{"id":497364,"date":"2018-02-14T11:13:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T19:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=55808"},"modified":"2024-02-23T19:44:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T19:44:14","slug":"mullin-bugatti-named-best-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mullin-bugatti-named-best-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullin Bugatti Named Best of Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mullin Automotive Museum\u2019s 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic (above, Cedric Canezza photo courtesy of The Mullin Museum) was named The Peninsula Classics \u201cBest of the Best\u201d during a private dinner held at the Peninsula Paris on February 8. In three years of the annual award, the Mullin Museum has won twice, claiming the inaugural title with its 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, the Atlantic was nominated to compete against seven other \u201cBest in Show\u201d winners from prestigious Concours events around the globe. After judging by a panel of 24 experts \u2014 including Henry Ford III and The Duke of Richmond and Gordon \u2014 the Bugatti was selected to receive the prestigious title. It will now return to the Mullin Museum in Oxnard, California, where it will continue to be on display.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Atlantic represents the pinnacle of everything I adore about the French automotive styling, and widely described as the Mona Lisa of the automobile collector world,\u201d said Peter Mullin, founder and CEO of the Mullin Automotive Museum. \u201cFrom its signature curves to its aviation-inspired rivets to the sleek Jean Bugatti-designed all-aluminum body, the car is truly a remarkable piece of art. I\u2019m very honored to have shared it with the world among other worthy \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 contenders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Bugatti Atlantic or the Mullin Automotive Museum, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MullinAutomotiveMuseum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.MullinAutomotiveMuseum.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mullin Automotive Museum\u2019s 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic (above, Cedric Canezza photo courtesy of The Mullin Museum) was named The Peninsula Classics \u201cBest of the Best\u201d during a private dinner held at the Peninsula Paris on February 8. In three years of the annual award, the Mullin Museum has won twice, claiming the inaugural title with its 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS. 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