70 year lake-bottom 1925 Bugatti going to auction

[PeteLeathersac]

After 70 years at the bottom of a Swiss lake this 1925 Bugatti Brescia has been 'rescued' and is heading for the auction block..

Click below for the story, pics and video of this early 'muscle car'!.
Wonder if the missing tag will surface?.

http://www.carpictures.com/vehicle/10AAA332400504.html


~ Pete

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I like real cars best...especially the REAL real ones!

[Smokey]

Its the new survivor for the 7pm spot at BJ on Saturday night...

[budnate]

I love stuff like this, cool car and story.

[flyingn]

it will buff right out..

[agtw31]

makes that Plymouth that sat in a concrete box for 50 years look good.

[drdave69]

It would make great yard art.

[x Baldwin Motion]

Those cars are actually worth a TON of stupid money !!

[PeteLeathersac]

Just checked back on what this Bugatti from a few months ago sold for at auction..

Pre Auction Estimate: €70,000 - 90,000

Sold: 260,500 Euros!!! ($368,300)

Buyer was Peter Mullin of The Mullin Automotive Museum who plans on leaving the car unrestored and displaying the remains in their museum as it left the lake..

http://blogs.motortrend.com/6633904/...ard/index.html

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~ Pete

[x Baldwin Motion]

[quote=PeteLeathersac]Just checked back on what this Bugatti from a few months ago sold for at auction..


Sold: $368,300.00

Buyer was Peter Mullin of The Mullin Automotive Museum who plans on leaving the car unrestored and displaying the remains in their museum as it left the lake..



wow!! $368,super large $$$$ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]


I never really thought how much much this &quot;beater&quot; was worth that we occasionally tear up the local streets with !!



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