An extremely rare and low-mileage 1994 Bugatti EB110 SS will cross the auction block at Mecum in May this year. Unofficial estimates say it may fetch between $2 million and $3 million, although making an accurate prediction about a car as obscure as this can be hard.
After its debut in the early 1990s, the EB110 was considered the world’s fastest production car ever. Only 139 units left the factory, 30 of them equipped with an optional SS package, It dialed up the output of the stock V12 engine to 612 PS (603 hp / 450 kW) and also replaced most of the bodywork with lighter panels for even crazier acceleration potential.
The example pictured above wasn’t originally intended for sale; Bugatti had built it to demonstrate it to its part vendors. However, as the French automaker once again went bankrupt in 1995, the accountants were reportedly too busy with asset sales to notice the coupe just standing there. It ended up staying at an obscure Bugatti facility for 25 years, motionless and neglected. No one had an idea why it stood there or what its function was, so its technical condition had worsened over the years.
The listing points out that the car has since been fully restored with some assistance from the company’s original engineering team. It is currently described as being “close to stock” with only 674 kilometers (418 miles) under its belt and a Bugatti Certificate of Authenticity. We look forward to seeing how much it manages to bring home on May 16th.
