Last week a 1936 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic sold for a rumoured $30 million to an anonymous buyer

The auction was handled by Gooding & Company, a Santa Monica, California-based auction firm. In a statement, David Gooding, the company's president and founder, called the vehicle "one of the world's most significant and valuable automobiles."

The Bugatti 57SC Atlantic was previously owned by the trust of the late Dr. Peter Williamson, a neurosurgeon and car collector. The vehicle was the first of just three Atlantics built, according to Gooding & Company.

The bulk of the Doctor's cars were sold by Gooding & Co in August 2008 - with medical foundations being the primary beneficiaries of the sale.

The car was bought for $59000 in 1971 - and was restored to a Pebble Beach winning state during the Doctor's ownership

Info on the car if you want to add it to your shopping list:

The 57SC Atlantic was based on the Aerolithe Electron Coupe, a show car built for the 1935 Paris Auto Salon. The car's low-slung, pontoon-fender design was the work of Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore Bugatti.

The show car was fashioned out of magnesium panels that were difficult to weld, and so Bugatti employed the car's distinctive riveted seams. And while the three production Atlantics were built of weld-able aluminum, the seams were retained as a design cue.