Coys Auction - The Festival Auction
Brands Hatch Motor Racing Circuit
Fawkham, Longfield
Kent, DA3 8NG
Sunday 24th May 2009
Registration Number: S753TKR Chassis Number: ZA9DE21A0WLA12012
By the mid 1980s Lamborghini had been building sophisticated mid-engined exotic supercars for two decades starting with the amazing Miura and progressing through the equally stunning Countach. The then current world-wide economic boom ensured plenty of demand for such machines and many manufacturers entered the marketplace, providing potential buyers with an alternative to the ageing Countach. Styling updates and performance modifications continued to provide a lifeline, but it was clear that with increasingly stringent emissions and safety regulations, together with a more demanding clientele, a new model was required. The brief given to the designers was quite straightforward - build the fastest road car in the world, make it safe and usable whilst complying with modern regulations, but m