A new Bugatti 57S? Call it Bella Figura

We first caught a glimpse of it at Amelia Island last year, when Terry Cook of Delahaye USA (as well as of Deco Rides and Lead East fame) showed off a scale model of the upcoming Bella Figura. Now, Delahaye USA, the company that Cook started in 2007, plans to show the real thing later this month in Monterey.

Scheduled to debut August 19 at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering (with showings the following two days at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Laguna Seca), the Bella Figura, shown here in a series of concept renderings, is a modern interpretation of the Bugatti 57S, what Delahaye USA calls a “carbon fiber tribute to Jean Bugatti.”

Much more than a replica, this artistically stylized, stretched and widened coupe comfortably fits two six-foot-six occupants. While respecting the classic Bugatti look and feel, the Bella Figura is built to modern standards in all other respects, including air conditioning, power brakes, steering, and windows, choice of interior and exterior finishes, and modern affordable engines selected to suit 21st century driving conditions.

Designed in conjunction with Revolution Design Studios in Madison Heights, Michigan, the Bella Figura will use either handbuilt aluminum bodies or carbon fiber bodies atop a 127-inch wheelbase chassis designed and built by The Roadster Shop in Mundelein, Illinois, to accept any customer-specified engine. Scheduled to enter production in November, the Bella Figura will come in either right- or left-hand drive and will be available in turnkey form, less drivetrain, as a chassis only, or in components to be assembled by the customer. The carbon fiber-bodied Bella Figura, supplied in turnkey form, is expected to sell for more than $250,000; the aluminum-bodied Bella Figura is expected to sell for $400,000 painted.

For more information, visit DelahayeUSA.com.