Lamborghini Marzal

Lamborghini
Marzal
Presentation year:	1967
Vehicle fair:	Geneva Motor Show
Class :	Sports car
Body shape :	Coupe
Engine:	Otto engine : 2.0 liters (129 kW)
Length:	4450 mm
Width:	1709 mm
Height:	1110 mm
Wheelbase:	2620 mm
Empty weight:	1200 kg
Production model:	Lamborghini Espada

The Lamborghini Marzal was a prototype from Lamborghini presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1967 ; it was a study for the Lamborghini Espada . It attracted attention through its fully glazed roof and its fully glazed double doors.

history

The Lamborghini Marzal was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 1967 and shortly afterwards was used by Prince Rainier of Monaco and his wife Gracia Patricia as the inaugural vehicle for the Monaco Grand Prix . The Marzal was exhibited for a long time in the Lamborghini Museum in Sant'Agata Bolognese , later it was in the Bertone factory museum. In May 2011, the unique piece was auctioned off by RM Auctions on the occasion of the Concorso D'Eleganza Villa D'Este in Cernobbio at a price of 1,512,000 euros. This makes it the most expensive classic Lamborghini.

design

The design came from Marcello Gandini , the chief stylist at Bertone . A noticeable feature are the many hexagons in the vehicle. By using a lot of glass, the passengers were exposed to both the sun and the eyes of passers-by.

construction

The Miura provided the technical basis for the Marzal . However, since the Miura's V12 engine was too heavy, Gian Paolo Dallara developed an in-line six-cylinder with 1965 cc displacement, 175 hp and a compression ratio of 9.5: 1. A 5-speed gearbox was used. As was common at Lamborghini at the time, the brakes were girling brake discs. The tires in size 205/15 were from Pirelli .

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literature

• Lamborghini sports car after 1964, type compass , Motorbuch Verlag 2006, ISBN 3-613-02645-7

Web links

Commons : Lamborghini Marzal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• History (Engl.)
• Technology (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Motor Klassik, issue 7/2011, p. 80.