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Mar 10, 2006

Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Millennium – Guide

On the early 2000 Detroit Auto show, Automobili Lamborghini SpA announced the Diablo VT 6.0 would be the only Lamborghini built for the 2000 production year, a few Diablo GTR were still being finished at that time, but all other types would be cancelled, including the stunning SV and amazing Roadster model. Fortunately, Automobili Lamborghini…

Nov 18, 2005

Lamborghini Urraco Rallye – Guide

Bob Wallace built the radical Jota in his spare time, but in 1973 he converted an Urraco into a real ‘hot rod’. He used the number ‘3’ of the early ‘pre-series’ P250’s from 1971 as a base, this fact is recognizable by the far-back position of the front pop-up headlamps. The bright orange finished Lamborghini…

Nov 17, 2005

Lamborghini Urraco Special – Guide

A late model Urraco P300 was modified at the factory to serve as a base for research, this car was a P300 US Specifications car, the side running lights were present and the big black bumpers were installed on the car. This car was finished in bright yellow over a black interior, but the main…

Apr 30, 2005

Lamborghini Diablo SV Roadster – Guide

The first ‘new’ model to emerge from Sant’Agata since the Audi take-over was an SV version of the Diablo Roadster, it would have been commercialized to make open-top driving a Lamborghini a little more available to the public. The SV Roadster was set to be sold at a lower price than the Diablo VT Roadster,…

Mar 11, 2005

Lamborghini Countach Evoluzione – Guide

This is probably the strangest looking Countach ever, it looks as if it left the factory before it got painted or upholstered, this is the Evoluzione, a mobile test-bed for new ideas. The Evoluzione was designed and built in 1987 under the direction of Horacio Pagani, by the newly-formed ‘Composites Department’, they decided to change…

Mar 10, 2005

Lamborghini Countach LP400 Speciale – Guide

In early 1976, the Lamborghini factory made two very special Countach LP400’s, one for Walter Wolf, this one is described on another page on this site, but the second they built had chassis nr. 1.120.222. This one was built the same way as the second Walter Wolf special, but didn’t use the 5.0 Liter engine…

Mar 5, 2005

Lamborghini Diablo GT-R – Guide

Automobili Lamborghini SpA has always been synonymous with high performance and exclusive designs. In 1999, during the Geneva and Bologna Motor Shows, Lamborghini unveiled a pair of astonishing cars that pushed the boundaries of performance, design, and exclusivity even further: the Diablo GT and the race-ready evolution of it, the Diablo GT-R. Limited to just…

Feb 15, 2005

Lamborghini Walter Wolf Countach Specials – Guide

This Canadian who owned his own Formula I racing team bought several Lamborghini’s, at on point he even considered to buy the factory completely to save it. His first Countach was a white LP400, a fairly standard model, but Walter Wolf became famous for his ‘special’ Countach, he had three of them made, all equipped…

Mar 30, 2001

Lamborghini Urraco P250 GT-R – Guide

A very special Lamborghini Urraco was found in Switzerland by Raymond Stofer, nothing much was known about this specific Lamborghini, only that is was based on a P250 S Urraco. This car has recently been restored and is now finished in black instead of the original white, the visual impact of this special Urraco was…