1974 LAMBORGHINI URAGO

Cylinder Heads Rebuilt by Colin Clarke Engineering, Recent New Clutch/Flywheel and Major Service with Belts at Iain Tyrrell Classic Cars (2021). Unveiled at the November 1970 Turin Motor Show (but not put on sale until late 1972), the Lamborghini Urraco P250 was conceived as a rival to the likes of the Ferrari Dino 246, Maserati Merak and Porsche 911. Principally engineered by Paolo Stanzani, its sheet-steel monocoque bodyshell boasted Bob Wallace honed all-round independent coil-over wishbone suspension and ventilated four-wheel disc brakes. A handsome 2+2 seater design with distinctive rear three-quarter engine vents and a Miura-style slatted rear windscreen guard, its styling was the work of Marcello Gandini at Bertone. Named in the best Lamborghini tradition after a particularly fierce breed of bull, the Urraco benefited from a bespoke powerplant. Designated Tipo L240, the 90-degree SOHC V8 utilised an aluminium block and cylinder heads. Fed by four twin-choke Weber carburettors, the 'over-square' (86mm bore x 53mm stroke) 2463cc unit was credited with 220bhp and 166lbft of torque. Transversely mid-mounted and allied to the marque's own five-speed manual transmission, it reputedly enabled the Urraco to sprint from 0-60mph in 6.6 seconds and onto 149mph. Only in production for four years, a mere 520 P250s are estimated to have left the Sant'Agata Bolognese factory.Finished in Giallo (Yellow) with Tan upholstery, this particular example - chassis number 15662 - won Lamborghini Club UK's prestigious 'V8 Car of the Year' award during 2008. Further notable for being to right-hand drive specification (RHD cars have traditionally accounted for just 10% or so of Sant'Agata production), the Urraco's past prior to its importation to the UK in 1989 is a mystery. Registered as 'XGC 825M' to M. Fionda Esq. of London on August 18th that year - at which time its odometer displayed an unwarranted 22,475km (the same instrument now shows 34,596km) - the 2+2-seater is thought to have passed through the hands of J. Struggles Esq of Chesterfield, A. Couper Esq of Bromley, S. Sargent Esq of Bromley, D. Hunt Esq of Bexleyheat