01 Jun 1985 — 1931 Bugatti La Royale Type 41 Berline de Voyage with custom body by Bugatti. The extravagant Type 41 Bugatti was conceived by Ettore Bugatti as the ultimate conveyance of royalty. Ironically, of the seven cars built, none were originally sold to royalty. The Type 41 had a wheelbase of 170 inches, the longest of any production car in history, and an eight cylinder 300 horsepower engine. This Royale carried a price tag of $42,000 when new. — Image by © Car Culture/Corbis