£132.8k (Est: £90,000 - £110k)
1971 Lamborghini Espada S2 - Offered Directly From Harry Metcalfe
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 8 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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£132,750 (Est: £90,000 - £110,000)
1971 Lamborghini Espada S2 - Offered Directly From Harry Metcalfe
UK • 8 Nov 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1971 Lamborghini Espada S2, owned by Harry Metcalfe, has been extensively restored and featured on YouTube, amassing over 3.6 million views. It boasts a comprehensive engine and suspension rebuild, power steering, and concours accolades, making it a celebrated and well-documented example.
Condition
8
The car has been extensively restored and upgraded, with a comprehensive engine and suspension rebuild. It has won awards at concours events. However, it had a restoration in the 1980s where a Perspex roof and black wheel spinners were fitted, suggesting it is not in perfect original condition and may require minor reconditioning to bring it to a higher standard of originality.
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81,796 miles (via 2017 MOT)
8116
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
HPC 1K
1971
Auction
£132.8k (Est: £90,000 - £110k)
1971 Lamborghini Espada S2 - Offered Directly From Harry Metcalfe
Iconic Auctioneers • UK • 8 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
The Lamborghini Espada remains one of the most distinctive grand tourers of the 1970s, its sharp Gandini styling wrapped around a 3.9-litre V12 offering both performance and refinement.
At the time of its launch, the Espada was positioned as Lamborghini’s flagship four-seater GT and remarkably, was even more expensive than the Miura, underlining its exclusivity .
This 1971 Series 2 example has enjoyed long term ownership by Harry Metcalfe, founder of EVO magazine and presenter of the acclaimed Harry’s Garage You
Tube channel, where it has featured extensively, amassing over 3,600,000 million views.
Between 2020 and 2021, the Espada underwent a comprehensive engine and suspension rebuild by respected marque specialist Ian Tyrell, documented in detail on Tyrell’s Classic Workshop You
Tube channel as well as Harry’s own.
The car also benefits from power steering, significantly enhancing usability without compromising character.
Prior to Harry’s ownership, during its well documented...
Price Analysis vs Other Espada Series IIs
£43,416
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£103,662
Median Price (Since 2020)
£174,741
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Previous Espada Series II Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 21st Aug 2018
Latest MOT mileage:
81,796 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 22nd Aug 2017, 81,796 miles
Passed
On 21st Apr 2016, 81,210 miles
Passed
On 2nd Apr 2015, 80,492 miles
Passed
On 21st Feb 2014, 78,926 miles
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