A Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster from 1925 was recently fished out of Italy’s Lake Maggiore and will now go on auction. The historic Bugatti is not exactly in mint condition but auctioneers Bonhams believe it could be restored.

The Type 22 Brescia Roadster will start at a price of about 95,000 euros. It apparently ended up in the lake back in 1936 and is quite deteriorated, although you can still see some of the original blue tint on the bodywork.

The roadster was first spotted in the lake back in 1967 by a submarine, and was the property of a Swiss architect from Polish background, Max Schmuklerski. It’s not known exactly how the car ended up in the lake, although evidence points to a customs tax dispute. The Type 22 will go under the hammer on January 23rd at Retromobile in Paris.

Source | Autoblog.it

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