IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME Resuscitating a dormant legendary marque is one of the most difficult pursuits in the automotive sector.

Yet despite the inherent difficulty of these ventures, the cars created under such circumstances have proven to be some of the most beguiling—indelibly unique thanks to their ephemeral blueprint.

Such was the case when one Romano Artioli acquired the trademarks to the hallowed Bugatti in the late 1980s with plans to manufacture a world-class supercar under the identity of one of Europe’s most celebrated prewar manufacturers.

The Italian Bugatti’s core product—the explosively powerful and aesthetically arresting EB110—is justifiably regarded as a worthy successor to such classic prewar Bugatti models as the Type 35, Type 46, and Type 57 SC.

Commemorating the 110th anniversary of Ettore Bugatti’s birth, the EB110 was built on a chassis originally conceived in aluminum by the great Paolo Stanzani, and later reimagined in carbon fiber by Nicola Matera...