Eccentric Uncle Leaves Nothing But An Old Garage In His Will But Nobody Expected It To Contain THIS

#1 Run Down Garage

When 89-year-old Dr. Harold Carr died in Newcastle, he left his dusty old house and the run down garage beside it to his niece and nephew. They set out to clean the garage one weekend before they could put the property up for sale.

#2 Eccentric Uncle

Everyone knew Harold loved cars but he was a life-long eccentric and became a bit of a recluse in his final years, spending all of his time tinkering in the garage. So when the two siblings went to check out what they had been bequeathed in their uncle's will, they were shocked beyond belief.

#3 Rumors Are True

There was a family rumor that Uncle Harold had a collection of nice cars, and according to his nephew, "it was a bit of local folklore that he had a Bugatti, but no one knew for sure, and certainly no one knew what it was worth." When Carr's niece and nephew pulled back a few tarps, they were surprised to discover that the rumors they had always heard were true, and then some.

#4 Rare Bugatti

Carr's niece and nephew soon learned that the Bugatti rumors were true and found that he had, in his garage, a Bugatti Type 57S Atalante, worth a whopping $8.5 million.

#5 Built In 1943

This particular Bugatti was one of only 43 cars made in its class on May 5, 1937.

The car was well known in the collectors circuit since it had a history of originally being purchased by British Royalty.

#6 Owned By British Aristocracy

The original owner of the Bugatti was Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe. He was a member of Parliament and had a large car collection that he raced in the 1930s. He had a reputation for fast-living and a vast collection of cars which he bought and traded regularly.

#7 Auctioned Off For Millions

The Bugatti in the Carr garage was spared from the inevitable damages of the race track and passed through several hands before Carr purchased it in 1955. Despite the age of the car, it had low mileage when it was found by Carr's family. When the license expired in the 1960's, Carr moved the vehicle to his garage and that's where it remained until it was discovered by the two siblings. The car was found alongside a parked Aston Martin. The Bugatti was sold at auction for $4 million, and the Aston Martin for $1.9 million, which was split up between all the family members.