The Lamborghini Islero is a car that not everyone will have heard of, but more the reason to give it its moment in the spotlight. And it just so happens that we have no less than three of them in the workshop right now with a fourth on the way, quite remarkable considering the total production run between 1968 and 1969 only totalled 225 units, 125 of the original Islero model and 100 of the improved Islero S.

Introduced alongside the Espada at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, the Islero featured much more conservative styling, something not many would associate with Lamborghini! But as Iain explains, Ferruccio himself was very close to the design and vision of this model, a grand tourer that was deceptively small and drove beautifully as a result, powered of course by that wonderful V12.

Iain talks us through the history of the cars and the differences between the two versions with the help of the examples in the workshop, two of which are rather special. The brown Islero starred in the Italian short film anthology "Vedo nudo" aka "I See Naked", as driven by Sylva Koscina. The third example is very special indeed, Ferruccio's personal Islero that will be undergoing a full ground-up restoration at the workshop. The Islero is also famous for its appearance in the Roger Moore thriller "The Man Who Haunted Himself".

After tuning the brown Islero V12, Iain takes her for a drive to sample that Gran Turismo feeling.

00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Lamborghini's history with grand tourers
01:43 - Ferruccio's vision with the Islero
02:15 - 1968 reveal
02:45 - subtle styling and build issues
03:36 - Islero S improvements
06:05 - design details
06:37 - the Islero movie stars
07:20 - Ferruccio's personal Islero
09:00 - Engine tuning
11:34 - Road test
17:07 - Outro

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