1972 Lamborghini Espada Series II
- Engine
- 4.0L V12, five-speed manual gearbox
- Colour
- 'Verde Pallido' (pale green)
Chassis 8726 is a 1972 Lamborghini Espada Series II, factory-finished in Verde Pallido with a Senape leather interior and powered by its original matching-numbers 4.0-litre V12 paired with a five-speed manual gearbox. Delivered new to a New York dealership and then sold to a private collector, the car passed through only three owners over five decades. An engine rebuild costing over €60,000 was carried out in 2021, and the car has covered fewer than 25,000 miles from new.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €147,200 (≈ $162K)
- 1972 → 1981Private saleJan Buttspartial documentation
Collector who acquired the car new from the delivering dealership; retained it until ownership passed within the family.
- 1972-05-30 →Factory deliveryModena Sports Carsfull documentation
New York dealership that received factory delivery and subsequently sold the car to the first private owner.
- 1981-03-01 → 2006Acquisition unknownTodd Buttsfull documentation
Illinois title documents confirm the transfer of ownership within the Butts family; the car stayed in the family collection throughout this period.
- 2006-11-01 → 2015Private salePrevious owner via Luxury Cars Los Gatospartial documentation
California-based acquisition through a named dealership; ownership continued until early 2015 when the car changed hands again.
- 2015 →Private saleConsigning ownerpartial documentation
Current vendor commissioned a full engine rebuild by Retro Sportiva in 2021, with associated invoices exceeding €60,000.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2017Modification
The original imperial-reading odometer was swapped for a metric-display unit to satisfy road regulations; the former odometer was retained and is included with the car.
At the point of replacement the recorded mileage stood at 24,644 miles.
- 2021Engine rebuildRetro Sportiva
A comprehensive rebuild of the 4.0-litre V12 engine was carried out, supported by invoices totalling more than €60,000.
Work was commissioned by the consigning owner; invoices are on file.
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