MiniSky: Thoughts About Everything

This ‘70 Espada has the clean early bumpers and a love/hate green and gold paint scheme. The Lambo V-12 has been swapped out for Chevrolet V8, which should make this project far easier to get back on the road. Find it here from Gullwing Motorcars out of Long Island City, New York for $21,500.

Lose the front bumper guards and the exterior would be pretty much perfect. The paint looks serviceable as-is, except for a small section at the base of the rear window. The knock-off alloy wheels look original, and the overall proportions are helped a great deal by the almost nonexistent bumpers.

The rear has the smaller early taillights and maintains the dual exhaust even with the V8. The rumble is probably a bit different, but still works for us. The interior is all original but looks pretty beaten. The passenger footrest and radio mounting are cool features. We can’t quite see if there is a third pedal, and the shifter doesn’t do much to tell us if this is an automatic or a manual. We hope it is a manual, but many V8 conversions artists take the easy way out and lop off the clutch pedal.

This car has to have an amazingly limited group of potential buyers, which could be good if you are interested. Though no longer a pure-bred Lamborghini, the exterior design is what captivates us more than the original V-12. If it was cleaned up and in running condition, we would be quite impressed with this car. Especially if it was back on the road for under $30k.