The first off-road car that was related to Lamborghini without being a tractor, was the 1977 Cheetah, starting out as an attempt to get a contract from the US military to buy it in large numbers, the Cheetah was designed by Rodney Pharis, president of US based defense contractor Mobility Technology International, or MTI, who…
Lamborghini Countach Lp5000 Specs & Performance General Type Countach LP5000 Years built 1971 Production 1 units Chassisnr. Project 112, number 001 Presentation March 1971 Geneva Auto Show Type of car Two door coupe, two seater berlinetta, horizontally hinged doors Designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone Built by Automobili Lamborghini SpA Dimensions Wheelbase 2450 mm /…
Only one original Miura Roadster was ever built, and in fact it was merely a prototype by Bertone, it was eventually sold to the ILZRO Zn-75 who replaced as much parts as possible with own materials and painted it green instead of the bright blue Bertone built it in. As this was a one of…
I’m sure Flavio Adriani is a well-known name by now among Lamborghini enthusiasts, remember his first concept: the Countach EV an evolution of the legendary Lamborghini Countach into a stunning, up-to-date super car that uses electric engines to power the wheels. Only weeks later did we publish another feat of this talented designer, a two-wheel…
The LMA-002 (with the ‘A’ for Antiore) was the logical follow up of the LM-001, because on the latter one, the engine was in the back, its road holding was terrible, but on the LMA-002 the engine was moved to the front. This time it was a Lamborghini V-12, very much like the unit used…
After the Cheetah was sent back to the United States in late 1977 the option of adding an off-road model to the lineup at Lamborghini kept lurking in the back of their heads, and three years later, in 1981 the Geneva Auto Show was the scene for an evolution of the idea in the shape…
On the October 1999 IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany the latest Bugatti W18/3 Chiron was presented to the public for the first time. Current Bugatti owner VolksWagen, under the direct management of the by now notorious Dr. Ferdinand Piëch already presented two new Bugatti prototypes during 1999, the EB 218 sedan and the EB…
On the 1971 Geneva Auto Show Lamborghini introduced the mind-blowing Countach, the full denomination was LP 500 Countach, where the LP stood for Longitudinale Posteriore 5000 cc, and the 5-Liter engine was put longitudinally in the back. This new 5-Liter engine, which was built using a lot of magnesium even for the gearbox and differential,…
Automobili Lamborghini eagerly begins the New Year with the much anticipated unveiling of the Lamborghini Miura Concept, a modern interpretation of the Lamborghini Miura. Currently celebrating its fortieth anniversary, the Miura was originally designed by Marcello Gandini and first publicly presented at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show by Ferruccio Lamborghini and Nuccio Bertone. The new…
During the Jalpa production, Automobili Lamborghini SpA became aware that a full convertible model would actually sell better than the Targa-style Jalpa they now offered, so Bertone was to design and build a prototype based on the Jalpa chassis which became the Athon, this special prototype didn’t even have a roof designed for it, but…
