The Bugatti Type 57C Aravis “Special Cabriolet” could fetch as much as $3.5 million through Gooding & Company on April 26. Modified on April 2, 2024 Published on April 1, 2024 By Robert Ross ...

The Type 57C, with the “C” standing for compresseur, was a supercharged version powered by the same 3.3-liter engine from the road-going Type 57, but delivered 160 hp with a Roots-type blower.

Micaela, the host, is discussing a 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante – one of Jean Bugatti’s last designs before he tragically lost his life that same year at the wheel of a Type 57 racer, the ...

The Type 57 in competition form was successful, setting numerous world records—beginning in 1936—and proving victorious at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 and 1939.

Bugatti secured its first overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 with the Type 57G Tank. However, the groundwork laid by earlier race cars is what allowed Bugatti to design the race winner.

Its design, meanwhile, is as impressive. One of the finest Art Deco designs ever, this Type 57C’s coachwork is of significance to the entire design world, not just the automotive design world.

A 1936 Bugatti Type 57C coupe, built as a gift for Ettore Bugatti, will be on the block at Gooding & Co.’s auction during the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August.

Together, these are regarded by Bugattisti as the pinnacle of the marque’s achievements. The 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante being offered through Bonhams on August 19, 2022. Bonhams ...