Automobili Lamborghini shall be within the highlight on the fortieth version of the Auto e Moto d’Epoca traditional automotive present from October 26 to 29 and for the primary time in Bologna. Within the yr of its sixtieth anniversary, the home of Sant’Agata Bolognese has determined to participate within the occasion, which, beginning this yr, takes place within the capital of its house province. The Lamborghini Polo Storico stand will showcase two Sant’Agata Bolognese icons: the primary Countach LP 400 produced and the physique of an Espada presently present process restoration, on show as a piece in progress.

“Automobili Lamborghini, represented by Polo Storico, will formally take part on this occasion for the primary time, this yr within the space often called Motor Valley,” mentioned Alessandro Farmeschi, After Gross sales Director of Automobili Lamborghini. “On the Bologna stand, we’re presenting two vehicles that symbolize the corporate’s preservation of its heritage and the Polo Storico restoration service: the primary Countach, the LP 400 usually on show at our museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese, and an Espada Sequence 3 owned by a Japanese fanatic that’s presently present process restoration.”

Inaugurated in 2015, Polo Storico is the division of Automobili Lamborghini that oversees the corporate’s heritage. Specifically, it’s answerable for preserving the historical past of the Sant’Agata-based firm and its vehicles by the administration and research of the corporate archives; traditional automotive restoration; the certification of traditional Lamborghinis as much as and together with the Diablo; and the group of occasions devoted to Lamborghini collectors.

1974 Countach LP 400, chassis #001

The oldest Countach in existence is the one with chassis quantity 1120001, which was unveiled on the Geneva Motor Present on 15 March 1973. It’s fairly totally different from the primary Countach produced, the LP 500 present automotive displayed in Geneva in 1971, and is a crucial piece of Lamborghini’s historical past. Initially painted pink, it was used for quite a few assessments and improvement trials after the Geneva present, and though it was already fairly just like the manufacturing automotive, which might arrive in 1974, it had many alternative particulars. In June 1973, the Countach chassis 1120001 was portrayed in a well-known picture shoot that appeared in one of many main British magazines of the interval, whereas chief take a look at driver Bob Wallace was driving it to Sant’Agata Bolognese.

In September 1973, this automotive appeared to vanish. At subsequent reveals, an LP 400 painted Verde Medio inexperienced appeared, which many thought was a second automotive. The total reality concerning the Countach 001 solely got here to gentle in 2003, when an LP 400 was present in Switzerland. Taken again to Sant’Agata Bolognese and studied attentively in the course of the restoration work that preserved its originality, it was found that below the inexperienced there was nonetheless the pink paint and that what was presumed to be two totally different vehicles have been in reality one and the identical.

1972 Espada Sequence 3, chassis #8824

Unveiled in 1968, the Espada was the primary four-seater automotive produced by Automobili Lamborghini. Very low-slung and intensely progressive, this front-engine 12-cylinder automotive might seat 4 passengers comfortably together with a considerable quantity of baggage, whereas remaining ultra-fast. In 1970, the second sequence Espada S2 was launched, and in 1972 the S3 arrived, the ultimate model which remained in manufacturing till 1978. The automotive displayed on the Lamborghini stand, chassis quantity 8824, was delivered on 28 September 1972, to the Lamborghini supplier of the period within the Milan space after which shipped to its first proprietor in Japan.

It’s introduced on the present whereas being restored by the Polo Storico, nonetheless naked sheet metallic and with indicators of machining, ready to be accomplished and returned to its Japanese collector proprietor. Initially a gorgeous coloration mixture, bronze with a mustard-color inside, this Espada underwent ultimate manufacturing unit testing on 11 September 1972.

The Automobili Lamborghini stand is positioned in Corridor 32 between the Costituzione and Aldo Moro entrances to Bologna Fiere, in exhibition area A16. The present runs from 26 to 29 October, opening hours from 9 a.m. to six p.m. (9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 and 28).