Espada The Recently Remembered Super saloon!

[P300V8]

On this day many years ago this drawing of the Lamborghini Bestia was circulated to the members of LCUK. Little else is known about this car.

[JonathanE]

I remember reading a test drive article by the famous Swedish car journalist Olaf Pirlo...

Jonathan

[Dolittle]

I took my clio to a little backstreet garage the other day for an MOT and saw this on a ramp, it was in awful condition, and apparently for sale.

[Ian.C]

I am interested in an Espada project - are you able to give contact details for the garage.

[AtlantisWeb]

A few years ago (2007), that Espada was in some workshops in Titchfield, Hampshire. It was then silver, but emerged a couple of weeks later in that lurid green. The story goes, that it ended up being rough stored on a local farm, because the owner had no safe storage, and the car quickly deteriorated. It looked better in silver. I've got some photos somewhere. I will try to dig them out.

Edited by AtlantisWeb on Saturday 5th April 12:19

[AtlantisWeb]

Found some images of the green Espada. It was photographed at a body shop in The Tanneries Industrial Estate, Titchfield near Fareham, Hampshire.

[AtlantisWeb]

September 2007

[Ian.C]

thanks for the photos- an interesting colour change.
Looking at your photos it is an early S3 Espada.
Wonder what condition it is in now.

[digger the goat]

Anther couple of shots of a car posted earlier.




Taken at Oulton Park at the Gold Cup meeting about 5 years ago.

[Dolittle]

Ian.C said:

I am interested in an Espada project - are you able to give contact details for the garage.

Sorry for the delay, ive moved house and been a bit busy.

The car was owned by this place. But they wanted £50k for it!


http://www.k2carriages.co.uk

[GeorgeV12]

I have only ever seen a couple of Espadas, I remember my father nearly bought one at an auction when I was about 6 or 7 and been fascinated with them since.

Saw this red one in a classic car showroom a few years back and remember being shocked at its sheer size!


And then I saw this silver one last year at the Silverstone Classic. Beautiful!

[dinkel]

Size: fully equipped to pack 4 adults.

I - 1.86m - am more than comfortable in the backseat.

[tannucats]

At Salon Prive last year, waiting to be judged!

[andrew]

hth

[dinkel]

There isn't a colour an Espada would not look great in!

[Stephen Keen]

[AtlantisWeb]

Stephen Keen said:

That is a beautiful Series 1.

[bosscerbera]

Stephen Keen said:

Welcome Mr Keen!

[tannucats]

Heading for Brooklands as the luggage and lunch transporter!

[neutral 3]

So, just Where have all the Espada lovers gone ?
To restart this thread I have finally found my Motor Sport magazine of March 1972, where the Late, Great, DSJ ( Jenks ) tested a Champagne Yellow Espada which was registered 14 RW.

He had the loan of it via Lamborghini Concessionaires of Alie Street London, for a couple of the wettest days in February. This car, presumably their press demo Espada had already covered 10,000 miles, but he commented very favourably on it.

Jenks was a bit of a wag and things that he didn't like were the seats and the quality of the paintwork which was showing " nasty rust pittings".
He also described the gear lever as " protruding from a strange leather bag that looks as though your Lady passenger has left her hat on the central panel" !!

Has this one survived ?