The Lamborghini Jarama was kept in production for a period of two years, during which a total of 177 units were delivered, but she received some serious criticism from both journalists and owners the workmanship wasn’t too good, panel fitments left much to be desired, the dashboard looked cluttered while switches and controls weren’t always…
By 1970 Automobili Lamborghini SpA already had a very impressive line up for sale, considering the company wasn’t even five years in business, the 350 GT was the first production model in 1966, replaced by the larger and more powerful 400 GT 2+2 that was subsequently replaced by the Islero in 1968 by that time…
After one year of production, only 125 units of the Islero were sold, so Ferruccio Lamborghini took the critics to heart and wanted to improve it, this resulted in the Islero ‘S’-model, also called GTS. The exterior design was only slightly modified, little flares were added to the four wheel arches, a horizontal air exhaust…
In the Mid-Sixties Automobili Lamborghini was already building the third evolution of their front engine GT model, first the 350GT, which could later be ordered with a larger V12 engine as the 400GT while for more comfort the 400GT 2+2 was introduced with two small seats in the rear. By 1967 the Lamborghini 400 GT…
Bertone redesigned the interior of the Espada once more, the Espada Series III was introduced on the 1972 Turin Auto Show, the front grill-treatment was again slightly altered and the rear taillights were changed, they were now the same as on the Alfa Romeo 2000. In the interior, the dashboard was changed, now wrapped toward…
On an early January 1970 Brussels Auto Show, a slightly altered Espada was introduced, it was designated the Espada 400 GTE, but it is better known as the Series II model. The main changes over the first series could be found on the inside, the complete dashboard was redesigned, now with a lockable glove-compartment, the…
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…
