The EB110 was the first Bugatti for nearly 40 years to come on the market in 1991, following the purchase of the brand by the Italian 'Bugatti Automobili' company a few years earlier. 'EB' obviously stands for Ettore Bugatti, and the '110' refers to its introduction exactly 110 years after his birth. Some design elements of the earlier Lamborghini Countach can be seen in the EB110, for instance the 'scissor doors'.
Some 130-odd EB110s were produced until the company went bust in 1995. Nowadays, when an EB110 comes up for sale, it can fetch several million pounds. It wasn't difficult for me to get my hands on a 1:24 model on eBay, and it was a lot less expensive (I paid less than £10 for the model; plus p&p).
The model is used, but in very good shape (a few really tiny notches in the paint, and the rear lights needed a drop of glue to put them where they should be). Guess with two Bugatti cars, one classic and one modern, I do have a proper collection now!
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