Lamborghini launched seven production road cars before the Countach, starting with the 350 GT in 1964. They show what Lamborghini built before the Countach: front-engined grand tourers, the mid-engined Miura and the V8 Urraco. Production ranged from 225 Isleros to 1,226 Espadas.

1. 1964–1966 Lamborghini 350 GT

Every Lamborghini road car before the Countach starts here. Lamborghini’s own timeline lists the Franco Scaglione-designed 350 GTV under 1963. However, it marks 1964 as the year 350 GT production started, after the car’s debut at the Geneva show that March.

Under the hood sat a 3,464-cc quad-cam V12 rated at 270 hp, fed by six Weber carburetors. Giotto Bizzarrini and Gian Paolo Dallara get the engineering credit. Meanwhile, Touring of Milan built the bodies with its superleggera method.

According to RM Sotheby’s 350 GT catalog, Lamborghini built 120. The same page counts 143 cars in all, including 23 interim cars, before Touring revised the body into the 400 GT 2+2 in 1966.

2. 1966 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2

Next came a car with room for two more. Introduced for 1966, the 400 GT 2+2 was an evolution of the 350 GT. As the name says, it added rear seats while keeping the original proportions.

According to RM Sotheby’s 400 GT 2+2 listing, Bizzarrini’s V12 grew to 3.9 liters and 320 hp. It drove through a Lamborghini-designed, fully synchronized five-speed manual. Touring again built the body. RM counts 247 produced in total, and it sold chassis 0616 for $445,000.

3. 1966 Lamborghini Miura

Then the company changed the game. Lamborghini first showed the Miura as a rolling chassis at the 1965 Turin show. Four months later, a fully bodied prototype appeared at the 1966 Geneva Salon. Its V12 sat crosswise behind the cabin, a layout Lamborghini’s timeline headlines as “the first supercar.”

Marcello Gandini styled the body for Bertone, while Dallara and Paolo Stanzani developed the chassis. Racing mechanic Bob Wallace supplied development feedback. According to RM Sotheby’s Miura P400 catalog, the first P400 made 350 hp and could reach 170 mph. Lamborghini made only 275 P400s through 1970. RM sold chassis 3417 for $1,325,000.

4. 1968–1970 Lamborghini Islero

Next, the Islero arrived in 1968. At first, Lamborghini spelled its official name “Jslero.” Lamborghini built it on the 400 GT but revised for larger tires and a wider track.

Mario Marazzi of Carrozzeria Marazzi designed the body. According to Lamborghini’s 2018 Espada and Islero release, its 3,929-cc V12 made 320 CV, or 350 CV in the 1969 Islero S. In all, the factory made only 225: 155 Isleros and 70 Islero S models.

5. 1968–1978 Lamborghini Espada

The Espada was the family car, at least by Lamborghini standards. The company calls it the first series-production four-seater in its history. Gandini drew it for Bertone, and the V12 sat up front, mounted lengthwise.

That 3,929-cc engine made between 325 and 350 CV, depending on the series. According to Lamborghini’s own count, it built 1,226 over 10 years. That breaks down to 176 Series I cars until January 1970, 578 Series II cars until 1972 and 472 Series III cars until 1978.

6. 1970–1978 Lamborghini Jarama

Lamborghini introduced the Jarama at the Geneva show in March 1970. To build it, engineers cut 10.6 inches from the Espada chassis and left most everything else intact. RM credits its broad-shouldered look to Gandini at Bertone.

The output depends on the source. Lamborghini’s timeline gives 325 CV, while RM Sotheby’s Jarama catalog lists a 350-hp, 4.0-liter quad-cam V12 with a five-speed manual. According to RM, 177 Jarama 400 GTs came first, then another 150 GTS cars through 1978. RM sold a 1972 Jarama for $100,800.

7. 1970 Lamborghini Urraco, the Last Launch Before the Countach

Finally, Lamborghini went smaller. Lamborghini unveiled the Urraco 2+2 at the 1970 Turin Motor Show. Hagerty says it was Lamborghini’s answer to the Ferrari Dino and Maserati Merak. Gandini styled it for Bertone. Stanzani’s 220-hp 2.5-liter V8 sat just ahead of the rear wheels in the P250.

According to Hagerty’s Urraco history, Lamborghini made only 776: 520 P250s, 66 2.0-liter P200s and 190 3.0-liter P300s. Lamborghini showed the Countach LP500 prototype at Geneva in 1971. Its timeline then marks 1974 as the year Countach LP400 production started.

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