Lamborghini Miura

Miura The Miura here? Lamborghini experts will note that the Miura officially stopped production after the 1972 model year. Less than 800 copies were built during its entire model run of 1966 onward, making it quite rare. Undoubtedly, leftover examples were still on sale in 1973, and the Countach would not arrive until 1974, so […]
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Lamborghini Urraco

Urraco This Lamborghini was a 2+2 coupe, sitting on the same 96.5 inch wheelbase as the Countach. It was around since 1972, aimed at the entry level exotic market. The body design was by world renowned design group Bertone. No V12 found its way into this Lambo. Powering it as of 1973 was a mid-mounted […]
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Lamborghini Countach

Countach It was the original supercar, before the term was even coined. The Countach debuted for Europe in 1974, but the U.S. Market would need to wait until 1976 for the ‘legal’ version. But that’s only partially correct though, as most versions imported through ’82 were in fact, grey market vehicles. Its wheelbase was sports-car […]
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European Marques

European Marques of the Smog-Era European cars were coming on strong in the 70s. Most found in the U.S. are federally-certified vehicles. However….. Popular in the 70s and early 80s were ‘grey market’ vehicles. These were European-spec vehicles imported via means other than the manufacturer’s dealer network. Sometimes the vehicle imported this way was legalized […]
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