The most expensive car in the world is a cool 30 million U.S. dollars in art deco-inspired 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic. She was reportedly sold at auction this week in California for $ 30,000,000 to an anonymous buyer. This car came from the most expensive website.
Only three of these cars made by Bugatti. And only two are still around. This car was owned by the late Dr. Peter Williamson, a California neurosurgeon and car collector. On the other hand, owns a fashion designer Ralph Lauren.
1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of only three species ever created. Praise for its elegant art deco, the car is considered a very avant-garde in his time. It came on the market after the death of the owner, Peter Williamson, a neurologist and a famous car collector.
Santa Monica auction, Gooding & Co., announced the sale on the ground that the emergence of a new record. The company has not officially disclosed sale price, but people close to the transaction said the Bugatti went for $ 30 million and $ 40 million. David Gooding, head of auction house, described the car as "one of the most important and valuable of the world car in a private collection and rarely seen during the last four decades."
Buyers in the deal that took place last week, was anonymous. Several U.S. media said Mullin Automotive Museum in California has a rich collection of executive pay expert, Peter Mullin made. The museum has a statement denying that he bought a car, although he said it was in talks with the new owner thought the Bugatti audience.
The previous record for the highest price on the car at an auction in 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, for € 9m (£ 7.7m) at auction in Italy, bought in May last year.
Financial experts have predicted that there would be more blockbuster sales is the ultra-wealthy individuals look for alternative ways to invest their money in risky countries, volatile financial markets.
John Collins, the British Ferrari dealer Talacrest 2000AD, told Bloomberg News that interest rates are low, the rich merchants in the market: "They want real assets, which have a limited supply and will continue to buy into the values of modern art and classical cars to follow. meet at this point. "