On 15 September 1991 — exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti's birth — Romano Artioli unveiled the EB110 in Paris and reset expectations for the supercar segment. Built in a purpose-designed factory in Campogalliano, Italy, the EB110 was a serious engineering statement, not merely a heritage exercise. KK Scale has chosen the 1:12 format, a scale rarely applied to this model, to give collectors the surface area the Gandini bodywork genuinely demands.
A V12 Built to Revive a Legend
The EB110 is powered by a 3.5-litre V12 with four turbochargers and 60 valves. Drive goes to all four wheels through a 6-speed gearbox, enabling a 0–100 km/h sprint of around 3.4 seconds — figures that placed it among the fastest production cars of its era. Approximately 139 GT examples were completed before Bugatti entered receivership in 1995, making every surviving car a significant artefact of 1990s supercar history.
Gandini's Wedge and the Campogalliano Chapter
Marcello Gandini — the designer behind the Lamborghini Countach and Miura — drew the EB110's aggressive wedge silhouette, and the black finish amplifies every crease and surface tension in that bodywork. Black was a factory paint option on the EB110, and at 1:12 it reads as a particularly purposeful choice: shadow and highlight work across the low nose and rising rear haunches in ways that lighter colours soften. Michael Schumacher's personal ownership of an EB110 further cemented the model's standing among motorsport-oriented collectors.
KK Scale at 1:12 — Die-Cast at Display Scale
KK Scale produces the EB110 under its KKDC die-cast range in 1:12, a format the brand has applied with increasing frequency to large-displacement and historically significant road cars. Die-cast metal construction at this scale allows panel-gap definition and surface curvature to register in a way that smaller scales cannot replicate. The black finish on this example matches the drama of the Gandini design without the distraction of bright coachwork, making panel detail the focal point of the model.
Anchoring a Bugatti or Italian Supercar Shelf
The EB110 occupies a precise narrative position in any Bugatti lineage display: the bridge between Ettore's pre-war thoroughbreds and the Veyron era. Pair it with 1:12 or large-format 1:18 versions of the Bugatti Veyron or Chiron to trace that arc across a single shelf. Alternatively, the EB110 sits naturally alongside early-1990s Italian supercar contemporaries — the Lamborghini Diablo arrived in 1990, the Ferrari F40 preceded it — contextualising the Campogalliano car within its competitive moment.
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Why was the car named EB110?
EB stands for Ettore Bugatti, and 110 marks the 110th anniversary of his birth on 15 September 1881. The car was unveiled in Paris on exactly that anniversary date in 1991.
How many Bugatti EB110 GT cars were built?
Approximately 139 EB110 GT units were produced. Production ended when the company entered receivership in 1995.
Who designed the EB110?
The body was designed by Marcello Gandini, known for the Lamborghini Countach and Miura. The project was led by Romano Artioli, who had revived the Bugatti name and established the Campogalliano factory in Italy.
What material is the KK Scale EB110 model made from?
The model is die-cast metal, produced by KK Scale (KKDC) at 1:12 scale.
