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Extracted from the Swiss Lake Maggiore rare Bugatti model next month will go under the hammer. Revenue from the auction will be donated to charity.
Manufactured in 1925 Model 22, also known as the Bugatti Brescia, lain in a lake located near the town of Ascona up to 73 years. According to preliminary calculations of experts from Bonhams auction house, corroded wreck to reach an amount ranging within 70 - 90 thousand. pounds. This is roughly how much a new copy of the exclusive Mercedes-Benz. Circumstances of flooding, and automobiles, are so unusual and tragic, that could be successfully canvas of film scripts. History of "sunken Bugatti" was considered to be part of folklore until 1967, when it was accidentally discovered at a depth of 49 m below the water surface, by a member of a local diving club. Baby decided to pick out from the lake until 2009, and obtained in this way, the money earmarked for the foundation is fighting violence against minors. The Association was founded by Maurizio - member of the diving club, after his son Damiano, was brutally murdered in 2008. With the chassis numbers could be determined that the car originally belonged to Georges Nielly, who bought it in 1930 and registered in Paris. As we went to Switzerland? Another clue what's interesting about the Polish accent, leads us to a man named Marco Max - architect of Polish origin, born in Zurich. It is known that he had stayed in Ascona from 17 July 1933, up to 25 August 1936, when he decided to return to their hometown. The investigation revealed that prior residence in Ascona, Max studied at the famous school of visual arts Beaux Arts in Paris. There is thus a suspicion that it had just bought from Brest said Monsieur Nielly. Although not Buggati that went into the hands of, one thing is certain - auto traveled to Switzerland on French plates and never paid for it the duty. The history ends in 1936, when the architect leaves Ascona, leaving his car in the courtyard of a construction company. Gossip has it that its owner harassed by local officials who knew about the existence of the vehicle demanded payment of arrears of tax, pushed the cumbersome machine into the depths of Lake Maggiore.
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