This is the first of the four Atlantic Coupes built by Bugatti. Originally fitted with a naturally aspirated engine, it was delivered new to one of Bugatti's finest clients, Victor, Lord Rothschild in London. In 1939 it was upgraded by the factory to Type 57 SC specification>>>
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It is believed that the second of four Atlantic bodies built by Bugatti was fitted on chassis 57453. Never delivered to a customer, the supercharged Atlantic was shown during the 1937 Auto Salon in Nice where it is pictured here. Bugatti apparently made the show car availabl>>>
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The third Atlantic was ordered from the factory by Jacques Holzschuch. He took delivery of the car in December of 1936 and promptly drove it back home to Paris. In the spring of the next, he drove the car to the French Riviera and showed it at a concours d'elegance in Nice. >>>
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Nearly two years after the first three, the fourth and final Atlantic was constructed. Chassis 57591 differs from its predecessors in detail. The biggest distinguishing features are the separate headlights, which are mounted flush with the fenders on the other three. It was >>>
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Type 57 SC Atlantic Coupe
