350 bhp, 3,929 cc DOHC V-12 engine, six Weber twin-choke carburettors, five-speed manual gearbox, independent coil-spring front and rear suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,649 mm The Espada, designed to meet customers’ growing demands for a V-12 Lamborghini with four seats, wonderfully combined V-12 power with typical Lamborghini panache.

This was an automobile that made no compromises, as it combined a fantastic engine, which was taken from what many consider the world’s first supercar, with the added practicality of four seats and a spacious boot.

The Espada proved to be huge success for Lamborghini at the time, even outselling the fabled Miura, and 1,200 cars were produced in three distinct series over its production run.

This particular Series II Espada is considered to be one of the finest and most well-known examples in existence.

The car was completed by the factory in April 1970, and it was originally finished in Azzuro Mexico over a mustard-col...