Last updated: July 2026 · Historic car, values in USD
The Bugatti Royale, or Type 41, has a reported private-market value above $20 million, against a period price of around 500,000 French francs for a bare chassis, a fortune during the Depression. It is one of the rarest and most valuable cars ever made. Only 6 Royales were completed between 1926 and 1933, of which four were originally sold, and all survive, mostly in museums. Public transactions are exceptionally rare, so any figure is a private-market reference rather than a repeatable auction value.
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The Bugatti Royale is valued at more than $20 million. Only six were built and public sales are exceptionally rare, so any figure is a private-market indication, not a repeatable auction value.
A bare Royale chassis cost around 500,000 French francs, an enormous sum during the Depression, before any coachwork was added.
Only 6 Type 41 Royales were completed between 1926 and 1933, of which four were originally sold, and remarkably all 6 survive, most in museum collections.
Its extreme size, engineering and scarcity, only 6 cars, all surviving, put it among the most important and valuable pre-war automobiles in the world.
The 6 cars are almost all in institutional collections and change hands only in rare private sales. Submit a search request and we will point you to the right specialists.
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