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Type keyword(s) to search Our car experts choose every product we feature. We may earn money from the links on this page. Graeme Fordham Ferdinand Piechs biggest bet? The revival of Bugatti. Apr 8, 2021 Many auto companies have created spectacular engines. Bugatti’s most modern incarnation is likely unique in having reversed that equation. This was a car company built around an engine—and not even the one its cars ended up using. The origin story really does involve a sketch o...

Jet-Age 1961 Chrysler Newport Brings CGI Finned Madness Alongside HEMI 392 Swap 5 Apr 2021, 9:34 UTC · by The last time we heard from this particular pixel master, Abimelec Design was quite busy discovering the whereabouts of the lost Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic in a retro-styled rendering. Mr. Abimelec Arellano doesn’t seem quite ready to return to the present day just yet, so here’s a 1961 Chrysler Newport clearly escaping its originally affordable condition with help from modern gr...

autoevolution 3 Mar 2021, 12:27 UTC · by 9 photos Launched in 2018 at the Monterey Car Week, the Divo embodies luxury and performance and takes coachbuilding to another level. The hypercar is based on the Chiron but has several modifications to make it more agile on the track. Its design is based on the Vision Grand Turismo concept, which was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Like the Chiron, the car gets its name from one of Bugatti’s emblematic racing drivers. Albert Divo ...

One mans 50-year vintage car restoration project leads to a £7m price tag After buying the Bugatti Type 57S for £1,500 in May 1969, Bill Turnbull began repairing and restoring every nut, bolt and moving part 16 February 2021 • 5:32pm A Bonhamss employee poses with a 1937 Bugatti Type 57S (nicknamed Dulcie due to its registration number DUL 351) in central London. The Bugatti, which has not been seen for 50 years, is expected to sell for up to £7 million, in a coming sale of exceptional mot...

Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder and debates around what is or isn’t beautiful have a habit of rumbling on, and on. When it comes to cars, it’s a very similar story but that doesnt stop us from airing our views, or defending them when others tell us we don’t know what we’re talking about. It’s all part of the fun. At least when we’re talking about the most beautiful cars the world has ever seen, there’s some degree of consensus. Classic models that are remembered...

On February 19, one of the world’s most desirable pre-war cars, an exceedingly rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S, will cross the auction block after being hidden for over 50 years. The auction will take place at Bonhams’ Legends of the Road Sale event. According to the auction house, the Type 57S was originally ordered new by Robert Ropner, a member of the Ropner Shipping Line family, and was custom-built to his specifications by coachbuilding outfit Corsica of London. The car’s next owner was R...

Bonhams Its first owner, Robert Ropner, a member of the Ropner Shipping Line family, ordered the custom-built four-seater sports car with a Grand Routier body designed by the coachbuilder Corsica of London. Thanks to a powerful 3.3-liter, the 57S was the fastest road car of its day and regarded as a Grand Prix car for the road during Bugattis golden era of racing in the 1930s. Fittingly, its second owner was Rodney Clarke, founder of the post war British Connaught Grand Prix racing team. Wh...

Written by By Sara Spary, CNN A rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S discovered in a British workshop is to be auctioned next month, with a price estimate of between £5 million and £7 million ($6.7 - $9.5 million.) The "outstanding" Bugatti is in "exceptionally rare condition" and is being sold by Bonhams after being found in the workshop of its late owner, engineer and car enthusiast Bill Turnbull, in the English county of Staffordshire, the auction house said. Turnbull, originally from New Zealand, p...

The Bugatti Baby II is a battery-powered toy car with a 42-mph top speed and detailing to rival a real Bugatti.

Back in the Twenties , Ettore Bugatti built one of these for his then-four-year-old son Roland. Soon enough, people who had seen it running around the factory loved it. The car was a hit, so much so that Ettore put them into production, building 500 for customers around the world. It was based on his Type 35 Grand Prix car, a vehicle Bugatti said was the winningest race car in history, with more than 2,000 victories. So to celebrate the company’s 110th anniversary, Bugatti decided to make an...