One chassis, many bodies
The Type 57 is a family: Galibier saloons, Ventoux coupés, Stelvio cabriolets and low-chassis S derivatives. Original coachwork, chassis identity and period specification decide value before condition.
Market value · road
$347K–$1.1M
Typical $524K · 65 sales · -54% vs ’19–’20
Market & Price
A terminal for one car: the model curve over the documented record, the benchmarks it is measured against, and the instruments that read it.
Records: 96 documented road sales on file · 2008–2026; estimate band $347K–$1.1M · good road cars. recorded sale prices · mixed hammer and premium-inclusive basis.
Compound annual growth
| Window | This car* | S&P 500 | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Y | +93.2% | +18.8% | +21.9% |
| 5Y | -2.4% | +11.4% | +17.6% |
| 10Y | -4.1% | +13.3% | +11.8% |
*Modeled price CAGR · S&P is a price index, no dividends
Deepest drawdown · model window
Forecast ladder · model quantiles
| Horizon | P10 | P50 | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| +6M | $429K | $520K | $631K |
| +12M | $395K | $516K | $674K |
| +24M | $349K | $508K | $740K |
Median path with the 10th and 90th percentile · not investment advice
96 of 96 recorded sales · shown in USD · recorded currency in each record
Recent public results run from unrestored or formal saloons below $250'000 to coachbuilt, supercharged cars above $6'000'000.
Floor
$347K
Typical
$524K
Ceiling
$1.1M
Estimate band for good road cars. 65 documented sales since 2019 plotted below.
Band and axis shown in USD. Sale positions use indicative fixed-rate conversion to USD; sale readouts retain recorded currencies. A usable family-level range, not a substitute for chassis and coachwork authentication.
Instrument calibration for this file is in progress — the terminal above reads the documented record directly.
Published auction totals are recorded as reported by the houses; tax treatment may vary by venue.
Overview
Introduced in 1934, the Type 57 put a 3.3-litre twin-cam straight-eight into a road chassis intended for several bodies and engine specifications. It became the structure beneath Bugatti's principal touring cars until production stopped in 1940.
The standard 135 bhp car sat beside the supercharged 57C and lower Type 57S family. Factory bodies covered four-door saloons, closed two-door cars and cabriolets; outside coachbuilders extended the catalogue further.
Reference
HICON BID
A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on the Bugatti Type 57 file — never public, never shown to other members. It is not a binding purchase, and HICONIUM holds no funds.
HICON Bids are a member instrument. Sign in to place one.
The vault
You keep one? The record starts in your garage — identity, papers, photography, and the market evidence this file already carries, bound to your chassis.
The variants
The register separates the Type 57 into its documented executions. One reference silhouette per execution — each opens as its own file as the archive fills.
Ventoux013 executions on file · references drawn to the house standard
The cars
Documented individual cars — chassis, colour, ownership and sale history. Open one for its full provenance. Public records only; members see the complete registry.
27 documented · public records
24 of 27 shown
The hands
The people whose work shaped the Bugatti Type 57.
Designer and engineering lead
Directed the Type 57 programme and designed the principal factory body families while taking a larger role in the company.
