Lamborghini at Schloss Bensberg Classics
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1971 Lamborghini Miura SV
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12th September, 2010
Lamborghini is gracing one of Europe’s best classic car events – the
Bensberg Classics from 10th-12th September - with an array of stunning super sports cars from across several eras.
Participating in the Rallye Historique are the 400 GT, one of Lamborghini’s first production vehicles, and the
Miura P 400 SV, one of the most well-known super sports cars of all time. The 400 GT will be driven by the former
Formula-1 driver Jacky Ickx. Also appearing are the Silhouette from the 70s and the Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera,
the latest model from Sant’Agata Bolognese.
Customers and private collectors, too, will also be bringing their treasures to Schloss Bensberg. One of the
stars at the Concours d’Elegance on the Sunday will surely be the Lamborghini Faena – a one-off from 1978.
Carozzeria Frua extended the wheelbase of the successful Espada by 18 centimetres, thus making space for a second
pair of doors. This makes the Lamborghini Faena, which premiered at the 1978 Turin Motor Show, one of the
forefathers of today’s four-door sports cars. The Faena is now in the care of a Swiss collector. Also in private
hands, is the Lamborghini Countach LP 400, which will take part in the rally.
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Almost as famous as the Miura SV, is the man who will drive it in the rally – longstanding Lamborghini Chief
Test Driver Valentino Balboni. The P 400 SuperVeloce was the last evolutionary stage of the legendary Miura
twelve-cylinder mid-engine sports car, with output increased to 385 hp. One hundred and fifity units were built
between 1971 and 1973. The Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 is from 1966, carries its 320 hp V12 up front and has a top
speed of 270 km/h. The Silhouette from 1976 is one of the Lamborghini models to feature an eight-cylinder power
unit. With its removable roof, it was conceived primarily for the American market. Only 54 units were ever built,
making it one of the rarest models made in Sant’Agata Bolognese. The Miura, the 400 GT 2+2 and the Silhouette
come from the museum of Automobili Lamborghini in Sant’Agata Bolognese, which exhibits over 30 cars. In 2009,
more then 16.000 people from all over the world visited the Lamborghini museum.
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