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.

Debuting at the 1972 Turin Motor Show, the Series III came with power steering and air-conditioning as standard.

Boasting 365bhp and 290lb/ft of torque, it also carried a revised interior, re-jigged rear suspension and uprated brakes.

In production at Sant'Agata Bologna for just six years, a mere 472 were built.

Offered here is a right-hand drive Series III first registered on 1st August 1975, finished in Tahiti Blue and, at the time of cataloguing, the odometer was showing 69,438 miles.

The Espada joined the Bunbury Collection in 2021 after having previously been involved in an accident and is therefore recorded as such...