believe it. Of course we’re delighted and we’re going to make sure the money is shared out among the family. It’s a wonderful thing to leave.”

Wow!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: antique; bugatti; cars; collectable
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To: smokingfrog

WTH is that?


21 posted on 01/02/2009 12:35:19 AM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light!)
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To: SolidWood

Looks like a wooden car.....something Fred Flinstone might power.


22 posted on 01/02/2009 5:09:27 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Guns don't kill people; abortion clinics do.)
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To: smokingfrog
here is a link to the show i was referring to:

http://turbo.discovery.com/automobiles/automobiles.html

there is a video on the right side of the page about the car wayne found.

23 posted on 01/02/2009 5:13:42 AM PST by devane617 (...And to the Republic For Which It Stood...)
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To: SolidWood

Wow, beautiful.

That thing looks fast just standing still.


24 posted on 01/02/2009 10:20:33 AM PST by martin_fierro (Rest in Peace, Marshall T.)
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To: SolidWood
WTH is that?

click on the picture

25 posted on 01/02/2009 4:38:17 PM PST by smokingfrog (I'll go green when they plant me in the ground.)
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To: devane617
I believe that one is a 1938 coupe, found in upstate NY. The one in the posted artical was found in northern UK.

AP Story

26 posted on 01/02/2009 5:11:23 PM PST by smokingfrog (I'll go green when they plant me in the ground.)
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To: smokingfrog

You are correct. I remember the TV show host, “Wayne Corrini (sp?)” tried to buy it at auction for a bid close to 800k, and lost the bid. Although, he is the guy that recovered the car.


27 posted on 01/02/2009 5:29:10 PM PST by devane617 (...And to the Republic For Which It Stood...)
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To: martin_fierro; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
thought to be one of just 17 built
I had four of these when I was a kid. A few years after I moved out, my mom threw them out.
28 posted on 01/02/2009 7:10:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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To: SunkenCiv

I hate when that happens.


29 posted on 01/03/2009 8:30:18 PM PST by ValerieTexas
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