1938 Bugatti Type 57C Aravis Cabriolet by Gangloff

Dijon-based dealership that placed the coachwork order and received delivery of the completed car before passing it to the first private owner.

Dijon pharmaceutical company proprietor who registered the car on delivery and retained it through the war, reportedly relocating it to southern France during the conflict.

Garage owner based in Oran, Algeria, who purchased the car for approximately 9,000 francs; reportedly left it in Marseille and allowed his brother Edgard to use it during a summer holiday in 1952.

Pre-war Bugatti specialist and owner of the Laos Garage in Paris; continued running the car under its original registration for a brief period before selling it on.

Bugatti enthusiast who discovered the car in Toulouse in reportedly original condition and used it to travel to his family home in northern France before selling it through Brussels dealer Jean de Dobbeleer.

Well-known Brussels dealer who facilitated the car's sale to the United States via his American associate Gene Cesari; the car's original engine was removed before departure from Europe.

Joliet, Illinois resident whose ownership was recorded in the 1962 Bugatti Register.

Well-regarded Chicago collector who owned the car after Andrews.

Institutional collection that held the car following Jacobs' ownership.

Bailiff from Oran who acquired the car via a part-exchange arrangement involving a Delahaye and cash; divorce proceedings prevented him from completing the financial side of the deal. The car was later found in a Toulouse garage.

Evanston, Illinois owner listed in the American Bugatti Register by 1979.

Unnamed but noted collector on the US East Coast who owned the car prior to the current owners.

Acquired the car in the mid-2000s and commissioned a full concours-quality restoration by LaVine Restorations, including engine rebuild and reversal of earlier modifications.

Award earned following completion of the concours-quality restoration by LaVine Restorations.

Followed the Glenmoor win as part of a series of concours successes after the restoration.

During a prior restoration the rear dorsal fin was extended to eliminate the European licence plate recess, the bonnet louvres were restyled, and an original supercharger was fitted to bring the car to Type 57C specification.

The original engine (number 510) was also removed at some point before the car left Europe and transplanted into chassis 55223; a replacement Type 57 unit was restamped and installed.

Original engine number 510 was removed and transferred to chassis 55223; a replacement Type 57 engine was restamped and fitted in its place.

This occurred before the car was exported to the United States in April 1961, apparently arranged through the de Dobbeleer network.

Full concours-quality restoration carried out after the current owners acquired the car. Bonnet louvres were returned to their original configuration and the non-original single-blade bumpers added in the 1950s were exchanged for correct Type 57 items, as confirmed by period photographs.

Complete engine rebuild incorporating a high-quality recast block sourced externally. Specification and dynamometer data from the work are retained in the car's file.

Engine rebuild carried out by Sam Jepson; the recast block was sourced by Scott Sergeant.