Inside the Lamborghini Museum

Lamborghini didn’t actually have a museum until 2001, when the takeover by Audi freed up cash to put its rare treasures out on display.

Sitting next to the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, its two stories are packed with cars dating right back to the 1963 foundation of Lamborghini. Join us as we look around some of the delights out on display.

1964 350 GT

The very first Lamborghini ever, this lovely-looking machine was a rival to the Ferrari 250 GT. 120 were made between 1964 and 1966, whose 276bhp 3.5-litre V12 gave them 155mph potential.

1966 Miura P400​

A prototype of the most famous Lamborghini in the world – and the earliest still in existence. It was first seen at the 1966 Turin motor show and arguably set the template for the modern supercar look.

1972 P250 Urraco

In the early 1970s, oil prices were rocketing, and hurting supercar firms such as Lamborghini. Bertone thus designed the Urraco 2+2, billed as a more fuel-efficient model based around a 2.5-litre or 3.0-litre V8 engine, but also offered with a downsized 2.0-litre V8 where taxes were particularly punitive.

1974 Countach LP400

Like the Miura, famed Italian designer Bertone created the Countach, the original sharp-edged and ‘extreme’ Lamborghini. This is the very first production car, whose 4.0-litre V12 produced 370bhp – enough, it was claimed, for a top speed of 196mph.

1986 LM002

Did you know Lamborghini made a 4x4 in the 1980s? Not just any 4x4 either, but a ‘Lamborghini Military’ grade machine with 5.2-litre V12 engine from the Countach, capable of up to 434bhp. A monster in every sense of the word, of which the firm built 300.

1988 P140

Lamborghini was experimenting with more affordable cars way back in the late 80s. The P140 had its first V10, and a removable roof panel, yet didn’t make it to production, despite later reappearing in 1995 with the Cala name. We’d have to wait a while longer for the Gallardo to eventually arrive…

1991 Lamborghini Lambo F1

Lamborghini had a sole season in Formula 1 back in 1991, with a car and engine designed entirely in-house. In its very first race, it finished in a creditable seventh place, but the 700bhp V12 racer then failed to even qualify for most of the races thereafter.

2001 Diablo 6.0 SE

Lamborghini built the Diablo for 11 years and to celebrate the end of production, it made 42 examples of this ‘Special Edition’. Finished in gold and brown, the car’s 6.0-litre V12 was given its most potent tune yet, for a top speed of 205mph.