Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum This 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Aravis “Special Cabriolet” will be auctioned at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum The car was restored by Sargent Metal Works, in Vermont, after being acquired by the Mullin Collection.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum Bugatti’s 3.3-liter straight-eight engine makes 170 hp and gives the vehicle a top speed of about 95 mph.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum The car was ordered new by Avignon agent Granat & Fils for Maurice Trintignant, Bugatti’s acclaimed team driver who raced it in period at the Grand Prix du Comminges in 1939.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum Bugatti’s two-seat Aravis cabriolet was named after a mountain pass in the Swiss Alps. Designed and styled by Jean Bugatti, son of the automaker’s founder Ettore Bugatti, just 11 examples were produced from 1934 to 1939.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum Only three examples of the model that feature a body by coachbuilder Gangloff exist today.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum The car is known in concours circles and was awarded First in Class at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
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Image Credit: Michael Furman, courtesy of the Mullin Automotive Museum Although offered with no reserve, this classic Bugatti is estimated to fetch as much as $3.5 million.
Authors
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Robert Ross
