Lamborghini 350GT
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| Lamborghini 350 GT | |
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| Manufacturer | Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A |
| Production | 1963-1966 120 built |
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| Successor | Lamborghini 400GT |
| Body style | 2 door coupé |
| Engine | 3464 cc V12 |
| Layout | FR |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Length | 4640 mm |
| Width | 1730 mm |
| Height | 1280 mm |
| Weight | 1200 kg |
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm |
| Track | 1380 mm front and rear |
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| Similar | |
| Designer | Carrozzeria Touring |
The Lamborghini 350GT was the first production model produced by Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in 1963. It was based on the Lamborghini 350GTV, a prototype showcased at the 1963 Turin Auto Show. The success of the 350GT ensured the company's survival, and established it as a viable competitor with sport car automaker Ferrari S.p.A..
Ferruccio Lamborghini contracted the same design and production team who worked on the 350GTV prototype to build the production version of the grand tourer, including Giotto Bizzarrini, Gian Paolo Dallara, and Franco Scaglione.
The 350GT shared a number of features with the 350GTV prototype, including a four-wheel independent suspension, quad-cam V12, and an aluminum body. A number of revisions and refinements were made due to the suggestions of the Neri & Bonacini racing development shop and test driver Bob Wallace. Fixed headlights replaced the prototype's pop-up variety, and side-mounted carburetors reduced the height of the engine, thereby negating the clearance problems of the GTV prototype. The engine in the 350 was the Bizzarrini-designed V12. It was a very capable power plant that could reach well into triple-digit speeds in top form. The manufacture of the bodies was entrusted to Touring of Milan, who used their patented Superleggera method of construction to fix aluminum-alloy panels directly to a tubular structure.
Specifications
The Lamborghini 350GT retailed for $15,600. It had an aluminum V12 engine, aluminum body, and four-wheel independent suspension. It weighed 2314 lb, had a wheelbase of 100.4 in, and measured 182.7 by 68.1 by 48.0 inches (4.64 by 1.73 by 1.22 meters).
The 350GT had a manual 5-speed transmission, with a top speed was 152 mph. It could go from 0 to 60 mph in 6.8 seconds, and from 0 to 100 mph in 17.0 seconds.
Lamborghini produced 143 350GTs before replacing it with the larger-engined Lamborghini 400GT in 1966.
Also See
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| Current models: Reventón | Murciélago LP640 | Murciélago LP640 Roadster | Murcielago Spider | Gallardo | Gallardo Spyder Historic models: Miura | Countach | Diablo | Espada | Silhouette | Jalpa | 350GT | 400GT | Islero | Jarama | LM002 | Urraco Concept models: Athon | Bravo | Cala | Cheetah | Concept S | Flying Star II | 3500GTZ | Genesis | LM001 | LM003 | LM004 | LMA002 | Marco Polo | Marzal | Miura Concept | Portofino | Raptor Owned Group:Volkswagen | Audi | SEAT | Škoda | Bentley | Bugatti | Lamborghini |
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| 2 plus 2 | 400GT | Islero | Jarama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 plus 2 | Urraco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V12 | Miura | Countach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUV | LM002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founder: Ferruccio Lamborghini | Lamborghini Corporate website | A brand of the VWAG group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||