Espada thread

How Fantastic # 7120 looks !

Great !!!

I love this very rare colors combination.

 

Bra Lars Erik!Kul att se bilen ute på vägen igen!
Nice!I know this Car since many years back.(18 years)And put it up on the Lambo Registry many years ago..
Anyhow,its good to see it back on the road again.

 

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Espada # 8394

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So if you love old lambos and won't settle for anything else but an S2 Espada (and it also fits your budget ) here is what you can expect. Finding the car takes months , BUY PPI. Buy CAR!! realize lots more cash needed. Lucky enough get a recommendation to seek out Gary Bobileff who coincidentally is close to car. Keep in mind I am in another country far far away and have not seen the car yet... engine good, tranny good , clutch good, Brakes good . ignition system good Body ok paint yuuk! glass ok tires ok. shocks ok , brakes ok ... and now the fun begins
Tell Gary B to start at the back and work towards the front.
Flip tailights to correct postion( dont ask why people to what they do)
Flip espada scripts ( again dont ask)
change lots of bulbs
Change headlights to ones that match
discover fuel tanks been redone
change sending unit and all lines
Change brake lines
do all bushes including shocks ( holy crap thats alot a rubber)
restore steering wheel
Fabricate new shift knob to match
swap with stenciled airbox covers
change distributor cap
fix advance
change all fluids
clean carb jets & set up carbs
make windows work
install correct switch for above
Make AC work
Make wipers work
Find out radio is just the front face only ( who really cars but give me a break already)
replace door rubbers
proper alignment

Im sure I am missing stuff but you get the idea.

Spend night after night sourcing other parts on internet .( Found 2 NOS CORONADA MIRRORS!!!!! from "Partscollector" in Switzerland What a chore he was !! I dont reccommend him !!!!!!!!! very bad communication and business ethics
Spend hundreds of hours on phone and even get to talk to "BILL" from GT car parts (come on you know what I mean?)
Meet great people along the way Lots of stories and smiles
Lots and Lots of Good advice
Huge thanks to Gary Bobileff for being so knowledgeable and above all just a good straight up guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tommorrow the car arrives at my door after 3 long months .
then paint then polish then tires then mufflers then carpets and then and then and then oh and drive it like i stole it

Is it worth it so far ........ yup.

Gary M

 

This is an interesting story

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lamborghini-Espada-1976-Lamborghini-Espada-400-GTE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem335497c5d2QQitemZ220462564818QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks#v4-34

It's been coverted to an automatic but the original 5 speed is available (smart!).

Bob S.

 

WTF!!!! ????

Pete

 

This had to be an expensive and difficult thing to do so there must have a been a good reason such as physical disability or the wife?

 

yep lotsa work there Gary but it'll all be worth it once you take her for your first real ride and realize that she's coming home with you

and DON'T FORGET TO POST PICS HERE !!!

 

Gary, no one EVER steals an Espada it's the other way around ...

Bob S.

 

Here's another one for sale

http://thegallery.onlinevoorraad.nl/s42a6dc8db5a147b197054c4f7e144a99/details/big.html?sid=1270194&pid=20

 

This is the best example of the VIP interior I've seen.
http://thegallery.onlinevoorraad.nl/s5e58c936cf75ffe46e1cece88e250391/details/?sid=1620737

 

Kinda steep pricing. Not a fan of the interior decoration, but if it's original, it's original (there's a pun in there somewhere.)

 

Hi Alberto,

I'm not so sure it is original or accurate. I have other pictures of a VIP interior done in two tone brown in stead of the harsh black of this one and the seat pattern is different. This one looks awfully new.
I find this one a bit too busy looking in spots like the glove box door. Maybe they took a bit of artisitic license with the pattern or the factory offered a couple of patterns? You don't see many of these.

Bob S.

 

Interesting story.I surely hope your Espada will give you Joy for many years.Mine is also sson ready!

Patrik

 

here are a few pics of Gary's (thedoc) 71 S2 Espada (8394) that just arrived yesterday! A happy man indeed he was Congrats again Gary !!!

(I also must admit that the Espada (in general) looks much better in person than in pictures)
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Looks like a nice car.

 

Looks like a very tidy Espada! Not sure 'bout the pinstriping though...

 

Nice Car!Congrats!

 

You're supposed to show up to find that out! Just kidding. Yes it's my interior but why mine was used is anyone's guess. At least we had ONE green Espada there ... ;>)

 

I'm certain Gary will show up and post on here eventually ... but as he explained it to me in emails he almost had a coronary waiting for delivery and then he couldn't take any pictures because he was too busy toweling off the drool. He needs to get a safety inspection and an appraisel then he can register it and finally drive the darn thing. Once it's road legal he may not surface for a month.

I think he's in love ...

 

Fan Frickin tastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a noise
what a smell
what a rush

100kms and 20 dollars in gas later and im in love
Thanks too all especially Bob for all the advice.
Thanks John for posting me with the car Im just too busy driving
I'll see you and all those crazy Italians on thursday night
Gotta go.... Ive got payvement to Burn!!! Oh I mean gas money

Bob I got the wipers going with the aid of the mechanic who did safety this morning.
Not perfect but they dont hit at least....but we can talk still

Gary aka Valentino ( im kidding...)

gents.......

 

Lunatic. The roads are not safe in Canada tonight ...

 

grazie mille