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1971 Lamborghini Espada Series 2

The Lamborghini Espada was a car built by Italian car manifacturer Lamborghini between 1968 and 1978. Based on the Marzal show car[1] at the 1967 Geneva Show and the Bertone Pirana, a radically rebodied Jaguar E-type, it was Lamborghinis' first attempt at a GT 2+2 sports car. 1217 cars were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model at the time.

The car was designed by Marcello Gandini. It was fitted with a a 3.9 litre V12 engine. While Lamborghini is best known for their sports cars, the Espada was a luxurious 2+2 seated grand tourer.

1971 Lamborghini Espada at Wheesl Of Italy

During its ten-year production the car underwent some changes and three different models were produced. These were the S1 (1968-1970), the S2 (1970-1972) and the S3 (1972-1978). Designwise, however, only minor details were changed.

1970 Lamborghini Espada GTE40

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External links

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5849/espada.html

http://www.motorbase.com/vehicle/by-id/597/

http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Espada/

Lamborghini Models
Current models: Reventón \| Murciélago LP640 \| Murciélago LP640 Roadster \| Murcielago Spider \| Gallardo \| Gallardo Spyder Historic models: Miura \| Countach \| Diablo \| Espada \| Silhouette \| Jalpa \| 350GT \| 400GT \| Islero \| Jarama \| LM002 \| Urraco Concept models: Athon \| Bravo \| Cala \| Cheetah \| Concept S \| Flying Star II \| 3500GTZ \| Genesis \| LM001 \| LM003 \| LM004 \| LMA002 \| Marco Polo \| Marzal \| Miura Concept \| Portofino \| Raptor Owned Group:Volkswagen \| Audi \| SEAT \| Škoda \| Bentley \| Bugatti \| Lamborghini

Lamborghini road car timeline, 1960s–1980s																						1980 - current timeline Next »
Type		1960s										1970s										1980s
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Owner					Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran				Chrysler Corporation							Megatech	V'Power			AUDI AG
FR	GT					350GT
	2 plus 2							400GT		Islero		Jarama
	Coupé									Espada
RMR	V8/V10																	Silhouette						Jalpa
	2 plus 2											Urraco
	V12							Miura								Countach
SUV																												LM002
Founder: Ferruccio Lamborghini \| Lamborghini Corporate website \| A brand of the VWAG group

Bertone Designs

Abarth: 1952 Abarth 1500 Coupé | 1958 Abarth 1000 GT Coupé | 1965 Abarth OT 1000 Spider

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 The '''Lamborghini Espada''' was a car built by Italian car manifacturer [[Lamborghini]] between [[1968]] and [[1978]]. Based on the Marzal show car[http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/5849/showcars.html#marzal] at the 1967 Geneva Show and the [[Bertone Pirana]], a radically rebodied [[Jaguar E-type]], it was Lamborghinis' first attempt at a GT [[2 plus 2|2+2]] sports car. 1217 cars were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model at the time.

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