Bugatti EB110 - Ettore would have been delighted

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Bugatti EB110 - Ettore would have been delighted

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Created on April 17, 2025

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Martin Sigrist

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - A classic today

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - chassis number 59

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - One of the few EB110s to be driven

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The final design came from an architect

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Owner Fredy Kumschick has chosen the door stops so that the doors open by themselves

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Marcello Gandini invented the scissor doors on the Alfa Carabo

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - CH nameplate as a concession to the lively use at home and abroad

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The super sports car attribute is still valid today

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Once the fastest car in the world

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The EB110 still impresses today

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - A rare sight: the EB110 in motion

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Short overtaking maneuvers sweeten the ride

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Usually a sight that can only be enjoyed for a very short time

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - you have to be careful on the straights!

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - A worthy Bugatti

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - style without superficialities

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Dream in the fog

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - 50,000 kilometers are not visible on it

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - No savings were made on the EB110

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - A technical tour de force

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The heart of the EB110 is the quad-turbo twelve-cylinder engine

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The spoiler can be retracted and extended

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Partially opening side window

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The flap on the B-pillar opens inwards when driving - to cool the engine

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - elegance instead of exaggeration in the interior

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Good workmanship for a small series vehicle

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - carbon fiber in the chassis instead of the interior

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - The access ramp was specially adapted to the EB110

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1991) - Fredy Kumschick drove his EB110 to many racing venues in Europe

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1991) - Fredy Kumschick is the second owner of the car

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1991) - Fredy Kumschick knows his car inside out

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Donkervoort S8 - Fredy Kumschick explains the car to a young visitor - at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show

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Caterham Super 7 (1986) - on the right the Donkervoort Super 8 - exhibited in Geneva by Kumschick - Geneva Motor Show 1986

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Impressions from the Artcurial-Rétromobile auction on February 8, 2013 - This man once built the EB 110, now he parted with his own car: Romano Artioli

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Bugatti factory in Campogalliano with Romano Artioli (1991)

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - as lot 234 at the RM/Sotheby's Paris auction on February 2, 2022

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - as lot 234 at the RM/Sotheby's Paris auction on February 2, 2022

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Bugatti EB110 production in Campogalliano (1993)

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Bugatti EB110 SS (1994) - 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 - Drivers: Alain Cudini, Éric Hélary, Jean-Christoph Bouillon

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Bugatti EB110 Super Sport (1994) - as lot 353 at the RM/Sotheby's Monterey auction from August 12 to 14, 2021

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Bugatti EB110 SS (1994) - 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 - Drivers: Alain Cudini, Éric Hélary, Jean-Christoph Bouillon

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Alain Delon shows the Bugatti EB110 for the first time in Paris (1991)

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World premiere of the EB110 in front of la Défense in Paris (1991)

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World premiere of the Bugatti EB110 in Paris (1991) - Romano Artioli waves - Alain Delon applauds

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The Bugatti EB110 drives along the Champs Elysées for the premiere (1991)

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Bugatti EB110 GT (1994) - Factory picture

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Ferruccio Lamborghini presents his V12 engine to journalists in the spring of 1963, with Paolo Stanzani on his left and Piero Taruffi on his right

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The Italian entrepreneur, tractor, automobile and helicopter designer Ferruccio Lamborghini

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Paolo Stanzani was both production and technical manager.

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Summary

The Bugatti EB110 experienced a brief moment of blossoming, plunged into the dark abyss and, once again in the limelight, has undergone a brilliant rehabilitation. One person who has been devoted to the EB110 for a long time and who has remained loyal to it for many miles is former Swiss Lotus and Caterham importer Fredy Kumschick.

This article contains the following chapters

Unknown at first
Caterham and Lotus specialist
Good-natured and willing
Fast driving made easy
Remaining stock and new models
Too late for the golden eighties
A big name at a bargain price
A little care for long-lasting enjoyment

Estimated reading time: 15min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It rattles and steams in addition to the existing wafts of mist. They hang low above Lake Sempach on this fall day. The well-kept villa district lies there in uniform gray. Only the crouched car shines a deep blue. The scissor door swings up and Fredy Kumschick swings out. "I've modified the doors. When you unlock them, they open by themselves - stronger gas pressure actuators," explains Kumschik. The man knows what he's talking about: "My car is chassis number 59. You can tell that they were constantly making changes at the factory in Campogalliano. However, I improved various details myself."

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