Two rare breeds meet face to face

Writer: Elaine Davie.

After a successful land grab of the slipway in Betty’s Bay by the Stoney Point penguins, members of the boat club decided the best they could do would be to turn the situation to their advantage. Which is how it came to pass last Wednesday that two of the world’s rarest species came face to face at the scene of the take-over.

Three of the five Bugatti hyper sports cars during their pitstop in Betty’s Bay on Wednesday.

Visitors to the endangered African penguin colony at Stoney Point got more than they bargained for that day, as five of the sleekest, most expensive and rarest cars in the world growled to a halt outside the boat club, each sporting the famous EB marque of the House of Bugatti, 110 years old this year. The eyes of the bemused bystanders popped, and gasps of astonishment could be heard as the owners rolled rather than climbed out of their unique, low-slung works of automotive art.

One of the five Bugatti hyper sports cars during their pitstop in Betty’s Bay on Wednesday.

Bugatti owners hold up a Springbok flag to show their support after South Africa’s Rugby World Cup win.

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