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Experiencing Giotto, Part 2: Lamborghini and Europa

March 11, 2014 By pete

Lamborghini in Bizzarrinil. Photo courtesy of Graham Earl.

By Graham Earl

Bizzarrini Lamborghini

One interesting car which came and went through my hands while working for auction companies was a prototype for the America, based on a Lamborghini 350GT. The story, which came directly from Giotto himself, is that after designing the V12 engine for Lamborghini he somehow ended up with a rolling chassis for a 350GT, possibly as part payment. He used this chassis to develop the car, which would become the America. I believe this is the only genuine Bizzarrini GT with a Lamborghini V12 motor, although I think another copy exists somewhere. [Read more…] about Experiencing Giotto, Part 2: Lamborghini and Europa

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