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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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Barn find Bugatti set to sell for £200,000.<br />
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A 90 year old Bugatti Brescia has been discovered languishing in a french barn, and despite its rather 'tired' condition is set to sell for £200,000 at auction.<br />
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The 'outstanding and extremely rare' car, is one of just twelve surviving examples of the model made by Ettore Bugatti between the wars.<br />
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The has been in the hands of the same owner since 1953, and has not moved for some 40 years.<br />
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Auctioneers Artcurial are selling the car at their Paris sale of 22 June.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: Artcurial/BNPS

First sight...

Barn find Bugatti set to sell for £200,000.

A 90 year old Bugatti Brescia has been discovered languishing in a french barn, and despite its rather 'tired' condition is set to sell for £200,000 at auction.

The 'outstanding and extremely rare' car, is one of just twelve surviving examples of the model made by Ettore Bugatti between the wars.

The has been in the hands of the same owner since 1953, and has not moved for some 40 years.

Auctioneers Artcurial are selling the car at their Paris sale of 22 June.