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Lamborghini Islero S - sportier and yet more practical than other Granturismi

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Created on July 27, 2019

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - der "S" unterschied sich in eiinigen Karosseriedetails vom Vorgänger

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - überraschend praktischer Granturismo

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - interessante Mischung von Rundungen und Ecken bei der Silhouette

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - die Front ist dank Klappscheinwerfer tief

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - relativ "eckiges" Heck

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - sehr grosszügige Fensterflächen

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - vor allem von vorne elegant und unaufgeregt

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - unüblich hochliegende Heckstosstangen und tief angeordnete Heckleuchten

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - fällt auf ohne Aufzufallen

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - Holzlenkrad und viel Leder

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - viele Instrumente für den Lambo-Fahrer

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - typisches Granturismo-Interieur

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - den Öldruck immer im Blickfeld

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - überraschend übersichtlich, aber nicht ganz blendfrei

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - umfangreiches Arsenal an Zusatzinstrumenten

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - kurzer Schalthebel

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - Schaltknopf aus Holz

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - Rücksitze schön ausgestaltet, Platz gibt es aber nur beschränkt

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - auch das Dach ist in Leder ausgekleidet

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - der V12-Motor mit vier obenliegenden Nockenwellen

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - sechs Doppelvergaser von Weber

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - klar beschrifteter Vierliter-Motor

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - Weber-Vergaser-Batterie

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - Chassis-Nummer

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - gerundete Front und Miura-Leichtmetallräder

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - ausgefahrene Doppel-Klappscheinwerfer

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - mit zusätzlichem "S"

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Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 (1967) - die Form überdauerte die Zeit unbeschadet

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Lamborghini 400 GT (1966) - der elegante GT

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Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 (1966) - Formenevolution vom 350 GT bis hierher

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Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 (1966) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 (1966) - Interieur

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Ferruccio Lamborghini zeigt am Genfer Autosalon im März 1968 stolz den Espada, der Islero ist im Hintergrund zu sehen

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Lamborghini Espada (1968) - grossräumiger Gran Turiusmo - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1968

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Lamborghini Islero (1968) - eckiger, aber doch klar erkenntlich ein Nachfahre von 350/400 GT

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Lamborghini Islero (1968) - kantiger als seine Vorgänger

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Lamborghini Islero (1968) - weiterhin ein GT, mit gelifteten Zügen

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Lamborghini Islero (1968) - weiterhin italienische Eleganz im Innern

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Lamborghini Islero (1969) - grosse Fensterflächen, schlichtes Karosseriekleid

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - verkauft als Lot 319 an der RM/Sotheby's Versteigerung in Monterey im Jahr 2015

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Lamborghini Islero S (1969) - als Lot 319 an der RM/Sotheby's Versteigerung in Monterey am 13. - 15. August 2015

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Lamborghini Jarama 400 GT (1971) - kantiger Frontmotor-GT

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Lamborghini Jarama 400 GTS (1975) - die Räder mit Zentralverschluss fielen bei den späteren Ausführungen weg

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Summary

In 2019, the Lamborghini Islero S celebrated its 50th birthday, but hardly anyone thought of it in April and toasted to it. Even back then, the Islero stood out much less than its brothers Miura and Espada, even though Ferruccio Lamborghini drove one himself. And very few people today know that Roger Moore once drove an Islero for several minutes in a movie. This vehicle report is dedicated to the Islero Coupé, of which only 225 were built, and shows it in current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

New coachbuilder
Hybrid design
Proven technology
Enthusiasm and criticism
Faster with the "S"
Film-tested
A rarity remains
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If there were three Lamborghinis in a parking lot - a Miura, an Espada and an Islero - everyone would pounce on the Miura and a few connoisseurs would go for the Espada next. The Islero, on the other hand, would hardly stand out. It was exactly the same at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1968 when the Lamoborghini Islero was shown to the public for the first time. Although it was a new model, it stood in the shadow of the already familiar and the (also new) Espada. It actually had an important role to play, as it had to replace the 400 GT 2+2, Lamborghini's classic Granturismo, which in turn dated back to the first sports car from Sant'Agata, the 350 GT.

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