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Behold: The Most
Expensive Car in History

Mar 5, 2019 2:30 PM CST

Behold: The Most Expensive Car in History

One-and-only model of this Bugatti sells for $12.5M

(Newser) - Folks of ordinary income can't afford to own a Bugatti, but even some millionaires would not be able to own this Bugatti. The French automaker unveiled "La Voiture Noire" on Tuesday, and at $12.5 million, it has the distinction of being the most expensive new car in...

Man Drives $1M Bugatti Into Lagoon, Ends Up in Prison

Crash was less due to a 'low-flying pelican' than insurance fraud

(Newser) - A Texas man who may or may not have purchased a $1 million car for the express purpose of driving it into a lagoon was sentenced to more than a year in prison Tuesday, KTRE reports. According to the Houston Chronicle , Andy House—who owns a salvage yard for exotic...

This Is a $1M Car—in a Lagoon

for the birds

Nov 13, 2009 3:45 PM CST

This Is a $1M Car—in a Lagoon

Cellphone and pelican conspire against Texas driver

(Newser) - A Texas driver distracted by a low-flying pelican took an unexpected detour—into 3 feet of water. Andy House, 34, drove a Bugatti Veyron EB, worth about $1 million, into a saltwater lagoon near Galveston. "He was calm,” the driver of the wrecker that took away the waterlogged...

Classic Bugatti
Sells for $4.5M

Feb 8, 2009 10:06 AM CST

Classic Bugatti Sells for $4.5M

1937 model gathered dust in garage for 50 years

(Newser) - A 1937 Bugatti that sat unused for 5 decades has sold at a Paris auction for $4.5 million, the BBC reports. The family of a British doctor found the car in his garage after he died. It's one of only 17 in the world. Despite its age, the Type...

Garage Yields Dusty Surprise:
$4.3M Bugatti

Jan 2, 2009 2:58 PM CST

Garage Yields Dusty Surprise: $4.3M Bugatti

(Newser) - A rare Bugatti sports car found in a late British doctor’s garage will be auctioned off next month and is expected to fetch at least $4.3 million for his surprised relatives, the AP reports. The Type 57S Atalante, built in 1937, is one of only 17 ever made....

$1.7M Ride Seeks
Loving Owners

May 2, 2008 4:05 PM CDT

$1.7M Ride Seeks Loving Owners

Bugatti Veyron a thing of beauty, but might spell the end of French company

(Newser) - French automaker Bugatti is betting its business on the fact that 300 people in the world will want to pony up $1.7 million each for its new car, the Veyron. The automobile, which boasts a top speed of 253 mph, has cost VW Group more than half a billion...