This rare Bugatti Type 57 began life as one of 10 Grand Raid two-seater roadster chassis but was completed at the factory with Atalante coachwork. Delivered new on 18 May 1935 to a client in Lyon, France, it’s one of only three such examples ever built worldwide. The fate of the other two Atalante-bodied cars remains unknown.
Retaining its original chassis, engine, gearbox, and coachwork, all factory-numbered and matching, the car has passed through the hands of several prominent American and European collectors.
The car has undergone an extensive restoration, carried out with an uncompromising focus on originality and conservation. Today, it stands as a superbly presented example of the iconic Jean Bugatti–inspired, Joseph Walter design, and remains one of the most significant coach built Bugattis of the pre-war era.
