This is the 1995 Bugatti EB110 Super Sport/Sport Competizione, the 2nd of just 2 ever Bugatti EB110 race cars to ever have been officially constructed by the factory. The first racing EB110 was entered into the 1994 24 Hour of Le Mans. Early discussions between Italian industrialist, Ferruccio Lamborghini, French financial director, Jean-Marc Borel, Italian mechanical engineer and automotive designer, Paolo Stanzani, and Italian entrepreneur, Romano Artioli kicked off the idea of developing a new Bugatti super car in the late 80s. The 110-project chassis development began with work being handled by Tecnostile, and subsequently, multiple designers were asked to submit proposals for what would later become the ‘EB110’ including Paolo Martin, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Nuccio Bertone and Marcello Gandini. Stanzani was replaced in 1990 by Italian mechanical engineer, Nicola Materazzi, as the projects new Production Chief Engineer. The production EB110 GT was finally completed, exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti’s birth, in 1991. Chassis 44 shown here was originally ordered by Gildo Pallanca-Pastor, a successful entrepreneur and founder of several companies based in Monaco and throughout the world. The intention of the purchase was to enter a racing car into the IMSA races (GTS-1 class) and the BPR Global GT Series under the Monaco Racing Team. In order do so, the car was transformed over a 6-month period into the EB110 Sport Competizione, a raw, lightened, and more powerful deviant. The EB110 SC performed well during its time on the track, but ultimately the Bugatti production plant closed its doors on September 15th, 1995, leaving the car to no longer be utilized. Gildo Pallanca-Pastor retained the car following Bugatti’s bankruptcy and continued racing in Dijon, France and Daytona. Plans to take the car to the 24 Hour of Le Mans existed, but unfortunately never came to fruition.
How many made? 1 of 2 factory-built EB110 race cars.
Engine: 3.5 L Bugatti quad-turbocharged V12
Debut: Watkins Glen in June of 1995 (SC)
Top Speed: n/a
0-60mph: n/a
Photo Credit: @classictorque
Research: @rarecarsonly