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The eccentric uncle who left a garage in his will... containing a £6m Bugatti supercar
dailymail.co.uk ^ | January 1, 2009 | Chris Brooke

Posted on 01/01/2009 7:54:53 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

When eccentric doctor and compulsive hoarder Harold Carr died at the age of 89, his relatives faced a daunting task to sort through his possessions.

His home was packed with piles of medical machinery, 1,500 beer steins, thousands of receipts and even a World War Two spy drone.

But all the effort became worth it when they opened the door of his garage - and struck gold.

Inside they found a 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, one of only 17 ever made.

The historic automobile with only 26,284 miles on the clock still has 99 per cent of its original parts.

It will be sold in Paris next month and is strongly tipped to surpass the £4.7million world record for a car at auction.

Auctioneers have put a reserve price of £3million on a two-seater described as one of the 'ultimate road-going sports cars from the golden era of the 1930s'.

And despite the credit crunch it could fetch anything up to £6million.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: autoshop; bugatti; transportation
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1 posted on 01/01/2009 7:54:55 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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Isn’t that like the car that Ducky drives in NCIS?


2 posted on 01/01/2009 7:57:46 PM PST by DevNet
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To: Professional Engineer

ping


3 posted on 01/01/2009 7:58:31 PM PST by Peanut Gallery ("...evolution doesn't fully explain the mystery of life" ~ George W. Bush)
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4 posted on 01/01/2009 8:00:13 PM PST by JoeProBono (Apparitions are in the eye of the beholder)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
I am eccentric and compulsive and but all my relative would have seen me driving my Bugatti or at least sitting in it making Bug noises . This is very hard to believe . Nice parting gift . Don't you wonder if the Uncle had a secret cool side his family hadn't seen ? A Bugatti hidden in the garage !
5 posted on 01/01/2009 8:03:11 PM PST by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know F/8 Cav)
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6 posted on 01/01/2009 8:06:18 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Safe bet Leno ends up with it.


7 posted on 01/01/2009 8:08:59 PM PST by OL Hickory (Where is the America I knew as a boy?)
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To: OL Hickory

I was thinking the same thing.


8 posted on 01/01/2009 8:11:12 PM PST by Bryanw92
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To: DevNet

No, He drives a British make in keeping with his character.
The Bugatti is Italian.


9 posted on 01/01/2009 8:12:35 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
You've come a l-o-n-g way baby.......


10 posted on 01/01/2009 8:15:13 PM PST by Daffynition ("Beauty is in the sty of the beholder." ~ Joe 6-pack)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Shah's 1939 Bugatti 57C.

11 posted on 01/01/2009 8:16:46 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I had an eccentric, hoarding great uncle. Unfortunately, he mostly just hoarded phone books and TV Guides (he did leave everyone a sizable chunk of money when he died though, God bless him).


12 posted on 01/01/2009 8:17:05 PM PST by Welsh Rabbit
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Thanks. Cars aren’t exactly my specialty.


13 posted on 01/01/2009 8:17:38 PM PST by DevNet
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To: Free ThinkerNY

For $9M, couldn’t you have one built to the original specs? Or better?


14 posted on 01/01/2009 8:19:39 PM PST by AZLiberty (I hope Obama changes.)
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15 posted on 01/01/2009 8:19:39 PM PST by JoeProBono (Apparitions are in the eye of the beholder)
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To: SolidWood

Man oh man, that car looks like it came from a cartoon. Incredible.


16 posted on 01/01/2009 8:20:02 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (Our government is an edifice of artifice.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

My son has a ‘58 dodge power wagon.....only 18,000 miles on it and original tires, I am sure he would take under a million for it heck even under 500,000 for it......better deal than the Bugatti....I’ll throw in a case of Bud to sweeten the deal


17 posted on 01/01/2009 8:20:41 PM PST by Kimmers
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Interesting garage inventory, a Bugatti and a WWII spy drone.


18 posted on 01/01/2009 8:22:24 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

More pics: http://www.supercars.net/Gallery?cmd=viewCarGallery&carID=2546&pgID=1


19 posted on 01/01/2009 8:23:13 PM PST by SolidWood (Sarah Palin - Everything that is Sweetness and Light!)
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To: DevNet

He drives a Morgan. With an electical system by Charlie Lucas, the Prince of Darkness. Same guy who designed the system for my old MG. Died every time it rained.


20 posted on 01/01/2009 8:27:57 PM PST by CaptRon (Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead)
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