Lamborghini Jarama

About a month ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Lamborghini Urraco, today it’s time for her bigger sister, the V12 powered Jarama, introduced at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show in the initial GT trim, which would later be replaced by the Jarama GTS in 1972 with a revised interior, new wheels and some…

If you know a little about the more classic Lamborghini from the Sixties and early Seventies, you probably know the Jarama, a luxurious 2+2 GT with the 4-Liter V12 engine in the front that succeeded the Islero actually, you could consider the Jarama the smaller sibling to the famous Espada, a car for the successful…

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Lamborghini Jarama Gts 400 Specs & Performance   General Type Jarama GTS 400 Years built March 1972 – 1976 Production 150 units Chassisnr. 10.352 – 10.660 Presentation March 1972 Geneva Auto Show Type of car Two-door coupe, two plus two seater Designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone Built by Mario Marazzi in Milano Dimensions Wheelbase…

Lamborghini Jarama GT 400 Specs & Performance General Type Jarama GT 400 Years built May 1970 – March 1972 Production 177 units Chassisnr. 10.000 – 10.350 Presentation March 1970 Geneva Auto Show Type of car Two-door coupe, two plus two seater Designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone Built by Mario Marazzi in Milano Dimensions Wheelbase…

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A very heavily modified Jarama GTS has been spotted on the Tonino Lamborghini Museum in Italy, this car was originally a 400 GTS chassis #10364 with engine #40891, but the car had extensive modifications done on the outside, rumor has it Bob Wallace started the work on this car for track use, while the orange…

In 1972, Bob Wallace modified a Jarama into a pure hot rod, he used the chassis number 10350 (the last Jarama chassis) with engine #40537 originally mounted, however, some sources state the engine was taken from an Islero instead. Bob started from the bare shell and welded up the body in several places to add…

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…