MEDIA RELEASE PR34974
Gooding & Company Announces Sale of 1938 Bugatti, Formerly the Property of Ettore Bugatti
Offered at No Reserve for Pebble Beach Auctions on August 15 - 16, 2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Gooding & Company is thrilled to announce the sale of an important piece
of Bugatti history - the 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe without reserve.
"This year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will be honoring the
Bugatti marque and Gooding & Company is delighted to offer, at no reserve,
one of the most historically significant Bugattis ever built," said David
Gooding, founder and president of Gooding & Company.
It is believed that Bugatti factory employees originally assembled this
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe as a gift for Le Patron, Ettore Bugatti. After
Ettore Bugatti's death in 1947, the car continued to be maintained and stored
at the Bugatti workshop in Molsheim, France, where it received factory
upgrades as developments progressed, making it an unique example. This car
also possesses other cosmetic one-off features including the appearance of
the famed EB logo engraved on the wheel hubs, mounted on the rear bumper and
on the steering wheel, reinforcing the presence of the legendary Ettore
Bugatti. The car's one-off coachwork is believed to be one of the last
designs penned by Ettore Bugatti's son, Jean Bugatti, before his death.
Since leaving the Bugatti factory in the late 1950s, Chassis 57335 has
had only a few protective caretakers and, used only sparingly, remains one of
the most correct and original Bugattis in existence.
The Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction preview days will be from
Wednesday, August 12 through Sunday, August 16, 2009. The Saturday and Sunday
evening auctions will commence at 5:00PM and 6:00PM respectively at the
Pebble Beach Equestrian Center. Auction catalogs are available for $100 and
admit two to the viewings and the auction. General admission to the viewing
and the auction can be purchased at the tent for $40 per person. For more
About Gooding & Company
Gooding & Company provides unparalleled service for those in the
collector car market. At its previous four auctions, Gooding & Company sold a
combined total of more than $178+ million in collector automobiles, with 55
vehicles selling for more than $1 million and nine vehicles selling for more
than $3 million.
SOURCE: Gooding & Company
CONTACT: Dawn Ahrens,
dawn@goodingco.com, or
Judi Levine,
judi@goodingco.com, both of Gooding & Company,
+1-310-899-1960
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