To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION
Estimate:
$150,000 - $200,000
- Wonderful modern homage to Jean Bugatti's Type 57S
Atlantic
- Features beautiful fiberglass coachwork over a stunning Art
Deco-style interior
- Powered by a BMW fuel-injected 12-cylinder engine and automatic
transmission
- Equipped with air conditioning, heat, and power windows
- A head-turning homage with modern conveniences
- Please note this is titled as a 2016 Assembled Vehicle
- Please note this lot will need to be collected from Austin,
TX
The Delahaye USA Pacific is a modern-day homage to Jean Bugatti's
masterpiece, the Type 57S Atlantic. Delahaye USA is the noted firm
based in New Jersey founded by Terry Cook, the former editor of Car
Craft and Hot Rod magazines. The Pacific was hand built over a
four-year period and features breathtaking fiberglass coachwork
with sensual Art Deco curves reminiscent of the original Atlantic.
The car is built on a custom steel-tube chassis ten inches longer
than the original Type 57S and is powered by a modern 300-hp BMW
M70B50 SOHC 12-cylinder fuel-injected engine paired to a BMW 4HP24
four-speed automatic transmission. Power is sent to a Ford 9-inch
rear end and moved along on Dayton wire wheels with new Dunlop
tires.
The interior exhibits wonderful engine-turned design on the console
and dash, the latter of which is equipped with new vintage-look
instrumentation. The classic-inspired seats feature stainless steel
framework and are trimmed in brocaded fabric with contrasting
welting. The door cards are wrapped in leather, completing the
vintage look of the luxurious cockpit. The car is equipped with air
conditioning, heat, and power windows for modern convenience and
comfort.
With just four examples of the legendary Type 57S Atlantic
originally built by Bugatti, they fall in the realm of unobtanium.
The Pacific offers a wonderful alternative with its breathtaking
curves and reliable modern underpinnings and creature comforts,
such as the automatic transmission and air conditioning. The
Delahaye USA Pacific is sure to turn heads no matter where it may
travel, be it on any side of either ocean.To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0120.
