The very first Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was auctioned off for $3.19 Million US Dollars in Pebble Beach, California. This thing is probably not worth that much, someone just paid more than what it’s worth.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Gooding & Company, the official auction house of the 58th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance(R), captured total sales of $64.2 million including several of the world's rarest and most spectacular automobiles during its two-night auction on August 16 and 17. An international crowd of collectors and spectators were captivated as 140 lots crossed the auction block including top private collections, vintage racing cars and individual automotive objets d'art such the 1937 Bugatti Type 57SC Atalante Coupe, which sold for a stunning $7.92 million -- setting a record for the highest price ever paid for an automobile at a North American auction.
via autoblog, prnewswire
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