The world's first Veyron Grand Sport scores big for charity
Text: Keith Adams / Photos: Gooding & Company
21st August 2008
Bidding started at 1.7m dollars, and finally halted with a final offer of 2.9m
Just a day after the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was unveiled on the Pebble Beach lawn, the Gooding & Company auctioned off the rights to chassis number 1 along with the opportunity for it's first owner to work with the Bugatti factory to build the car to their exact specifications.
Bidding started at .7m, and finally halted with a final offer of .9m dollars – which amounts to .19m dollars after buyer's premium (10%).
To see a video of the sale, click on the link below:
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