{"id":61986,"date":"2021-02-03T16:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T16:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=61986"},"modified":"2021-02-08T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T08:06:15","slug":"bugatti-heritage-records-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/bugatti-heritage-records-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Heritage – Records in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year, Bugatti set a record that no other brand had ever achieved before. The five most expensive cars sold at auction all came from Molsheim. Despite the Corona pandemic, these classics achieved high prices. Frank Wilke, Managing Director of Classic Analytics sums up the year: “Bugattis from the Ettore and Jean Bugatti era, especially in their original condition and with a history of racing, have always been among the most expensive classic cars on the market. This trend has held steady and in fact even increased despite the general decline in interest in pre-war vehicles. The current situation has certainly brought about a change in the auction market, from face-to-face to online auctions. But prices for exclusive, classic vehicles remain stable at a high level. very historic Bugatti vehicle is unique. Those built between 1920 and the end of the 1930s set standards in both performance and design. But this year\u2019s auctioned vehicles were particularly outstanding in terms of history and originality,”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5th place – Type 55 SS (#55221)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Between 1932 and 1935, 38 chassis of the Bugatti Type 55 SS (Super Sport) were built in Molsheim. 14 of them received a Roadster body designed by Jean Bugatti. Others served as racing cars. Two Type 55s made it into this Top 5 list. Bonhams auctioned this car at the Retromobile in Paris. Chassis number 55221 competed with Louis Chiron and Count Guy Bouriat-Quintart at the wheel in the 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans. A later owner had an open Roadster body built at Figoni et Falaschi. The car then remained in his family for around 60 years. At the auction in Paris, bids climbed to US$ 5.07 million before it was hammered.<\/p>\n\n\n

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