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Aug 5, 2021

Centenario Roadster goes to auction … again

Back in 2016 Automobili Lamborghini SpA unveiled the Centenario LP770-4 at the Geneva Motor Show, a celebration model created as an homage to what would have been Ferruccio Lamborghini’s 100th anniversary, sadly Ferruccio passed away in 1993 only two months before his 77th birthday, and shortly after the Lamborghini Diablo was introduced, which was the…

Mar 1, 2021

ONE OF THREE LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH SOLD AT AUCTION

Between 1978 and 1982, Lamborghini built a total of 235 Countach S models, also known as the Countach LP400 S because of the 4-Liter V12 engine behind the cockpit, and while these cars are now about 40 years old, they aren’t the most sought-after Countach model from the series, the original, narrow-body LP400 is at…

Feb 24, 2021

LAMBORGHINI MIURA SV KEEPS SETTING RECORDS AT AUCTION

This bright red Lamborghini Miura SV from 1971 with chassis #4840 didn’t set the highest price ever for a Lamborghini sold at auction, or even the highest bid on a Miura per se, but it did set a new record for a ‘Miura SV’ when it sold for € 2,423,750 (US$ 2,933,211) at the RM-Sotheby’s…

Sep 5, 2020

1971 MIURA SV SELLS FOR RECORD BREAKING PRICE AT AUCTION

After building cars for only three years in 1966, Lamborghini put one of the most beautiful cars ever in production, the first production road car with a massive V12 engine put transversely mid-mounted, never seen before in the world, the Lamborghini Miura would become a milestone in the history of Automobili Lamborghini SpA and make the marque…

Feb 16, 2020

STUNNING VENENO ROADSTER DIDN’T SELL AT AUCTION

Back in 2013 Automobili Lamborghini SpA was celebrating her 50th anniversary, and several special cars were built to commemorate this event, like the Aventador LP720-4 in either Coupe or Roadster form, but also the extremely rare Lamborghini Veneno … based on the Aventador chassis but completely redesigned into a LeMans lookalike racer, but still street legal worldwide. At an…

Sep 30, 2019

VENENO ROADSTER SOLD AT BONHAMS AUCTION

At the Bonmont Sale, an auction by Bonhams on September 29, 2019, held in Cheserex, Switzerland some amazing cars were sold, at record-setting prices too, one of those rare cars is a 2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster, one of only nine ever made, this white over white one is number 7 of them, chassis number ZHWEB3ZD4FLA03007…

Jun 20, 2019

1989 LOLA LC89 FORMULA 1 MONOPOSTO SOLD AT AUCTION

Some may not remember this, but about 30 years ago Lamborghini was owned by Chrysler in the United States, and they supplied V12 engines to Formula One teams for a few years in the late Eighties and early Nineties… one of those teams was Larrousse based in France. Founded in 1987, the Larrousse F1 team…

Jun 17, 2019

ONE OF NINE VENENO ROADSTER HEADING TO AUCTION

Rumor has it you could be able to add one of only nine Lamborghini Veneno Roadster to your collection in late September 2019 when this Bianco over Bianco Avorio custom ordered goes to auction, renowned auction house Bonhams has listed this very rare Lamborghini at an estimate between €4,700,000 and €5,500,000. In late October 2013 an official…

Jul 29, 2018

ONE OF 20 LAMBORGHINI CENTENARIO GOES TO AUCTION

2016 was a very important year for Automobili Lamborghini SpA, it marked the 100th anniversary of the founder of the company, the late Ferruccio Lamborghini … and to celebrate this the company created a new, highly limited model … the Lamborghini Centenario LP770-4. Only 20 Centenario would be built (and 20 Centenario Roadster) at a price…

May 17, 2016

DIABLO PRICES ARE RISING, SE30 JOTA SELLS FOR RECORD AMOUNT

Prices on earlier, classic Lamborghini have been rising for years now, trying to get hold of one of those amazing Miura SV has become a multi-million dollar experience these days (a 1971 Miura SV sold for $2,000,000 earlier this year) and the successor, the Lamborghini Countach has been going up in price too, with the…

Aug 29, 2015

Remaining Cars In The Bertone Museum To Be Sold

Nuccio Bertone passed away on February 26. 1997 after transforming a small coachbuilding facility into one of the world’s most important automotive design companies with a massive factory in Grugliasco that could build 70,000 cars per year (right now there are Maserati being built there after the factory was sold back in 2011 already) The…

Aug 20, 2015

LAMBORGHINI SELL FOR RECORD PRICES AT AUCTION AGAIN

Prices for Lamborghini have been going up steadily over the last few years, first up were the rare Miura from the Sixties, but today just about every classic Raging Bull is demanding some serious money to change hands, another proof of that could be seen during the latest auctions held at the 2015 Montery weekend…

Dec 23, 2014

THE LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH HAD THE HIGHEST PRICE INCREASE IN 2014

Buying a Lamborghini is a dream many of us share, and depending on which model you are interested in this might be more difficult than you might imagine, and it isn’t getting any easier or cheaper if sales during 2014 are an indication of what the future might bring. Not too long ago most of…

Aug 18, 2014

LAMBORGHINI SELLS FOR RECORD AMOUNT DURING AUCTION

Over the last weekend, August 15 to 16 several high stakes auctions have been held, both by RM Auctions and Goodman & Company, during which a few very interesting Lamborghini models were listed … most of them reached record breaking prices before the hammer came down. Probably the highest price Lamborghini this time was a…

Mar 20, 2014

VERY RARE LAMBORGHINI MIURA SVJ REPLICA FOR SALE

Renowned auction house RM Auctions is preparing another upmarket listing for their upcoming Monaco event on May 10. 2014 … one of the entries is a very special 1969 Lamborghini Miura S, a regular factory specs model Miura S is already a highly sought after car that demands a high price these days. In fact…

Aug 24, 2013

ORIGINAL 1965 MIURA PROTOTYPE CHASSIS SOLD AT AUCTION

Back in 1965 Automobili Lamborghini SpA was still a very young company, founded only two years earlier in 1963 and producing the classic but beautifully styled 350GT at that time … still they managed to show something at the 1965 Turin Auto Salon that would turn the exotic car market completely upside down. This lightweight,…

Feb 20, 2013

JUMP THE QUEUE AND BUY AN AVENTADOR ROADSTER AT AUCTION.

The amazing looking Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster has only been launched recently during several private events worldwide, after that a very impressive stint at the Miami International airport featuring a rainbow of beautiful Lamborghini models put the new V12 flagship even further in the spotlights … and the result is an ever growing waiting list…

May 29, 2011

UNIQUE PROTOTYPE SOLD DURING AUCTION AT VILLA D’ESTE

At the Villa d’Este event on Saturday May 21. 2011 RM Auctions was able to offer some extremely important prototypes made by Bertone, sadly the Bertone heirs weren’t able to safe these unique cars from the curator hence they became available to the public at this auction. Lot 109 was the well known Athon prototype,…