Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik My favorite sections at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance are always the preservation classes, which feature unrestored cars in various levels of condition, split into pre- and post-war categories. This year even marked the first time a preservation-class car has ever won best in show at the Concours, with a 1934 Bugatti … Read more
Image: Mecum Auctions Another Monterrey Car Week has come and gone, along with the fantastic array of classic vehicles and futuristic concepts strutting their stuff on the golf course green by the sea. Many car enthusiasts dream of attending such a lush event, though few think they’d ever be able to walk away with a … Read more
If you want to own a Pebble Beach–winning automobile but don’t want to actually do any of the restoration or competition work yourself, boy have we got the car for you. This spectacular 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante won its class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance last year, and next month during Monterey Car … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik Estimate: $2,500,000 – $3,500,000 The centerpiece of the auction is this 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Aravis Special Cabriolet, one of only four ever made and one of only two based on the supercharged 57C. (Bugatti made 710 Type 57 cars in total, with 96 being the 57C.) With gorgeous coachbuilt bodywork by … Read more
Image: Gooding&Company I’ll admit that even as a car enthusiast, some parts of automotive history escape me. A big gray area for me is pre-WWII stuff; early automotive history. While I’d be hard-pressed to name some of the more obscure models from this time, one car from the period I never even knew existed just … Read more
