To bring a long-dormant automotive brand back to life is no mean feat; the stakes are even higher when the marque in question is one as hallowed as Bugatti.

In the late 1980s, however, Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli rose to the challenge, and while his dream was relatively short-lived, the vehicles he did bring to fruition can truly be said to have done justice to the legendary nameplate.

The first of a planned range of offerings was the EB110, so named in honor of Ettore Bugatti’s 110th birthday.

It would be built on a carbon-fiber chassis manufactured by French aerospace concern Aérospatiale.

For power, the EB110 GT received a distinctive 3.5-liter quad-turbocharged V-12 paired with a six-speed manual transmission.

Looking to further increase performance, Bugatti announced the EB110 Super Sport at the Geneva Salon in 1992, six months after the launch of the EB110 GT.

Through a series of weight-saving and performance enhancements, Bugatti was able to reduce weight by more t...