The complete book of lamborghini

This is one of the best books ive read on lamborghini. The soul of a super sports car and the functionality of an suv. The work contains a detailed discussion of the cars produced between 1963 and 1988 in alternating text and original factory image. The silhouette is the lowest number of production lamborghinis made on a year to year basis except for the 400gt and reventon. Buy the complete book of lamborghini first edition by lyons, pete isbn. Explore our list of porsche automobileshistory books at barnes. Dron goes behind the scenes of the lamborghini factory to chart the checkered history of the company and its successive management eras. Classic and new models from the worlds most famous marques, including ferrari, lamborghini, bugatti, maserati, aston martin, and others will be. The dna complete book of lamborghini by doro collection, the dna complete book of lamborghini by doro collection, the dna complete book of lamborghini by doro collection. Ferruccio lamborghini began courting buyers for automobili and trattori, entering negotiations with georgeshenri rossetti, a wealthy swiss businessman and friend.

Official lamborghini books and posters lamborghini store. A comprehensive official monograph that provides a complete. It is one of the thenexotic designs conceptualized by italian design house bertone, which pioneered and popularized the sharply angled italian wedge design language. So based on these sources, the statement that the countach chassis has greater torsional rigiditystiffness than. Lyons, pete 1988, the complete book of lamborghini, publications international, ltd, p. But if youre into the classic, preaudi lamborghinis. Following the 1963 racing season, wallace was hired by lamborghini at the. The complete book of lamborghini lyons pete 0854297359 for. The lamborghini 350 gt was a grand tourer manufactured by lamborghini between 1964 and 1966. The complete book of lamborghini hardcover january 1, 1989 by pete lyons author 4. This story is not as deep on development details of the countach, but it. The complete book of lamborghini pete lyons auto editions.

Only for true lovers of the lamborghini brand, an exclusive collection of official posters and books featuring lamborghini models. Lyons, pete 1988, the complete book of lamborghini. Jan 30, 20 1978 lamborghini silhouette p300 this rare and stunning 1978 lamborghini silhouette p300 is one of the estimated 31 remaining of only 52 ever built between 1976 and 1979. The 350 gtv was never a complete, driveable car during its time as a lamborghini prototype.

The car was the first supercar with a rear midengined twoseat layout, although the concept was first seen in a production road car with rene bonnets matra djet, introduced in 1964. It was the first production vehicle produced by lamborghini. Dec 05, 2014 this is one of the best books ive read on lamborghini. But if youre into the classic, preaudi lamborghinis, the info in this book will never be dated. This book is a bit biased at times, but always with something to back it up. A complete overview of lamborghini cars, the story behind them including over 15,000 images. Complete book of lamborghini hardcover july 1, 1988 by pete lyons author 4. Bob wallace 1938 19 september 20 was a new zealand test driver, automotive engineer.

This work serves to explore one of the most legendary cars of all time, from its birth as the lp400 through its evolution into the 5000 quattrovalvole, and the latest. With extreme proportions, cuttingedge design, extraordinary driving dynamics and heartpounding performance, urus is pure. Please view all photos for conditions and concerns thank you for viewing my website i am offering free shipping in the usa. The miura coverage is quite good, with lots of information on the jota. Who knew that for all the glory the miura and countach brought the. The book is loaded with pictures lime green countach, anyone. Lamborghini book complete lyons countach miura espada ebay. The dustwrapper is in very good condition, clean and bright, with mild bumping to the extremities. The lamborghini miura is a sports car produced by italian automaker lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. Creatures of passion the lamborghini story under the sign of the bull the power of the people triumph and tribulation decline and resurrection bob wallace. The complete book of lamborghini hardcover january 1, 1988 by pete lyons author 4. It starts out with the origins of lamborghini and the famous v12 that powered virtually all of the top line lambos in one form or another for decades, with cutaway drawings of the chassis and rare photographs to boot. The complete book of lamborghini is an allembracing history of this iconic car marque, wellillustrated with numerous colour photographs, with specifications from 1963 to 1988. Since he had no further plans for the 350 gtv beyond being a show car, mr.

Pete lyons the complete book of lamborghini 1988 beekman house 320 p. Porsche automobileshistory, ferrari, lamborghini, lotus. The complete book of lamborghini by pete lyons wigan lane books. It is a bit dated, since it came out before the diablo. The 350 gt was based on the earlier lamborghini 350 gtv and was equipped with a 3. This engine, based on giotto bizzarrini s original design for lamborghini, had an aluminum alloy crankcase with castiron cylinder liners, aluminum pistons, 24 valves two per cylinder and two chain. During assembly, the workforce discovered that the body panels would not fit around the engine.

Best car books the carloving petrolhead in your life special. Despite ferruccio lamborghini s reluctance to become involved with racing, wallace believed lamborghini production models had great competition potential and built these modified versions on his own initiative as both proof of concept exercises and test mules. Lamborghini had the engine bay ballasted with bricks and kept the bonnet shut. Author pete lyons further analyzed these purported japaneseitalian ties in his excellent the complete book of lamborghini, noting that ferruccio lamborghini had established friendly contacts with fellow industrialists of soichiro hondas caliber, and unashamedly borrowed their latest manufacturing techniques. Complete book of lamborghini hardcover july 1 1988 by pete lyons author 5. Worth the price is a conversation with bob wallace, the race car engineer responsible for much of the miura. The lamborghini countach help info is a rear midengine, rearwheeldrive sports car produced by the italian automobile manufacturer lamborghini from 1974 to 1990. It is well written and chock full of information and statistics that lamborghini lovers will find interesting.

Complete book of lamborghini pete lyons car book ebay. Another source for discussion on chassis development, lyons 1988 the complete book of lamborghini states but where the miura chassis suffered persistent stiffness problems, the final countach design was enormously strong pg 196. Unmistakably born of the house of the raging bull, urus is a revolutionary vehicle. Real large hardcover book 320 pages all about lamborghini through the end of the contach years. The tubular chassis was not suited to industrial production and was radically modified by engineer dallara to create. Filled with driving impressions, road test details, model specs and special feature explore one of the most legendary cars of all time, from its birth as the lp400 through its evolution into the 5000. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The complete book of chevrolet camaro, 2nd edition. Explore one of the most legendary cars of all time, from. The hardcover of the lamborghini supercars 50 years. The book is the dna lamborghini, a rare masterpiece created by the doro collection. The complete book of lamborghini by pete lyons covers all lamborghini models from the 350 gt to the lm 004, a strange awd off road vehicle. Pete lyons the complete book of lamborghini 1988 beekman house england 320 p.

The dna complete book of lamborghini by doro collection. Lamborghini countach the complete story this work serves to explore one of the most legendary cars of all time, from its birth as the lp400 through its evolution into the 5000 quattrovalvole. And, lets not forget the super hummers lm001s and 002s. The lamborghini miura is a sports car produced by italian automaker lamborghini between. Includes specifications,19631988,plus scores of original factory photographs. The complete book of lamborghini by pete lyons englisch 1988 28,5 x 23,5 cm. The lamborghini 350 gt was a grand tourer manufactured by lamborghini between 1964 and.