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Article: LOST IN TIME; Rare Bugatti Type 57S Atalante on the block in Paris.(NEWS)
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- AutoWeek
- Article date:
- January 26, 2009
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Byline: JULIAN RENDELL
Auctioning a $4-million-plus Bugatti barn find in the middle of the worst recession since World War II might not seem like a great idea. But when the car is as well preserved and has as terrific a provenance as the Type 57S unearthed recently in England, it should provide one of the automotive highlights of 2009. Bonhams will offer the ex-Earl Howe Atalante on Feb. 9 at the Retromobile show in Paris.
The Type 57's flowing two-door body shape is one of the handsomest ever, the image editors instinctively grab when "elegant and "motorcar need illustrating in a book or magazine. The S, with its lowered chassis, also has competition ...