Last updated: July 2026 · Historic car, values in USD
The Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of the most valuable cars in the world, with a value estimated at $30 million to $40 million or more, against a period price of roughly 150,000 French francs when new. It was built between 1936 and 1938. Only 4 were made: two survive substantially original, one was reconstructed after a fatal accident, and Jean Bugatti's black Atlantic remains missing. The $30 million to $40 million figure is based on the reported 2010 private sale of chassis 57374, not a public 2026 transaction.
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A Type 57SC Atlantic changes hands perhaps once in a generation, and always privately. If you are pursuing a pre-war Bugatti or a car of this calibre, submit a search request and we will point you to the right specialists.
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A surviving Type 57SC Atlantic is valued at $30 million to $40 million or more. This is based on the reported 2010 private sale of chassis 57374, not a public 2026 transaction, so it is a private-market reference rather than a repeatable auction value.
The Type 57SC Atlantic cost roughly 150,000 French francs when new in the late 1930s, an extraordinary sum that made it one of the most expensive cars of its era.
Bugatti built only 4 Atlantics. Two survive substantially original, one was reconstructed after a fatal accident, and Jean Bugatti's black Atlantic remains missing. That scarcity is the single biggest reason for its value.
It is among the most valuable of all cars, not just Bugattis. Only a handful of vehicles worldwide trade in its $30 million to $40 million range.
The surviving cars are held in major collections and change hands only privately. Submit a search request and we will point you to the right pre-war specialists.
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