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Bugatti Centodieci at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

The Bugatti Centodieci was unveiled over two years ago, at the 2019 edition of Monterey Car Week in the United States, but none of the 10 units that are to be built at the Atelier in Molsheim has been delivered to her owners yet, and that’s while all of them were already sold before the car was even shown in August 2019.

The Bugatti Centodieci is a special anniversary model, a celebration of the 110th anniversary of Bugatti as a company and inspired by the famous EB110 from the Nineties, the Centodiece comes with the famous 8-Liter W16 engine that delivers 1,600 PS and the first customer car will be finished in 2022, but Bugatti already has a production prototype that has been used for testing, and it’s that white beauty they brought to the 2021 edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como in Italy.

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is a famous event in Europe, held for the first time in 1929 already, and Bugatti enjoyed a long and successful relationship with the event, back in 2019 the La Voiture Noire took first prize in the ‘Concept Cars & Prototypes’ category, but other important models such as the 1937 Type 57S four-seater sports tourer, the 1934 Type 59 Grand Prix car, and the 1938 Type 57SC Atlantic, have all taken away significant awards over the last years, so this year Bugatti displayed the Centodiece in the ‘Concept Cars & Prototypes’ area, where we also admired the 1971 Lamborghini Countach LP500 prototype recreation.

Villa d’Este is a five-star resort alongside the famous Lake Como boasting some of the most breath-taking architectural works of the sixteenth century, the place to be for the rich and famous for many years, and the annual Concorso d’Eleganza brings owners and enthusiasts from all over the world to this picturesque place to admire the best of the best when it comes to classic and modern cars.

We already mentioned the Bugatti Centodiece is a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bugatti, but the inspiration for the design of this new hypercar is taken from another Bugatti that is actually celebration her 30th anniversary this year, the 1991 EB110, more specifically the EB110 Super Sport edition, and just for the Concorso d’Eleganza they had both cars available, the beautiful but aggressively styled Centodiece, and the traditional Bugatti Blue finished EB110 SS … but not just any of the 30 Super Sport models, this specific EB110 SS was once owned by Romano Artioli.

Romano Artioli was the Italian businessman that made the Bugatti EB110 possible back in the Nineties when he obtained the right to use the Bugatti name on a car and he built the famous ‘Blue Factory’ in Campogalliano in Italy to make supercars under the brand name Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.

Powered by a 3.5-Liter V12 engine with four turbochargers and five valves per cylinder, the Bugatti EB110 was ahead of its time in 1991, built on a carbon fiber chassis, this car came with angular styling and upward-opening doors, to create a luxurious driving experience, the engine came with an integrated transmission to safe space, but the EB110 still featured four-wheel drive … sadly the economic crisis in the early Nineties caused production of the EB110 to cease by 1995, only 30 of the EB110 SS models would be built, one recently changing hands for €2,242,500 or US$ 2,600,000 at the Bonhams The Zoute Sale auction.

Today the company is officially called Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. and the headquarter is located in Molsheim, France, where the Atelier is creating the most impressive hypercars ever since, and the Bugatti Centodiece was presented as a static display within the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este ‘Concept Cars & Prototypes’ area on Saturday 2 October and again on Sunday 3 October, the car also participated in the dynamic presentation parade.

Please enjoy some more photos of these amazing cars at one of the most impressive events of the year:

October 12, 2021 / Comments Off

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Ferrari F40 shatters estimate at auction

Last week we posted two articles about some really interesting classic supercars that would pass the auction block over the weekend … well, the results are in, and they are surprising, to say the least, the highlight of the day went for halfway between the low and high estimate, but one car really took things to the next level by going for way more than her high estimate.

The Bonhams The Zoute Sale in Knokke-Heist in Belgium managed to sell over €26,000,000 (US$ 30,000,000) in just one day, and almost 10% of that number was thanks to one car in particular, the 1994 Bugatti EB110 SS finished in Grigio Chiaro metallizzato (or Light Grey metallic) over a dark blue interior, initially estimated between €2,000,000 and €2,500,000 (US$ 2,300,000 and $2,900,000), this one of 30 Super Sport sold for €2,242,500 or US$ 2,600,000, she didn’t reach her high estimate, but she was the most expensive car changing hands that day.

But the second most expensive car to go to a new owner was the very low mileage 1989 Ferrari F40, the estimate on that specific car was set at €1,000,000 to €1,500,000 (US$ 1,155,000 to $1,734,000), but when the hammer finally came down the bidding reached €1,840,000 or US$2,131,000 including fees, well above the estimate and a very high price for an F40, it is clear someone was really interested in adding this specific unit to his, or her collection.

The third car in the top three of highest estimated sales was a very intriguing 2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Speedster, a Storck Vintage Edition that came with an estimate between €850,000 and €1,250,000, but that car didn’t sell on October 10, 2021, so the third most expensive car to actually sell during The Zoute Sale was a stunning dark blue 1968 Ferrari 365 GTC with coachwork by Pininfarina, this car was chassis no. 12209 with a matching engine no. 12209, changing hands for €655,500, only a third of the Ferrari F40 above.

October 11, 2021 / Comments Off

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One of 30 Bugatti EB110 SS

We’ve mentioned The Zoute Sale by Bonhams in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, Europe a few days ago when we talked about an amazing opportunity to buy a rare Ferrari F40 with only just over 1,000 miles on the counter, but that’s not even the highlight of the upcoming auction, with an estimate between US$ 1,155,000 and $1,734,000, this Ferrari surpassed with ease by this 1994 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport Coupé, estimated to reach an auction price between US$ 2,300,000 and $2,900,000 … almost double the value of the Ferrari F40, so why is that you might ask.

It because of rarity, provenance, and the current market climate for high-value super and hypercars, there are countless millionaires and billionaires out there that are willing to spend a lot of money to buy an older, classic supercar to complete their collection, most of these will probably never leave their airconditioned, heated, moisture regulated garage, but that’s the current market, prices on cars have skyrocketed over the last year or so, and it all comes down to supply and demand, and with nearly 1,400 units of the Ferrari F40 in this case, there were only 30 Bugatti EB110 SS built, so it’s a lot rarer in the automotive world.

The Bugatti EB110 was the brainchild of the Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli, who resurrected the Bugatti name in the car world when he built a state-of-the-art factory in Modena, near Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini, for the production of the EB110, as an homage to Ettore Bugatti’s birthday exactly 110 years earlier, with a design by Marcello Gandini, yes, the very same Bertone designer that gave us the Miura and the Countach from Lamborghini. While engineering behind the Bugatti EB110 GT was thanks to Paolo Stanzani, also related to Lamborghini, and while the upward-opening doors on the EB110 were a clear hint of Lamborghini influence, the engine was something totally different, still a V12, but with no less than four turbochargers, the Bugatti EB110 could reach 340 km/h with her 561 bhp power output.

But that was just the ‘base model’ from Bugatti, only six months after the official unveiling of the EB110 GT, Bugatti amazed the world at the 1992 Geneva Motor Show with the EB110 SS, or Super Sport, the lightweight version of the GT model, Bugatti managed to remove a lot of weight from the original GT by using carbon-kevlar parts instead of aluminum ones and by fitting BBS wheels. Changing the ECU, installing larger fuel injectors, and fitting a different exhaust system caused power output to rise beyond the 600 bhp mark … top speed of the Bugatti EB110 SS: 355 km/h (or 220 mph), in 1992!

But all that power and exclusivity came at a price, $380,000 back in 1992, unfortunately, the early Nineties saw a devastating economic recession which meant the company would go into receivership in 1994, only two years later, after 125 units left the factory gates to customers around the world (Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher and HRH the Sultan of Brunei both owned EB110 SS cars), among those 95 were the more luxurious EB110 GT version, while just 30 of the EB110 Super Sport lightweight were built, and the car presented here is among the last ever to be built at Modena.

Just as it happens to be today, ordering a supercar puts you in for a long wait, almost a year went on between ordering this car in June 1993 and taking delivery in April 1994, keeping in mind Bugatti Automobili SpA ceased operations in September 1995, the car was delivered to a Bavarian Dr by Auto König in Germany, but this specific EB110 SS came with some additional options: blue anodized aluminum control pedals, gear shift knob, and window switches that matched the dark blue leather interior, the customer had an additional request: upgrade the power even further, making this Bugatti number ‘B110.01 085’ one of the most powerful in the world.

The car would change hands a few times over the years after Dr Bernd Pöhlmann sold her in 1997 to Mr Jürgen Jaudszims, who subsequently sold her again in 2003 to Jan Van Stuivenberg in the Netherlands. The latter would keep this special Bugatti EB110 SS for a period of ten years before he decided to part with her in 2013, when this Italian lady returned to Germany, to Munich more precisely where she would stay until being put up for auction today by Bonhams at The Zoute Sale in Belgium … note the car is still registered in Germany today as the last owner regularly drove her and she was maintained perfectly over the years.

While this metallic grey lady is now 27 years old, she showed no signs of any accidents during a complete inspection by B.Engineering in Campogalliano, they also performed a full service just prior to the auction and even certified this rare Bugatti EB110 SS, finished in Grigio Chiaro metallizzato (or Light Grey metallic), she comes with paperwork that shows the car was serviced at the Bugatti Customers Service Department just three times, in November 2005, in February 2014, and finally, just recently in July 2021, this EB110 SS now shows 29,995 kilometers on the clock.

This really is a masterpiece from the Nineties, and being so rare, a Bugatti EB110 SS really is in a world of her own, which reflects in the auction estimate naturally, which could be a lot higher when the hammer comes down if the right person is bidding on this amazing piece of automotive history, she comes complete with a huge file of service and maintenance invoices, and the all-important Certificato di Autenticità supplied by Bugatti, just in case you are wondering, there is even a sports exhaust included, and if you are a larger person, this car comes with a special seat to accommodate you, how cool is that?

Interested in this car? From an enthusiast point of view, or perhaps as a buyer … just head over the official Bonhams page and register now.

October 8, 2021 / Comments Off

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The last 1995 Bugatti EB110 SS is for sale

Throughout 2019, Bugatti is celebrating its 110th birthday by releasing several special cars such as the Chiron Sport 110 Ans Bugatti and the Atlantic-inspired Bugatti La Voiture Noire. In a similar fashion in 1991, Bugatti celebrated 100 years of Ettore Bugatti with the release a car that still impresses today: the EB110 GT. Bugatti went on to one-up itself with the release of the car seen here, the high-performance EB110 SS. Nearly 25 years later, the last production example is up for sale.

The numbers for the 1995 supercar are pretty bonkers. Where the GT made about 550-560 bhp, the SS was cranked up to more than 600 bhp. The SS used the same 3.5-liter V12 with 12 individual throttle bodies and four turbochargers as the GT, but featured larger injectors, an updated exhaust with fewer catalytic converters, and a better-tuned ECU.

Supercars were still in analog mode at this point, so the EB110 had a six-speed manual gearbox and put power down to the ground through Bugatti’s four-wheel drive system. According to the firm selling the car, Girardo & Company, it could do zero to 62 mph in 3.26 seconds and had a top speed in excess of 200 mph.

Part of the performance upgrade from the GT to the SS was done through weight savings, as well. Although Bugatti had been weight-conscious from the start by building the EB110 with a carbon fiber monocoque, it was reportedly able to cut approximately 350 pounds of weight off the GT. This came from making the hood, the engine cover, and the undertray carbon fiber and replacing the side windows with an air inlet cover for the engine. Furthermore, the SS had specialized BBS magnesium wheels, a new fixed rear wing, brake cooling vents behind the front wheels, a more aero-focused front bumper.

Bugatti reportedly only made 84 EB110 GTs, and the SS was more than twice as rare, with approximately only 30 examples built. This car, chassis. No. 39040 ,was finished in September 1995 and is said to be the last production EB110 SS ever made. With a Grigio Chiaro paint job, it’s likely one of the most coveted Bugattis on the planet.

March 14, 2019 / Comments Off

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