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  • Treasure trove in dusty locked garage [1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante]

    01/01/2009 7:42:19 PM PST · by smokingfrog · 28 replies · 6,124+ views
    Dvorak Uncensored ^ | Jan. 1, 2009 | Dvorak
    A classic Bugatti car, which gathered dust in a Tyneside garage for almost 50 years, may fetch up to $4.35 million when it goes under the hammer. Relatives of reclusive Newcastle doctor Harold Carr found the 1937 Type 57S Atalante in a garage after he died. Now the classic car, thought to be one of just 17 built, is to be sold by Bonhams in Paris next month. Dr Carr, a former army surgeon, left the contents of a lock-up garage to his family when he died in 2007. As well as the Bugatti, his nephew also discovered a classic...