1986 Lamborghini Other

FERRUCIO LAMBORGHINI FOUNDED HIS LEGENDARY COMPANY IN 1963 WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING THE MOST REFINED AND EXOTIC GRAND TOURING SPORTS CARS EVER MADE, AND THEREBY TOOK ON THE ESTABLISHED MARQUES OF FERRARI AND MASERATI, AND ARGUABLY SURPASSED THEM IN MANY CAPACITIES.
AS THE RENOWNED LAMBORGHINI EMBLEM/LOGO DEPICTING THE MENACING BULL PERSONIFIES, THE CARS WERE NOT ONLY NAMED, BUT WERE, AND CONTINUE TO BE IMMORTALIZED WITH THE THEME OF THE FIGHTING BULL. INDEED, THE NAME “JALPA KANDACHIA” ACTUALLY CAME FROM A FAMOUS BREED OF FIGHTING BULLS.
THE JALPA P350 TARGA WAS DESIGNED BY CARROZZERIA BERTONE, AND A MERE 410 MODELS WERE HAND CRAFTED IN THE BOLOGNA FACTORY BETWEEN 1981 AND 1988, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO ABOUT 50 CARS PER YEAR OVER THE 8 YEAR PERIOD.
THE CAR WAS DESIGNED WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE FLAGSHIP COUNTACH, WHICH WAS ALSO DESIGNED BY BERTONE. THE RESULT WAS A CAR THAT WAS EASIER AND MORE NIMBLE TO DRIVE AND HANDLE, WITH SUPERIOR VISIBILITY AND MORE TRACTABILITY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND AT SLOWER SPEEDS.
THE JALPA WAS FITTED WITH A 3.5 LITRE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAMSHAFT V8 ENGINE WHICH PRODUCED 225 HORSE POWER AND CATAPULTED THE CAR TO A TOP SPEED OF 234 KM/HR.
THE CAR WAS LEGENDARY IN ITS DAY AND WAS FEATURED AS ROCKY BALBOA’S DREAM CAR IN ROCKY IV IN 1985, AND WAS ALSO DRIVEN BY PHIL COLLINS IN A 1980’S EPISODE OF MIAMI VICE.
WITH IT'S LOW PRODUCTION NUMBERS, AND IT’S STUNNING AND TIMELESS EXOTIC STYLING AND GREAT PERFORMANCE, THE JALPA HAS BECOME A HIGHLY COVETED AND SOUGHT AFTER EXOTIC CAR INVESTMENT THAT IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF ITS VALUE UPTICK POTENTIAL. IN FACT, EUROPEAN PRICES ON THESE MODELS HAVE SKYROCKETED. PLEASE REFER TO ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST PROMINENT AUTOMOTIVE WEBSITE WHICH SPANS 10 COUNTRIES: AUTOSCOUT24.COM AND YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE AVERAGE ASKING PRICE FOR A JALPA IS 169,000 EUROS, WHICH TRANSLATES TO $188,000 US, BASED ON THE 6 CARS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED FOR SALE. A QUICK LOOK AT GERMANY’S LARGEST ONLINE VEHICLE WEBSITE: MOBILE.DE WILL REVEAL AN AVERAGE ASKING PRICE OF 156,200 EUROS, WHICH TRANSLATES TO OVER $174,000 US, BASED ON THE 7 CARS (NOT INCLUDING THE FIRE DAMAGED CAR WITH THE ASKING PRICE OF 75,000 EUROS) THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED FOR SALE.
THE JALPA BEING OFFERED FOR SALE HEREIN IS FEATURED IN THE MOST DESIRABLE OF ALL COLOR COMBINATIONS PRODUCED, BEING BLACK ON TAN LEATHER, JUST AS IT CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY.
WHAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR CAR STAND OUT AS ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE EXAMPLES IN THE WORLD, IS THAT IS WAS OWNED BY ITS ORIGINAL PURCHASER (WHO BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA IN 1987) UP UNTIL 2015, BEING 29 YEARS, AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN A MERE 16,818 KMS OVER THIS PERIOD, WHICH TRANSLATES TO 10,450 MILES. THE CAR COMES WITH A CARFAX REPORT CONFIRMING THE SINGULAR OWNERSHIP TO 2015 AND SQUEAKY CLEAN HISTORY.
THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN RESTORED, AND REMAINS IN ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH LAZER STRAIGHT LINES AND FACTORY FIT AND FINISH. THE PAINT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, SHOWING EXPECTED MINOR FLAWS CONSISTING OF PAINT CHIPS AND AND SOME MINOR CRACKING. IT APPEARS THAT CERTAIN AREAS HAVE BEEN REPAINTED, BUT THE OVERALL PAINT FINISH AND APPEARANCE IS STRAIGHT AND CONSISTENT, AND WOULD NOT BY ANY STRETCH MERIT A REPAINT.
THE INTERIOR IS ALL ORIGINAL WITH VERY SLIGHT SURFACE WEAR AND PATINA ON THE LEATHER SEAT SURFACES, AND IS OTHERWISE REMARKABLY PRISTINE THROUGHOUT.
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS ORIGINAL, CLEAN AND ORDERLY, AND THE CAR COMES WITH IT’S ORIGINAL, NEVER-DRIVEN-UPON SPARE TIRE. THE CAR ALSO COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL LEATHER OWNER’S POUCH WITH THE EMBOSSED LAMBORGHINI EMBLEM, AND THE WARRANTY BOOK CONFIRMING THE IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL SELLING DEALER AND ORIGINAL PURCHASER, AS WELL AS AN OWNER’S MANUAL AND OTHER RELEVANT PAPERWORK AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ORIGINAL TOOL ROLL WITH ORIGINAL TOOLS, THE JACK STILL IN ITS PLASTIC CASING, AND AN ORIGINAL PAIR OF UNUSED LAMBORGHINI MECHANIC’S GLOVES.
THE CAR DRIVES AND PERFORMS BEAUTIFULLY AND HAS ALSO BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED.
IT IS LOCATED IN TORONTO AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH SHIPPING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH TFX INTERNATIONAL AND RUTHERFORD LOGISTICS. THERE IS A NOMINAL DUTY AND BROKERAGE COST FOR IMPORTING THE CAR INTO THE US AND, AS AN ATTORNEY, I WILL BE
PLEASED TO ASSIST IN THAT REGARD.
THE CAR IS BEING SOLD AS-IS AND WHERE-IS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AND I NOT ONLY INVITE BUT ENCOURAGE AN INSPECTION.
I ALSO INVITE ANY SERIOUS AND INTERESTED PARTIES, WHO HAVE THE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL MEANS TO PURCHASE THE CAR, TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT 416 258 5781 TO ASK ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS, AND ADDRESS ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THIS CAR.
THIS VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE CAR IS PRICED TO SELL AT $109,000 US, AND YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVER FIND ANOTHER LAMBORGHINI JALPA LIKE THIS ONE, AT SUCH A PRICE ANYWHERE.

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