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The Royales were destined to fail from the beginning and did not reach their intended recipients, European royalty. Of the 25 examples that Ettore Bugatti planned to build, between 1927 and 1933, only 6 were manufactured and 3 were sold.

Bugatti Royale Coupe Napoleon

The first car with chassis number 41,110 is known as the Napoleon Coupé. An imposing 6.4 m black and blue coupe with a huge 14.7 L and 300 HP engine. It was Ettore's personal car and was later treasured by the Schlumpf brothers.

Bugatti Royale Coupe de Ville Binder

The second with chassis 41.111 is known as Coupé de Ville Binder or Royal Esders, because it was acquired by the French clothing manufacturer Esders in April 1932; It went through several owners and countries until it was acquired by the Volkswagen Group in 1999 for the astronomical figure of 20 million. Currently it is used as a vehicle for brand promotion.

Bugatti Royale Cabriolet Weinberger

The third car 41,121 known as the Weinberger Cabriolet was sold in 1932 to a German obstetrician doctor. Curiously, in 1946 it was bought in a scrapyard in New York for a ridiculous figure, 400 USD. The lucky one: Charles Chayne who spent a fortune to get it running and in 1957 donated it to the Henry Ford Museum, located in Dearborn, Michigan.

Bugatti Royale Limousine Park-Ward

The fourth car 41,131 known as the Park-Ward Limousine or Foster car after its owner who acquired it in 1933. This followed the fate of the previous one, various collectors and prices. In 1946 it passed into the hands of Jack Lemon for 2,800 USD, in 1956 to John Shakespeare for 9,785 USD until it came into the hands of the Schlumpf brothers in 1963 when John collapsed and was forced to sell his entire collection.

Bugatti Royale Berline by Voyage

The fifth and sixth cars were kept by Bugatti: 41,141 or Kellner and 41,150 or Berline de Voyage from 1929. They took more than 20 years to be sold, in 1950 they passed into the hands of the American driver Briggs Cunningham who paid for each car. about 600 USD. The first one he kept in his possession until 1987, when it was sold for 9.7 million dollars to the Swedish magnate Hans Thulin, and in 1990 he sold it for 15.7 million dollars. It is currently in private hands.

Cunningham sold the Berline de Voyage in 1952 for $6,500 and it continued to pass through owners. They paid 8.1 million for this car in 1987. It is currently in a museum in California.

Source:

  • Ana Paris (January 28, 2018) The Bugatti Type 41 Royale
    https://www.excelenciasdelmotor.com/otras-secciones/resena/los-bugatti-type-41-royale

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