Lamborghini 350 GT

The Lamborghini 350 GT is a Sports car made by Lamborghini from 1964 to 1966. It is the first road car made by Lamborghini. The 350 GT was based off the Lamborghini 350GTV prototype. Both cars used a 3.5-liter V12 engine. 

The Lamborghini 400 GT was the successor to the 350 GT.

History
After testing his Lamborghini engine in May 1963, Giotto Bizzarrini, who was the head engineer at Lamborghini, left the company. The following month Ferruccio Lamborghini told engineer Gian Paolo Dallara to build a road-car version of Bizzarrini's 350GTV. Dallara was helped in this project by engineer Paolo Stanzani and test driver Bob Wallace.

Dallara and Stanzani quickly realized that the 350 GTV was not made well for mass production. They decided to build the 350 GT as a road-car version. First, they began de-tuning the original Bizzarrini engine and redesigning the original Bizzarrini chassis for street use. They then started getting the 350 GTV ready for its late-October 1963 Turin Auto Show debut. Lamborghini hoped its debut would raise interest in the 350 GT. The 350 GT was released in 1964. It was Lamborghini’s first road car.Pasini, Stefano "Lamborghini 350 GTV." Rivista Lamborghini Review, 1991

Engine and transmission
The 350 GT was powered by a  V12 engine. Each engine was tested for 24 hours on a Schenk Walge dynamometer. In the tests, it was run for the first 12 hours under electric power, and then with gasoline at increasing speeds. The test revealed that the engine produced  at 6500 rpm and  of torque at 4500 rpm.

The engine was paired to a five-speed manual transmission which was made by ZF.
Performance
The 350 GT had a kerb weight of . With its V12 engine, it could accelerate from  in 6.8 seconds, and from  in 16.3 seconds. It also had a top speed of .

Lamborghini 350 GTS
The Lamborghini 350 GTS was a convertible version of the 350 GT. That meant it had a roof that was able to open. The 350 GTS was first shown at the 1965 Turin Auto Show. Two of them were built by Carrozzeria Touring in 1965. The convertible top was designed to be concealed (hidden) in the storage area behind the two seats when it was folded down.

Related pages
Lamborghini 400 GT

References

Category:1960s automobiles
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