1933 Bugatti Type 46S Two-Door Coupé (coachwork by James Young)

First registered owner following coachwork by James Young of Bromley; original buff logbook records this ownership.

Inherited the car following her father Percy's death and subsequently sold it in 1942.

Founder of the Bugatti Owners' Club in Britain; this was reportedly his last Bugatti. Original logbook records this transfer.

Acquired the car with approximately 38,000 miles recorded; described as a Bugatti collector. Transfer documented in original logbook.

Ownership documented on a typewritten sheet held in the history file.

Dealer or garage that held the car before passing it to another dealership.

BBC musical director who acquired the car and was persuaded to sell it after being flagged down on Oxford Street in London.

Motor dealers who had the car briefly before it was sold; Charles Burnett II narrowly missed buying it from them.

London-domiciled Canadian, husband of Miriam Burnett; registration placed in wife's name initially, then in a family company, then in his own name from January 1963. Later relocated to Ontario then Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shipping the car to the USA in 1972. Acquired a rare spare Type 46S engine separately. Extensive file of correspondence, bills, and import documents covers his ownership.

Family-connected company based in Slough under which the car was registered before reverting to Charles Burnett II personally.

Son of Charles Burnett II; British-born but based mainly in Houston, Texas. Oversaw extensive restoration work costing approximately £72,000 with Ivan Dutton during 2005–2008 and further works by Don Law Racing in 2013–2014. The car was later shipped to New Zealand, where accident damage was repaired. Burnett died in a helicopter accident in January 2018 aged 61.

Event programme and related correspondence are held in the history file.

Rolling chassis bodied as a two-door coupé by James Young coachbuilders of Bromley following delivery from the Molsheim factory.

Service work carried out while the car was in the United States.

Invoice dated October 1989 from Abacus of Tidewater, Virginia is present in the history file.

Comprehensive restoration and improvement work undertaken by a Bugatti marque specialist over approximately three years, totalling around £72,000.

Work spanned 2005 to 2008; supporting correspondence and reports are on file.

Various mechanical and other works carried out across 2013 and 2014 at a combined cost of approximately £68,000, ahead of the car being shipped to New Zealand.

Supporting correspondence and reports available in the history file.

Body damage resulting from a door flying open at speed was repaired, with weakened structural or cosmetic elements also addressed during the same exercise.

Incident occurred while the car was in Australia in 2017; repair work carried out in New Zealand.

A spare Type 46S engine, originally hidden at the Bugatti factory during the Second World War and subsequently acquired from Gene Cesari, was restored from a heavily greased storage condition.

This engine is included in the sale as a separate unit.