Description: This Bugatti Royale, also known as the Type 41, is a unique car on this list. Most of the records for expensive cars sold at auction have been set in the last ten years. There are a number of reasons ...Add Comments6
Scotty GeeJun 18, 2012 Son of a b*tch! That second photo rocks; the B & W one. Man, what a car.
Ken KirtlandJun 15, 2012 only bugattis id ever buy haha.
Justin RouthJun 14, 2012 Haha yeah my bad on that one.. But the previous ones didnt
Ben NortonJun 13, 2012 They are showing us some of the highest amounts paid for cars, I think it's pretty neat
Dale PedrickJun 13, 2012 2nd paragraph, first page
Justin RouthJun 13, 2012 Hey look another article that says 'Record Auction Sales' but mentions nothing of a recent auction or record. Please explain yourself carbuzz or im gonna keep posting these comments lol
Nick SchneeJun 13, 2012 Doesn't looks all that good to me...
Brady JacobyJun 13, 2012 Hideously beautiful but overpriced (obviously)
Description: The name and year of the Royale tell quite a bit of its story right from the beginning. It was a car intended to be sold to royalty, just at a time when royalty was disappearing all over Europe. In th...Add Comments2
Thibault LeroyJun 13, 2012 well he wanted the cars to be in good hands :p
Description: Given this kind of unmitigated snobbery, it's hardly surprising that the Royale was built purely out of spite. Legend has that Ettore was told by an English lady that she considered Rolls-Royce t...Add Comments4
Thibault LeroyJun 14, 2012 it was not a Royale it was a type 57 tank bodied racer which had just won a Le Man and he was test driving it
Devin WowkJun 14, 2012 Ah, not all the Royals have survived. Ettore's son Jean Bugatti headed the design of the Royal, and died test driving one when he swerved to avoid hitting a drunk cyclist. So one of the 7 was lost. I'm 17 and I know that. Is that a good or bad thing?
Ben NortonJun 13, 2012 Seems like a great price for one of 6!
Brad HensonJun 13, 2012 That is so cool that all 6 are still around
Description: With the body, the Kellner Coupe cost $45,000 ($560,000 today). Not that the Royale was in any way unimpressive. It must first be said that the thing is massive. It has a fifteen-foot wheelbase, with ...Add Comments2
Brady JacobyJun 13, 2012 45 grand back then... Dang. Nobody was actresses/actors or singers. Not many high dollar people. That must have but filthy rich car owners.
Dale SchroederJun 13, 2012 If I recall correctly, at least one Royale has a set of silver wheels (as in actual silver, not painted or plated) that cost $5,000 apiece in 1930's money.
Description: Bugatti had built these in anticipation of a contract with the French government which never materialized, due to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the end of WWI. The engine was an odd desi...Add Comments1
Stan MitchellJun 13, 2012 @Josh that's what she said. 2 twss's in 1 article? Damn, this is two easy.
Description: This engine ended up being the thing that saved the Royale from being a complete commercial disaster. Having produced some 23 more engines than he could find cars for, Bugatti built a train locomotive...Add Comments0
Description: For the pair, he paid $3000 and two GE refrigerators. It should be mentioned that refrigerators were nearly impossible to buy in France in 1950, and were therefore far more valuable than it would seem...Add Comments1
Bruno RochaJun 30, 2012 The most expensive car in the world is the Lamborghini sesto elemento
Description: The name Bugatti has been reborn and is once again synonymous with astounding feats of engineering, as well as almost completely unchecked hubris. This new incarnation of Bugatti (as well as another, ...Add Comments2
Yves CorbeauJun 14, 2012 Still, it is a Volkswagen now...:o(
Thibault LeroyJun 13, 2012 i really hope the Galibier makes it to production
Son of a b*tch! That second photo rocks; the B & W one. Man, what a car.
only bugattis id ever buy haha.
Haha yeah my bad on that one.. But the previous ones didnt
They are showing us some of the highest amounts paid for cars, I think it's pretty neat
2nd paragraph, first page
Hey look another article that says 'Record Auction Sales' but mentions nothing of a recent auction or record. Please explain yourself carbuzz or im gonna keep posting these comments lol