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#12 of 21 by dgraves1

Mar 26, 2002 (11:38 pm)

I agree. Both the Countach and Diablo floored me when I they first came out (hey, I was only 17 when the Countach hit the magazines). The Mucielago doesn't provoke the same lust.

#13 of 21 by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 27, 2002 (9:09 am)

It's hard to get "just right" these days isn't it? If you overstyle, you get rapped for that, and if you understyle, your product is lost. So you have Viper=way over AND NSX = way under.
 
That's why I think Porsche has just about the right combo these days. It doesn't appeal to everyone, but it is still tasteful and distinctive. Also Ferrari is pretty good at this stylistic balancing act.

#15 of 21 My favorite Lambos FWIW... by andys120

Mar 28, 2002 (8:51 am)

The Miura (Looked like an Italian GT-40), Espada
and Jarama.

#16 of 21 by dgraves1

Mar 28, 2002 (9:48 am)

Espada - Really? I've never seen one in real life but in pictures they are pretty strange looking.

#17 of 21 I've seen them at car shows by andys120

Mar 28, 2002 (10:32 am)

a long time ago. They looked fantastic, like the ultimate Gran Turismo.

#18 of 21 (drooling) hummmmm :-)) Lamborghini by exoticar

Mar 28, 2002 (4:09 pm)

Espada's are magical ..... spacious .... confortable .. and actually quite practical ... pictures don't do it justice at all.

What about the 350 GTV? Wasn't that bad either for it's day. Though the 400 GT was a little ... well ... odd.

Anyone remember the Islero GTS !??

Urraco's had their charm also especially for their time I won't go into the Silhouette as the Jalpa was so much the same car.

A bit more off subject ... anyone ever seen the Genesis (built by Bertone as a show car).
http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/~suabm/lambo/archives/jpegs/genesis2.jpg

#19 of 21 I remember the Islero vaguely. Didn't it look like a Jarama? by andys120

Mar 28, 2002 (4:43 pm)

The 350GTV looked homely next to contemporary Ferraris (250-330 series), IMO. That's something I wouldn't say about any of it's successors.

#20 of 21 by jrosasmc

Apr 04, 2002 (5:27 pm)

What exactly happened to the Silhouette? Was it discontinued because of poor quality?

#21 of 21 by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 04, 2002 (5:38 pm)

The Silhouette was basically a two seat Urraco P300 with a Targa top. Lamborghini only made 54 of them. In the 70s, the company was on such a financial shoe-string that the Silhouette simply could not be developed into a real car. They had lots of problems with it, one of which was that it could not meet US regulations. So where else was there a market?

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