In March 1964, Automobili Lamborghini was nonetheless in its infancy. Established only a few months beforehand, it had offered its first prototype in October 1963, referred to as the 350 GTV designed by Franco Scaglione and constructed at Carrozzeria Sargiotto in Turin. The manufacturing automotive, derived from that first prototype (which remained a one-off), was the 350 GT, offered on the Geneva Motor Present in March 1964.

Sixty years after that debut, Automobili Lamborghini is again on the streets of Geneva with the 350 GT with the second chassis quantity, the oldest present manufacturing Lamborghini, to have fun the story of its first manufacturing automotive and the origins of the Sant’Agata Bolognese carmaker’s DNA.

Automobili Lamborghini’s industrial story began on its stand on the 1964 Geneva Motor present, with the general public presentation of the 350 GT. From that time on, prospects have been in a position to purchase a automotive with the long-lasting bull image. Proper from its conception, the 350 GT was quick and extraordinary on the similar time. The chassis and body have been the results of the work of engineer Giampaolo Dallara, very younger on the time and is now thought of the perfect chassis maker on the earth.

The three.5-liter V12 engine with 4 overhead camshafts was the design of engineer Giotto Bizzarrini, who envisaged it for aggressive use and was tailored for highway use on the 350 GT by engineer Paolo Stanzani, a key determine within the historical past of Automobili Lamborghini and GT automobiles all over the world. The aluminum bodywork design and its manufacturing have been carried out by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan, which within the early Nineteen Sixties, it was thought of the best possible to ship sports activities automobiles with a luxurious end.

The primary manufacturing mannequin made by Lamborghini was a direct hit and caught the eye of a lot of the media current in Geneva on the time. The interiors of the 350 GT have been of the best stage, with widespread use of leather-based and chrome plating, and characterised by a 2 + 1 configuration, with two entrance seats and one central rear seat. In addition to the design, the engineering was putting: the 4 unbiased wheels and engine efficiency, with 320 CV, have been state-of-the-art selections.

The engine captivated each customer to the stand, the place Ferruccio Lamborghini himself confirmed off the automotive to onlookers, future prospects, and journalists. As affirmation of its qualities, the Lamborghini V12 was taken to 4 liters only a few months afterward the 400 GT, and on this new configuration, it will grow to be the cornerstone of Lamborghini’s success. For the subsequent 40 years, the identical geometry can be utilized in numerous positions and variations and would grow to be one of many key symbols of Lamborghini’s DNA. Certainly, this engine can be utilized in a entrance longitudinal place on the 400 GT, Islero, Jarama, Espada and LM 002, in a rear transverse place on the Miura, and in a rear longitudinal place on the Countach and Diablo.

The primary 350 GT was delivered to Livorno-born drummer Giampiero Giusti, who was on the top of his success with the band “I 5 di Lucca”, which later turned the “Quartetto di Lucca”, thought of probably the most vital jazz ensembles in Italy. This marked the start of a detailed relationship between Lamborghini and the leisure world during which many actors and musical performers turned passionate prospects of the corporate. The 350 GT took on a starring function within the 1967 Columbia Footage movie “Kill Me Fast, I’m Chilly”, directed by Francesco Maselli, the place it was pushed by the main couple, Monica Vitti and Jean Sorel.

The automotive exhibited on the Lamborghini stand at Geneva 1964 was the 350 GT chassis #101, Metallic Geneva Inexperienced in coloration with white inside, the primary ever produced. The automotive, later used as a take a look at mannequin for improvement and endurance assessments, was sadly destroyed by a rear-end collision whereas stopped at visitors lights.

Nevertheless, the very subsequent 350 GT, with the second chassis quantity, did survive: metallic grey with purple inside, despatched from Sant’Agata Bolognese on 15 August 1964 and delivered model new to Geneva. The exact same automotive is now the oldest present Lamborghini manufacturing automotive, completely restored and licensed by Lamborghini Polo Storico. This yr, the Sant’Agata Bolognese carmaker wished to have fun its story, bringing it again to life and in high type on the streets of Geneva, the town the place it was first delivered and offered six a long time years in the past.