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If you happen to have at least $1.2 million just sitting around and doing nothing, maybe you should give this a thought: the Bonhams Goodwood Revival Sale is about a month away, and there are some great cars just waiting to be bought and, why not, even driven.
Leading this year's lineup of cars is a 1935 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Faux Cabriolet, a car so rare that it's generally only to be seen in public at auctions across the world.
As per Bonhams, this particular Type 57 belonged to a car collector by the name of Barry Burnett. Born in Europe, the car is said to have traveled from there to the U.S back in the late 1950s, and then back again at the beginning of the 1980s.
The car has been restored at one point by one of its owners, but it still uses the original chassis, engine, gearbox and body, all with matching numbers.
"We are delighted to have been entrusted to offer another bespoke selection from the Burnett stable at this year's Goodwood Revival Sale," said in a statement Sholto Gilbertson from the Bonhams motor cars department.
"It reflects Barry's expert eye for quality and his passion for classic and vintage motor cars."
The auction house hopes to fetch a great deal of money for it, at least £1,000,000 ($1.2 million). But there are hopes people could pay up to £1,500,000 for it ($1.8 million) to get their hands on it.
The Bugatti is the most expensive of six cars belonging to Burnett that Bonhams will sell this September.
The other five are a 1938 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Replica Tourer, a 1963 Facel Vega Facel II, a 1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer, a 1936 Talbot-Lago T23 Le Mans Replica and a Jaguar D-Type Replica.
The cheapest of the bunch is the Jaguar, for which the auction house hopes to get at most £70,000 ($84,000).
As per Bonhams, this particular Type 57 belonged to a car collector by the name of Barry Burnett. Born in Europe, the car is said to have traveled from there to the U.S back in the late 1950s, and then back again at the beginning of the 1980s.
The car has been restored at one point by one of its owners, but it still uses the original chassis, engine, gearbox and body, all with matching numbers.
"We are delighted to have been entrusted to offer another bespoke selection from the Burnett stable at this year's Goodwood Revival Sale," said in a statement Sholto Gilbertson from the Bonhams motor cars department.
"It reflects Barry's expert eye for quality and his passion for classic and vintage motor cars."
The auction house hopes to fetch a great deal of money for it, at least £1,000,000 ($1.2 million). But there are hopes people could pay up to £1,500,000 for it ($1.8 million) to get their hands on it.
The Bugatti is the most expensive of six cars belonging to Burnett that Bonhams will sell this September.
The other five are a 1938 Lagonda V12 Le Mans Replica Tourer, a 1963 Facel Vega Facel II, a 1936 Lagonda LG45 Tourer, a 1936 Talbot-Lago T23 Le Mans Replica and a Jaguar D-Type Replica.
The cheapest of the bunch is the Jaguar, for which the auction house hopes to get at most £70,000 ($84,000).
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