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1969 Lamborghini Islero S Chassis 6621

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DOHC 60° V-12; 3927 cc, front longitudinally mounted, type L401; alloy block and cylinder heads, 10.8:1 compression ratio, 82 mm x 62 mm bore and stroke, 6 Weber Double Barrel 40 DCOE/20, 350bhp at 7500 rpm, 5-speed gearbox, tubular steel frame, 4 wheel independent suspension, front and rear Girling hydraulic brakes, Campagnolo aluminum rims with 205VR 15 tires Wheelbase: 2550 mm; 100.4 in Front track: 1380 mm; 54.33 in Rear track: 1380 mm; 54.33 in Dry Weight: 1315 kg; 2904 lbs Performance: Maximum speed 250 kph (155 mph); 1/4 mile in 14.9 sec Production: May 1969 / April 1970 Number of vehicles constructed: 100 (series numbered from 6381 to 6671) Original list price: $20,000 The Lamborghini Islero was the follow-on model to the 400GT. It is one of the more obscure Lamborghini models, due to it being released in conjunction with the mid-engined Miura and only shortly before the Espada. The first model Islero came about because the builder of the 400 GT bodies got into financial trouble at the beginning of the 1960s. This company, Touring Milan, eventually went bankrupt, and all production stopped in 1967. Lamborghini had to find another solution to continue development and fabrication of the 400 GT 2+2. Ferrari had proved with its 4 liter 330 GT 2+2 and later in 1967 with the 365 GT 2+2, that there was a clientele for this type of car, and Lamborghini was keen to continue building the type. Lamborghini turned to a small factory in Varese, Carozzeria Marrazi SPA, which had several ex-Touring employees. Mario Marazzi was charged with the design and construction of the replacement for the original 400 GT, originally designed by Scaglione. Marrazi's design was not flamboyant, but its lines, discreet and tasteful, are not without elegance. The new 400 GT was named Islero, after the famous fighting bull that killed the matador Manuel Rodriquez on August 28, 1947. The drivetrain was inherited from the preceeding 400, and the car was quite fast, especially in the S version that appeared in 1969. The Islero reached a top speed of 161 mph and did a standing kilometer in just over 25 seconds. At the time, it was one of the quickest cars in the world. The Islero S, was introduced in 1969. It had slightly more horsepower, a modified rear suspension, a slightly reworked body, and a more functional interior. This particular car has had an eventful life. Today, it lives in San Francisco. Previously, it spent a decade in Missouri, after being brought from Wisconsin with an disassembled engine. Before that, the provenance of the car is not well-known, with the exception of its appearance in the book "Lamborghini, Supreme amongst Exotics", by Andrew Morland, in which the history is documented further to include owners in Germany, Lebanon and England.