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RM Sotheby's - 1936 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante

Art-deco splendour on four wheels

Data: 06-09-2022

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From the featherweight Grand Prix Type 35 through to the indomitable Royale and devastatingly powerful Chiron, no manufacturer in history has so consistently pushed the boundaries of engineering and design as Bugatti. Nor has any marque been so inextricably linked with a reputation for both scintillating performance and timeless style. Built with the precision to rival the finest Swiss watch and the style to match the leading couture design houses of Paris, few cars in Bugatti’s back catalogue exemplify these qualities quite so effortlessly as the sublime Type 57S.

 

  • The first Bugatti Type 57S Atalante to leave the Molsheim factory
  • One of only 17 Bugatti Atalante Coupés built on a 57S chassis
  • One of the few Atalantes known to have competed in period
  • Uprated to 200 horsepower supercharged “SC” specification
  • In current ownership for almost three decades
  • One of the finest Type 57S to come to market in recent years
 

Introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1936, just a year after the jaw-dropping Aérolithe stunned showgoers in the French capital, the Type 57S built on the success of Jean Bugatti’s first solo project. Featuring a completely reengineered Surbaissé chassis that was both more compact and lower than that of the Type 57, the rakish machine featured a front axle that articulated in two halves and a rear axle that passed through—rather than over—the chassis frame. Power, meanwhile, came via an improved version of the Type 57’s 3.3-litre dual overhead cam straight-eight engine, with a revised dry-sump lubrication system influenced by the racing Type 59.

 

Echoing the ground-breaking styling of the Aérolithe and the handful of impossibly pretty Atlantics that followed, the Atalante represented one of the most desirable expressions of Jean Bugatti’s vision, with an aerodynamic design that used similar radiuses through the body shape to create an unforgettable silhouette that is unmistakably Bugatti. In total, just 17 examples of these hugely collectible coupés were produced, making surviving examples some of the most sought-after automobiles ever created.

 

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