Before Balboni came Bob. That's right, the original Lamborghini test driver was a man named Bob Wallace. He moved from New Zealand to Italy in search of a work as a race mechanic in the very late 1950s. He even got one of Lamborghini's two racing concepts named after him: the Lamborghini Jarama Bob. But, as much as he contributed to the company, Bob's name just doesn't really resonate well with the Spanish bull fighting naming convention. So, the p ublic never got a Bob-edition Lamborghini.
Valentini Balboni took over as Lamborghini test driver following Bob Wallace's departure in 1975. By this point, Giampaolo Dallara had departed, and Ferrucio Lamborghini had sold his namesake to private investors. Nevertheless, Balboni is the household name in Lamborghini test driving. And, as such, he was rewarded with a model bearing is name when Lamborghini introduced a rear-wheel-drive Gallardo variant in 2010. Following the limited sale of the Balboni editions, a serial production RWD model known as the Gallardo LP550-2 was introduced.
Year: 2011
Model: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2
Engine: 5.2L V10
Transmission: 6-speed automated manual
Mileage: 11,500 mi
Price: $49,900 obo
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THIS CAR HAS ONLY ELEVEN THOUSAND MILES ON HER!!! GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT NEED TO SELL IT AND CUT MY LOSS. REAR END IS PERFECT ENGINE AND TRANS NOT TOUCHED. CAN BE FIXED OR USED FOR PARTS. YOU CAN COME SEE THE CAR IN PERSON OR EMAIL ME FOR MORE PICS OR TEXT 347-782-9586 JACK@ICARNJ.COM AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND FRONT END IS HAMMERED! WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. CALL ME FOR MORE INFO. LOCATED IN TOMS RIVER NJ.
TITLE IS CLEAR BUT CARFAX SHOWS TOTAL LOSS REPORTED BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY.
The driver of this particular LP550-2 flew a bit too close to the sun, smashing the front end. More unfortunate than the destruction of the Gallardo is the fact that the car was likely understeering when it plowed its front into whatever object was in its path. A more fitting end to a RWD Gallardo would have been in a galant oversteer slide.
Pricing on this orange wreck seems a bit steep. Without the manual transmission, parting it out won't be as fruitful. A rebuild is possible, but not worth all that much. Complicating the rebuild is the haphazard way in which the current holders of the car have stuffed the front bodywork into the front passenger compartment. Those with a bodyshop and some Lamborghini resources might be tempted, though. At least there aren't any front axles to worry about being damaged?
-Graham
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