Super car Lamborghini Espada

Lamborghini Espada

The car was designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone. Gandini drew inspiration and cues from two of his Bertone show cars from 1967, theLamborghini Marzal and the Jaguar Pirana
The Espada was a four-seater GT, and the mid-engined Miura. 1217 Espadas were made, making it the most successful Lamborghini model until the expansion of Countach production in the mid-1980s.

The Series I (1968-1970), Series II (1970-1972) and the Series III (1972-1978) are hard to distinguish. The changes that were employed were minor, and often were improvements to the mechanics rather than the aesthetics. 

Overview

Series I

The Espada was launched at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show. The original design of the dashboard was inspired by the Marzal concept car, and featured octagonal housings for the main instruments, topped by an additional binnacle for the secondary gauges. Wheels were Campagnolo alloys on knock-off hubs, of the same design seen on the Miura. The tail lights were the same units mounted on the first series Fiat 124 Sport Coupé

Series II

Year: 1971
Make: Lamborghini
Model: Espada, Series II
Type: 400 GT
Body: 2-door Coupe, 4 seats
Chassis number: 8164
Omologation number: 6857 OM
Engine number: 40385 (matching)
Engine type: 3.9 litres, 12 cyl. at V-config., 350 bhp, 6 carbs. Weber 40 DC.

The Series II Espada was actually known as the 400GTE. It made its first appearance at the 1970 Brussels show. The most noticable difference on this car was the new dashboard layout. Rear seat passengers benefitted from additional ventilation and the addition of lighting mounted in the centre arm rest. Chassis numbers for Series II cars began with the number 8.

Ventilated brakes were added all around and a later running change brought new five-bolt wheels to replace the centre locking Miura rims. Lobro CVjoints were added to the rear halfshafts and power steering became optional. The big change came with the compression boost to 10.7:1 as on theMiura S. Power increased to 325bhp at 7500rpm.

Series III

The Series III Espada was introduced at the 1973 Turin show. It can be recognised by a mildly restyled nose and taillights, and a chassis number beginning with the number 9. The ZF power steering system was improved and air conditioning became standard equipment. Spring and shock rates were altered and brake power was increased.

The most obvious visual difference was once again found in the dash area. This now wraped around the driver and the centre console became more upright at the front. A sunroof became optional as did a Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic tranmission. 55 Espadas were built with this automatic, 5 of which were RHDs.

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