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Bugatti Type 57S Atalante found in a garage.

Reclusive Newcastle doctor Harold Carr stashed away the classic Bugatti in his lock up garage in 1960 after using it for around 5 years.
Originally built for Earl Howe, first president of the British Racing Drivers Club, in 1937 the car is one of only seventeen produced by Bugatti and was bought by Doctor Carr in 1955 from Lord Ridley.
The car is in original condition in need of restoration and has a remarkably low mileage.
 
Doctor Carr died in 2007 and left the contents of his garage to his family. A classic Aston Martin and an E Type Jaguar were also in the garage.
 
The Bugatti Atalante was a two door coupe body style built on both the Type 57 and 57S, but with a single piece windscreen and no fin. Only 17 Atalante cars were made, four of which reside in the Cité de l'Automobile Museum in Mulhouse, France (formerly known as the Musee Nationale de L'Automobile de Mulhouse).
 
The name Atalante was derived from a heroine of Greek mythology, Atalanta.
She was the daughter of Schoeneus (or Lasius), who really wanted a son so badly that when Atalanta was born he left her in the middle of the forest in the mountain tops to die. She was raised by a hunter and became a fierce huntress capable of running very fast.
Reunited with her father she agreed with him to marry anyone who could outrun her in a foot race. Anyone who tried to beat her and failed would be executed. Atalanta features in several Greek legends including some versions of the Quest for the Golden Fleece.
 
Doctor Carr's Bugatti Atalante is due to be auctioned by Bonhams in Paris in February 2009 and is expected to fetch up to £3m
 
 
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