Family finds $4M classic car in deceased relative’s garage
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In one of the world’s last great barn discoveries, family of reclusive Newcastle doctor Harold Carr found a 1937 Type 57S Atalante Bugattie in a garage after he died. Only 17 were made.
It may fetch up to £3m (€3.13m) when it goes under the hammer.
The Bugatti 57S is a highly coveted car by collectors, with at least four thought to belong to the Musee Nationale de L’Automobile in Mulhouse, France.
It was originally owned by Earl Howe – first president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club.
Earl Howe took delivery of the sporty two-seat Atalante after it was completed in 1937 and kept the car for eight years.
After Earl Howe sold it, it changed hands a couple of times before Dr Carr bought the car in 1955 from Lord Ridley, a member of the Northumberland gentry.
He drove the car for the first few years, but in 1960 it was parked in his garage where it remained until his death.
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 Aston Martin, and a Jaguar E-type in the lock-up.
Family finds $4M classic car in deceased relative's garage
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