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101 Years Of Bugatti Cars At Monterey 2010

Founded in 1909, Bugatti has had a fascinating history as one of the most important collector's cars in the world. Starting in the 1990s, the brand was due for a major comeback led by then owner the Volkswagen Group. Today with the Veyron, Bugatti produces the most expensive new production car in the world with a starting price of about 1.7 million dollars. Several of its highly coveted vintage models yield far more than that at auction.

During the auto festivities around Monterey, CA 2010, Bugatti celebrated 101 years of passion and car making, as well as the release of their new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport car - which was a follow up, higher performance model of the Veyron which was originally released in 2005. The Veyron Super Sport claims a top speed of close to 270mph, and will cost about $2 million. Highly collectible vintage models are valued in the several million dollars each. Bugatti also saw the debut of a new watch - the Bugatti Super Sport timepiece presented by their watch making partner Parmigiani.

Bugatti and Bugatti owners brought out their best to Monterey, especially at the Laguna Seca raceway for the Concorso Italiano. Beautifully restored Bugattis (and a few in original condition) were brought out to be seen and driven. You can see the famous luxury auto maker through different eras, and observe the loving care their owners bestow upon them. I've put together a pictorial showing some of the coolest Bugatti's seen in Monterey at the Quail Lodge event, at Laguna Seca, and at the Pebble Beach Concours de Elegance. Check out the rest of them below in the image galley. Fantastic to see so many rare and beautiful Bugatti cars together - chances like this are extremely rare.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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1938 Auto Union Type D and Others Fail to Sell at Bonhams

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

Talk about a troubled history. The Auto Union Type D racer from 1938 remains one of the most controversial cars in automotive history. Adolf Hitler sponsored its development as a rolling example of Germany's superiority, but after the war the few examples made largely disappeared. Two years ago, one such example resurfaced and was expected to set records at auction, but was pulled from the roster at the last minute due to lingering questions over its pedigree. Those doubts were recently put to rest and the famous Silver Arrow was put back on the docket, this time at the Bonhams Auction at the Quail Lodge this weekend in Monterey, California. Bonhams listed the car's value at $8 million, with some estimated its worth closer to $12 million, but when the hammer came down, the legendary race car failed to reach its reserve price, with bids stagnating at $6 million. And so the story continues.

Unfortunately for Bonhams, the Auto Union wasn't the only big-ticket item that failed to sell. Evel Knievel's Ferrari Daytona Spyder and a rare 1937 Bugatti Type 57S didn't reach their reserve prices, either. Among those that did sell, however, were a rare 1933 Duesenberg Model J Torpedo Convertible Victoria ($1.4M) along with a 1952 Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale Coupe, a 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster and a 1931 Bentley Birkin-Style Tourer, each of which sold for over $800k. But we suspect this isn't the last we've heard of the infamous Auto Union Type D.

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