31936 Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic – Price: $43.7 million
Worth $43.7 million, the 1936 Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic ranks #3 on our top 10 list of the highest priced auction items in the world and #1 on our top list of the most expensive cars sold at auction.
Manufactured from 1936 to 1940, the Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of the 710 examples ever produced.
Most Type 57s used a twin-cam 3.257 cc engine based on that of the Type 49. Heavily modified by Jean Bugatti, the 57’s engine used gears to transmit power from the crankshaft.
Sold in an auction run by Gooding & Company, the car now is owned by Dr. Peter Williamson, a renowned collector of rare Bugatti cars.
