The History Trust of South Australia has sold the 2008 Veyron EB 16.4 that was a headline exhibit at the National Motor Museum in Birdwood. The buyer is reportedly Adelaide businessman Yasser Shahin and the price is believed to be about AUD $2 million; the Trust confirmed neither.
One of Australia's best-known public Bugattis has gone private. The History Trust of South Australia has sold the 2008 Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 from the collection of the National Motor Museum in Birdwood, InDaily reported on Oct 15, 2026.
The Veyron's spot at the museum has gone to a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, which the Trust is putting on display in time for this weekend's RAA Bay to Birdwood run. According to the museum's own description, only 71 Veyrons were sold in 2008, and InDaily notes the car cost about $2.7 million new in Australia.
If the figure is in Australian dollars, it would land below what comparable 2008 coupes have brought at US auctions this year once converted. Our Veyron auction tracker shows 2008 coupes selling for $1,957,500 at Broad Arrow Amelia (Mar 7), $2,200,000 at Mecum Indy (May 16) and $2,232,500 at RM Monterey (Aug 15), all in US dollars. A private sale from a public collection in another market isn't directly comparable, and the price hasn't been confirmed.
Museums do sell cars, but rarely ones this famous. The Trust's framing, a regular collection review and a swap for a 300 SL Gullwing, suggests it judged the Veyron's money better spent elsewhere, and a bequeathed car gives it that freedom. For the market, it's one more early Veyron coupe moving at roughly the going rate rather than a sign of a shift.
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