Lamborghini’s first production car, the 350 GT, was the brainchild of two of Italy’s most illustrious auto designers.

With an engine designed by Giotto Bizzarrini, fresh from Ferrari, and a chassis engineered by Gianpaolo Dallara, the 350 GT needed only Touring’s Superleggera bodywork to be worthy of Feruccio Lamborghini’s vision for his Charging Bull marque.

Ferruccio Lamborghini was convinced that the 350 GTV prototype was too radical as a road car, so he directed Bob Wallace and Dallara to modify the design.

The engine was detuned, the dry sump replaced with a wet sump, and side-draft carburettors were fitted for a lower bonnet line.

Compression was reduced to 9.4:1, and lower duration cams were fitted.

The result delivered an impressive 270 brake horsepower through a five-speed ZF gearbox, featured independent suspension and four-wheel power disc brakes to accomplish suitable high-speed cruising.

The coachbuilder Touring of Milan built the bodies with their exclusive Superleg...