What’s in your uncle’s garage?
Ever have that weird uncle or aunt die and you are the one who gets everything? There’s an old bowling ball, some college photos that look like they were taken by Mathew Brady himself and some old clothes. That’s it. Well, relatives of Dr. Harold Carr found an old dusty car in his garage. A legendary Bugatti!! Now I’m waiting for some of my relatives to do me right!
From AP:
It was the equivalent of finding an old Picasso or an unknown Beatles tape hidden away in your uncle’s attic.
Relatives of Dr. Harold Carr found an extremely rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante — a Holy Grail for car collectors — as they were going through his belongings after his death.
The dusty two-seater, unused since 1960, didn’t look like much in the garage in Gosforth, near Newcastle in northern England.
But only 17 were ever made, and when it’s cleaned up and auctioned in Paris next month, experts believe it will fetch at least 3 million pounds ($4.3 million) and possibly much more.
Bugatti once represented the height of motoring achievement. The supercar was so ahead of its time it could go up to 130 mph (209 kph) when most other cars topped out about 50 mph (80 kph). (more… )
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