The very first and last Bugatti Veyron supercars are to go up for sale and are expected to fetch £3.5million when they go under the hammer.
The two motors, that have top speeds of 260mph, were chassis number 001 and 300 off the production line.
Volkswagen made a limited number of the sports cars after buying the rights to the famous brand in 1998.
The Veyrons were recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world and Car of the Decade by BBC’s Top Gear.
The 2006 001 Veyron, which is valued at £1.5 million, has just 764 miles on the clock while the 2012 model has less than 400.
They are both owned by a multi-millionaire super car fan who is putting his collection of 25 high-end motors up for sale at auction.
The two Bugattis, that have 8,000cc engines, are being sold individually but they do come with a free service which would usually cost £60,000. A new set of tyres will cost £15,000.
Both cars have 1,000bhp, four turbo chargers in the W16 engines, and can do 0-60mph in just three seconds. They are also exceptionally light as they are made from carbon fibre.
Alin Squindo, vice president of auctioneers RM Sothebys which is holding the sale, said: ‘The two Bugattis are the first and last coupés built.
‘The Bugatti production lasted about 10 years and having the first and last is always a special thing in the car collection world and gives it added value.
‘Bugatti was a brand that produced prolific high-end super cars in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. The Volkswagen group bought the brand back to life and produced the most powerful car in the world.
‘It set the engineering benchmark for performance, construction and engineering.’
The two cars are being sold in California on August 13.
THE WORLD’S FASTEST SUPERCAR: THE HISTORY OF THE LIMITED EDITION BUGATTI VEYRON
The Bugatti firm was founded by Italian-born French automakrer Ettore Bugatti in the early 1990s, specialising in fast cars.
In 1998, the Volkswagen group bought the brand with a view of reviving it and bringing it back to life.
In 1999, Buggatti developed the Veyron, which was named after its development engineer and test driver, Pierre Veyron.
The first roadworthy prototype of the Veyron was completed in 2003 with production starting in 2005.
The official numbers for the W16 car came out at 1,001 horsepower, 922 lb-ft of torque, a 253mph top speed, and a 0-62 time of 2.5 seconds.
The Veyrons were recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world and Car of the Decade by BBC’s Top Gear.
Only a limited number of Bugatti Veyrons were made over the decade and the last production vehicle was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in March 15 2015.
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