Car Spotting: Bramley Motor Cars 1989
/Established in the late 1970s, Bramley Motor Cars always had a fine selection of machinery at their Guildford showroom. These photographs were taken in 1989. Featured cars: Aston Martin V8…
Read MoreEstablished in the late 1970s, Bramley Motor Cars always had a fine selection of machinery at their Guildford showroom. These photographs were taken in 1989. Featured cars: Aston Martin V8…
Read MoreChassis JLA12257 was one of the last Countach Quattrovalvoles built without the updated 1988 model year updates which most obviously included deep slatted side skirts. The car was ordered by…
Read MoreIs the Countach perhaps the most Lamborghini of all? Let's take a ride in the Quattrovalvole, not the purest, but the most powerful carburetted Countach. Twelve symphonic cylinders that still give incredible satisfaction today.
Read MoreAlthough Lamborghini debuted its 1971 Countach prototype with a five-litre V12, the cost associated with bringing what was still a highly experimental engine to market ultimately proved too great.
Read MoreIn 1984, Lamborghini started work on a Countach Restyling Prototype that could be assessed as a potential stop-gap model before a proper clean sheet replacement came on stream. The team…
Read MoreA selection of 1991 photographs from the Portman Lamborghini facility in Brentford. Featured cars: Lamborghini Countach Quattrovalvole: A8 FAN, Lamborghini Jalpa: F220 RHX, Lamborghini…
Read MoreSome of the best Lamborghini spots in London during the 1980s.
Read MoreSigned off from the factory on April 16th 1987, chassis HLA12132 was a right-hand drive Countach Quattrovalvole equipped by Lamborghini with unique side skirts. Unlike the later ‘official’ side-skirted…
Read MoreChassis HLA1255 was a right-hand drive Countach Quattrovalvole ordered through Portman Lamborghini in London by Jersey businessman, Mike Taylor. The car was signed off on August 6th…
Read MoreHaving already commissioned an enlarged 4.8-litre engine for the Countach 5000 S which arrived in early 1982, the Mimram Group (which had rescued Lamborghini from administration in 1980)…
Read MoreA few months after Chrysler took control of Automobili Lamborghini from the Mimram Group, a subtly updated version of the formidable Countach Quattrovalvole was released. The most…
Read MoreLaunched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1985, the Quattrovalvole was Lamborghini’s fourth major iteration of the Countach theme. Most significantly, it featured a newly enlarged 5.2-litre V12…
Read MoreChassis HLA12202 was a US-spec. fuel-injected Countach Quattrovalvole dispatched from the factory to Lamborghini East in New York on July 30th 1987. Ordered in Nero with matching Nero…
Read MoreThe best of Lamborghini Hunting in Paris during the 1980s with Benoit Dujardin
Read MoreAll the best stuff from Portman Lamborghini’s George Street showroom in London during the 1980s.
Read MoreSome of the best EE plate action from the 1980s.
Read MoreA selection of photographs from the 1990 Lamborghini Owners Club Miura run out. Featured cars: Lamborghini Miura S: EVG 66H, Lamborghini Miura SV: LYV 186K, Lamborghini Miura: KRX 297H…
Read MorePart 2 from the 1991 Silverstone Historic Festival. Featured cars: Schuppan Porsche 962: VOI 962, Schuppan Porsche 962: H726 LDP, Alpine A110: DDG 885J, Aston Martin DP215: XMO 88, Alpine…
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