Lamborghini has produced some of the best supercars
of all time. The vehicles usually have paint schemes that show off their sharp
lines – red, yellow, or orange. But the owner of this 1974 Espada on Bring a
Trailer went in a different direction.
After taking a quick glance at the antique
Lamborghini, we thought it was a joke. Who in their right mind would take a
perfectly good Espada, which came from the factory in a gorgeous shade of
green, and paint it pink? Unfortunately, this car wasn’t painted pink once, but
twice – once in 1979 and then another time in 1992.
There’s some good news, though, as the vehicle also
underwent a refurbishment during the second paint job in ’92. This included an
engine removal, replacing the four-wheel disc brakes and rebuilding the
carburetors, and the interior was upholstered with white Connolly leather.
While we like the white interior, the contrasting pink Wilton wool carpets are
a little off-putting.
The pink paint job won’t be to everyone’s tastes,
but the 3.9-liter V12 engine with double-overhead camshafts and six carburetors
should appeal to any enthusiast. The engine puts out 320 horsepower and is
paired to a five-speed manual gearbox. While that doesn’t sound like a lot by
today’s standards, the Espada could get to 60 mph in roughly seven seconds and
onto a top speed of 250 km/h. That, as Doug DeMuro found, is adequate
enough to have a good time.
Incredibly, the car has 98,832 miles on its
odometer, but the real mileage of the vehicle is actually estimated to be in
the neighborhood of 110,000 miles. That’s a lot of miles for an Italian exotic,
but things are, reportedly, working well. The only items that need attention
are the odometer and the air conditioning.
One of the cooler parts of the sale is that the
original window sticker is pictured and included in the sale. The vehicle had a
suggested retail price of US$ 32,750, but the bidding at the moment with seven
days left is already at US$ 55,000. That’s a lot of money for a pink Espada. But
this is definitely one of the more unique examples on the road – plus, you can
have it repainted if you so wish.
