Lamborghini Espada
I was astonished to see this whilst going about my daily business in a not especially salubrious part of Cornwall.
Espadas were made between 1968 and 1978 and 1217 were made, making them the most common Lamborghini until the Countach. This I believe is a Series 2 which was produced from 1970 until 1972 and is the most numerous with 575 being produced.
I can certainly remember seeing photos of these when I was a car mad boy and I may have had a model of one (although supercars were never my thing even then) but I don't recall ever seeing a real one before. Even more surprisingly it's on German plates so it's obviously up to a long trip, although when I passed the car later it had the bonnet up so hopefully that was just for routine checks.
I had to park up specially and walk a bit to get the photos, but I think it was well worth it. I'm not sure I'd call it beautiful, but it is definitely striking.
Lamborghini Espada
I was astonished to see this whilst going about my daily business in a not especially salubrious part of Cornwall.
Espadas were made between 1968 and 1978 and 1217 were made, making them the most common Lamborghini until the Countach. This I believe is a Series 2 which was produced from 1970 until 1972 and is the most numerous with 575 being produced.
I can certainly remember seeing photos of these when I was a car mad boy and I may have had a model of one (although supercars were never my thing even then) but I don't recall ever seeing a real one before. Even more surprisingly it's on German plates so it's obviously up to a long trip, although when I passed the car later it had the bonnet up so hopefully that was just for routine checks.
I had to park up specially and walk a bit to get the photos, but I think it was well worth it. I'm not sure I'd call it beautiful, but it is definitely striking.