Local Bugatti sale third best in 2020
Money makes the world go around, and exactly $7.1 million made a very special Bugatti go round the Bonham s auction block during its March 5 sale near the Amelia Island Concours d Elegance to become the third most expensive classic auctioned worldwide in 2020.
The top 10 auction sales for 2020 are listed in Hagerty s wrap-up as they routinely keep tabs on the auto auction markets, French-made Bugattis of the 20s and 30s making up much of the field of dreams.
The most expensive was a 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports at the Gooding & Company “Passion of a Lifetime” auction on Sept. 5, for $12.66 million. King Leopold III of Belgium was one of its five owners. Third place is the Amelia sale, a 1932 Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport, one of just 14 to leave the Molsheim factory with Jean Bugatti’s roadster body. It has its original engine and chassis, and was also the most expensive car sold in Amelia Island this year.
The interior sees improvements, too, with a new seven-inch Smartphone Link Display Audio System with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto now standard on every model. Mitsubishi also updated the ES trim with redesigned front armrests, new soft-touch cloth, and a sporty carbon fiber effect on the window switch trim. All Mirage trims now come with forward collision mitigation and pedestrian detection, while lane departure warning and automatic high beams are available on the top SE trim.
Pricing for the base Mirage ES with the manual transmission starts at $14,295, making it more expensive than the Chevrolet Spark, the cheapest car in the US. Adding the CVT pushes the price to $15,595, while the LE trim costs $16,220 with a CVT as standard. The sporty Carbonite Edition costs $16,995, while the top SE is priced at $17,445.