Take one part Talbot–Lago, one part Bugatti, season with a dab of Ferrari and a dash of Gullwing Mercedes, and you end up with this Bavarian chimæra of taxative desperation: the 1955 BMW 326 LeBlond.

The fabulous 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, after selling for an estimated $30-40 million at auction is the most expensive car in the world. Now it's on display.

Last week the Mullin Automotive Museum purchased a 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic from Dr. Peter Williamson's estate for between $30M and $40M, making it the most expensive car ever sold. This makes our prospects of ownership ever-more-depressingly dim. [WSJ]