Unique Lamborghini Gallardo S concept heads to auction - Gizmag
To be offered for sale by RM Sotheby's auction house, the Gallardo S is the original and only one of its kind, and sports the "001" chassis number to prove it. With a distinctive split windscreen and a solid spine that runs down the center of the... However, unlike the batmobile, the Gallardo doesn't have an asthmatic, push rod 1950s V8 under the hood, but a 5. 2 liter, 500-plus horsepower, V10 that can slingshot the Lamborghini from a standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 4 seconds. Originally designed with a limited production run planned for the Concept S, the exceptionally high cost and labor-intensive (read, expensive) production required meant that Lamborghini only produced the one road-going version. With just one owner since new, the Gallardo S concept has been so popular with motoring enthusiasts that it has been consistently invited by Lamborghini to be shown at events around the globe, including twice at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Prepared to go under the hammer at Sotheby's New York on November 18 this year, no reserve price or estimated sale value has yet been announced. Colin discovered technology at an early age, pulling apart clocks, radios, and the family TV. Despite his father's remonstrations that he never put anything back together, Colin went on to become an electronics engineer. Source: www.gizmag.com
