Lamborghini Sports Car Books - History and Models

Lamborghini: At the Cutting Edge of Design

Since the unveiling of the Lamborghini Miura - the world's first V12-powered mid-engine road car - at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, this marque from Sant'Agata Bolognese with the raging bull emblem has been one of the most famous and desirable purveyors of the supercar.
In its almost six decades long history, the supercar maker has constructed just four different engines: the extraordinary Giotto Bizzarrini-designed V12 that powered Lamborghini's flagships for the best part of five decades, a promising V8 that almost brought the company to its knees, a V10 that uses many Audi components and has been the mainstay of the marque in the last two decades, and lastly another newer V12, powering the Aventador.

However, what has really distinguished Lamborghini, has been a series of models with remarkable, groundbreaking shapes, each one a veritable design revolution. Cars like the Miura, the Espada, the Urraco, the Countach and the Diablo astounded and startled automotive fans just as much by their daring shape, form and aesthetic purity, as by their second-to-none engineering and trendsetting packaging.

This book (2 volumes with dust jacket in slipcase) celebrates the design history of Lamborghini through numerous period reports and previously unpublished images, delving into the extraordinary shapes and the intrepid personalities who made Lamborghini what it is today.

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Author:	Gautam Sen, Branko Radovinovic, Kaare Byberg
Details:	784 pages, 21.5 x 30.5 x 9.6 cm / 8.5 x 12 x 3.78 in, hardback
Illustrations:	1070 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Dalton Watson Fine Books (USA, 2022)
ISBN:	9781854433176

Lamborghini - Where, why, who, when, what

A comprehensive official monograph that provides a complete history of one of the most renowned brands in the luxury automotive landscape. This lavishly produced volume features the complete collection of all the models produced by Lamborghini from 1963 to the present day, including special editions, unreleased models, and those that underwent significant evolutions.
Stunning photography highlights the exquisite lines and lavish details of the vehicles, along with spectacular archival images and technical information celebrating the glamour and excellence of Italian automotive design.

The book also includes information on the prominent designers, including Filippo Perini, Walter de Silva, Mitja Borkert, and Marcello Gandini, who created some of the company's most iconic models, such as the Miura, Countach, Aventador, Huracan, and the new Urus as well as astonishing prototypes such as the Marzal, Egoista, and the Terzo Millennio.

This official book is dedicated to the history of the legendary Italian luxury sports car company that was founded in Sant'Agata Bolognese in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini. His dream was to create the perfect car and, more than half a century later, Lamborghini continues to produce sports cars that are sought after and renowned throughout the world for technical innovation, cutting-edge design, and stylish, original use of color.

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Author:	Antonio Ghini
Details:	216 pages, 31.5 x 24.5 x 2.6 cm / 12.4 x 9.7 x 1.02 in, hardback
Illustrations:	300 colour photos
Publisher:	Mondadori Electa (IT, 2020)
ISBN:	9788891822185

Lamborghini Cars (1964-1976) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Lamborghini sports cars from the years 1964-1976. Describes the Lamborghini 350 GT, 400 GT, Miura, Espada, Islero, Jarama, Countach, Urraco and Silhouette.

• The 39 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Details:	144 pages, 27 x 20 x 0.9 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.35 in, paperback
Illustrations:	250 b&w and 20 colour photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2004)
ISBN:	9781855206465

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Lamborghini Cars (1977-1989) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Lamborghini sports cars from the years 1977-1989. Describes the Lamborghini Silhouette, Urraco P300, LM 002, Cizeta V16T, Jalpa, Countach S, 500S, 5000S, Quattrovalvole and Anniversary.

• The 31 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Details:	136 pages, 27 x 20 x 0.8 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:	200 b&w and 30 colour photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2004)
ISBN:	9781855206472

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Lamborghini Cars (1990-2004) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Lamborghini sports cars from the years 1990-2004. Describes the Lamborghini Diablo 5.7En 6.0, VT5.7 and 6.0, SE Jota, SV, Roadster, GT, Murcielago and Gallardo.

• The 35 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Details:	176 pages, 27 x 20.5 x 1.3 cm / 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.51 in, paperback
Illustrations:	250 b&w and 56 colour photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2004)
Series:	Gold Portfolio
ISBN:	9781855206489

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Lamborghini - 50 anni di fascino e passione

Lamborghini has always produced emotions that are reflected in the pages of this volume according to a partially chronological order.
The book opens with the latest successful events, exploring the technological leadership of the Brand, which is famous for its V12 and V10 engines (the key to the outstanding performance of the current Aventador and Huracán), but also for its new departments for processing of carbon fibres.
This investment has enabled Lamborghini to become a leader in series production and to stand out for this sophisticated and complex industrial process.

Text also in English.

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Author:	Daniele Buzzonetti
Details:	320 pages, 30 x 25 cm / 11.8 x 9.8 in, hardback
Illustrations:	472 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Artioli Editore 1899 (IT, 2015)
ISBN:	9788877921468

Lamborghini: Les monstres sacrés à moteur V12

Lamborghini remains unquestionably one of the most distinctive brands in the world. For over fifty years, it has represented exceptional cars, extreme performance and excess.
This book offers to discover the most extraordinary models of the brand: the berlinettas equipped with twelve-cylinder engines. This selection includes a prodigious lineage of grand touring cars that spans five generations. Each generation has itself given birth to very exclusive variants that are today among the most sought-after "supercars" in the history of the automobile.

The Miura, the Countach, the Diablo, the Murciélago and finally the Aventador are these extraordinary models, which can be called "supercars", these ultra-sporty cars, with extreme performance and outrageously expensive.
Each model is the subject of a detailed description of the style and technical characteristics, completed by revelations on their specific genesis. In addition, nearly 150 archive photos wonderfully reflect the spirit of the different eras represented.

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Author:	Serge Bellu
Details:	160 pages, 31 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm / 12.2 x 9.25 x 0.67 in, hardback
Illustrations:	150 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Glénat (F, 2020)
ISBN:	9782344044971

Lamborghini, livre officiel

This book tells the Lamborghini adventure from an unusual angle, aiming to be both very complete and very concise, by asking a series of questions: where? how? who? when? why?

The answers to these questions form as many chapters and provide the opportunity to dynamically tell the legend of Lamborghini automobiles, from 1963 to the present day.

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Author:	Antonio Ghini
Details:	224 pages, 31 x 24.5 cm / 12.2 x 9.7 in, hardback
Illustrations:	numerous colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2019)
ISBN:	9791028304003

Lamborghini, 50 ans de Supercars

Automobili Lamborghini was born out of a dispute between industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Lamborghini was used to doing things his own way, so the idea of ??creating his own sports car didn't strike him as particularly audacious. But with the 1966 Miura, the world's first supercar, audacity became Lamborghini's calling card.

Over the next fifty years, Lamborghini has produced some of the most extreme sports cars ever released. From the Countach and Diablo to the Murciélago, Gallardo and current Huracán, Lamborghini has never taken its foot off the gas.

"Lamborghini, 50 ans de Supercars" looks back at fifty years of extreme performance through the lens of photographer James Mann and in-depth text by Stuart Codling. In this book, which will satisfy any fan of high-level sports cars, an entire chapter is devoted to each of the Lamborghini supercars, illustrated with photos from the period and completed with tables of characteristics.

Summary:

1: Miura: The first mid-engined supercar
2: Countach: The star of supercars
3: Diablo: The refined supercar
4: Murciélago: Audi flexes its muscles
5: Gallardo: The enthusiast's supercar
6: Reventón: Exclusive performance
7: Aventador: Redefining supercars
8: Sesto Elemento: Maximum power, minimum weight
9: Huracán: The future is now (since 2014).

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Author:	Stuart Codling, James Mann
Details:	224 pages, 30.5 x 25 cm / 12 x 9.8 in, hardback
Illustrations:	300 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2016)
ISBN:	9791028301316

Lamborghini (Samochoy marzeń)

A richly illustrated overview of all Lamborghini car models from 1964 onwards, both mass-produced and single prototypes, with a brief description and basic technical data.

Models included: 350 GTV/GT, 400 GT, 3500 GTZ, 350/400 GTS, Monza 400, Islero, Marzal, Espada, Faena, Jarama, Marco Polo, Portofino, Urraco, Bravo, Silhouette, Athon, Jalpa, P 140, Cala, Stella, Gallardo, Miura, Countach, Koenig Specials, Genesis, Diablo, Heuliez Pregunta, Raptor, Canto, Murcielago, Concept S, Cheetah, LM 001, LMA, LM004 and LM 002.

Polish edition of the book "Typen-Kompass" (hardcover).

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Author:	Matthias Braun, Alexander Franc Storz
Details:	116 pages, 25.5 x 20.5 x 1.5 cm / 10 x 8.1 x 0.59 in, hardback
Illustrations:	160 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności WKŁ (PL, 2017)
ISBN:	9788320616347