Automobili Lamborghini was founded only five years earlier, but things were looking great, its front engined 350 GT and the mid-engined Miura sold very well, the first model made was now already in its second generation with the Islero. But both cars only offered space for two people, the Islero was a 2+2, but the…
In early 1966 the Lamborghini 350 GT could be ordered with a new 4-liter L400 engine as an option, resulting in the 400 GT model, sometimes also designated as the ‘interim’ version or the ‘400 GT 2 Posti’, note that this is a different model from the later 400 GT 2+2 that showed a modified…
Before the design of the Piranha was modified to become the new Lamborghini Espada four-seater, Bertone had a more challenging concept ready for this all-new Lamborghini, using gull-wing doors as seen on the Marzal prototype, the first Espada concept looked very futuristic. But Ferruccio Lamborghini really disliked the glass panels in the lower parts of…
On the 1966 Turin Auto Show, Touring displayed their latest car, the Flying Star II, this was to be the last car completed by this prestigious firm whose contributions to car design in the last 40 years can’t surely be forgotten. Touring designed and built the Lamborghini 350GT (see entry), the company was founded by…
