The Factory

consigned on Delivery date.....

 

The consignment date [consegna] is the date the date the car left the factory. The delivery date is not mentioned in the records and the mention of 'delivery date' is the source of much confusion...

 

As we know the cars were transported via trucks to the Dealers, depending on how many Dealers the trucks had to visit, there is a significant time difference between consignment and delivery to the Client. Especially because the dealer wrote the date into the Service/garantee booklet the car was handed over/delivere to the Client which might be another number of days or even month(s).

 

Raymond, don't confuse the different eras... '60s were not '70s nor '80s...

Delivery date is NOT to the end Customer but to dealer physically or truck leaving factory, but also some cars were delivered at factory to end Customer... easy mix, yes !

Here is a clear example of what I confirm :

Miura SV Telaio #5052

Consegna : 10 maggio 1972

Cliente : Foitek – Svizzera

Finished production date and delivered on its builtsheet and Ingrid's list : 10/05/1972 - pick up by Foitek or transport truck ?
Foitek – dealer in Zurich checked the car in Swizerland the 12/05/72.
Plate and title with “ZH” for Zurich location : 15/05/72

I know you can provide complete opposite examples, I trust you on that... as I have also notice it...

My conclusion is, there is not only one Truth...

 

I repeat: The consignment date [consegna] is the date the date the car left the factory. The delivery date is not mentioned in the records and the mention of 'delivery date' is the source of much confusion...not only that, the consignment date is not the date that a car came off the line [scesa catena]...

 

Factory in construction, Juin 1963
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Parking for finish product.
Everything is absolutely NEW!
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These pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
It seems that there is a bit of dust, strange to let these cars stay in the factory and not deliver them right away to get some fresh cash.

 

It's like they are not even trying to make two cars alike. Situation is more of "can you spot the difference" competition.

 

Great photos.... now imagine them in glorious '70s technicolour...

 

Some years ago I calculated that at the peak of the troubles there were over 50 completed Urracos awaiting consignment. Similar difficulties are reflected in the number of Espadas and Jaramas awaiting consignment in these images. They didn't leave until payment had been received...

 

I put similar pictures in Maserati thread.
This stock was made against the crash petrol in 73 polemics . At these time it was a problem to have a car like this, consumption, pollution etc.
Pictures are dated on Feb 74.

 

As well as the above, there was the uneasy political situation in Italy in the early to mid '70s that meant some of those who could afford to own and run high end exotics didn't want to be seen driving them because of the threat of having their family members kidnapped!

 

For those who love period pictures of the people who made the cars and pictures of the factory, this book is crammed with tens of them.
From th very beginning up to the Diablo.

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The men & the machines, I love this, the people are as important as the cars, without the artisans who created these jewels we wouldn't have them, meanwhile you learn so much about the machines by getting to know the people who built them

 

So true!
This weekend, I was so happy and blessed to meet some retired artisans. Great conversations, so many nice anecdotes about the factory and Ferruccio. A lot of passion!

 

is anyone familiar with the Klemantaski collection? A real treasure trove of historic photos.
The Klemantaski collection is a huge photo archive, including factory images (Ferrari, Detomaso, Lamborghini, Serenissima etc )from the 1960´s and early 1970´s:

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The Klemantaski Collection
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1963
Lamborghini Factory Construction (6/63) - 6 b/w photos - 63PC18
Lamborghini Factory Temp. Quarters (7/16) - 74 b/w photos - 63PC19
Lamborghini Factory (8/63) - 38 b/w photos - 63PC20
Lamborghini: Intro. 350GT Scaglione (10/26) - 73 b/w photos - 63PC30
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1964
Lamborghini Factory (1/64) - 24 b/w photos - 64PC2
F. Lamborghini (2/25) - 35 b/w photos - 64PC3
Lamborghini: 350GT Touring Proto. (5/64) - 59 b/w photos - 64PC17
Lamborghini: 350GT (9/64) - 34 b/w photos - 64PC21
Lamborghini Factory - 23 b/w photos - 64PC4
Lamborghini Facory: engines - 23 b/w photos - 64PC10
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1965
Lamborghini Factory: 350GT (3/65) - 21 b/w photos - 65PC3
Lamborghini Factory: Jenkinson (4/65) - 27 b/w photos - 65PC4
Lamborghini Factory: P400 chassis (10/65) - 50 b/w photos- 65PC30
Lamborghini Factory: P400 motor (11/65) - 6 b/w photos - 65PC37
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1966
Lamborghini-Bizzarrini P538 (1/66) - 9 b/w photos - 66PC3
Lamborghini Factory (2/66) - 31 b/w photos - 66PC7
Lamborghini: 400GT 2+2. 350GT, Miura (2/66) - 68 b/w photos - 66PC9
Neri & Bonacini: Lamborghini GT Spl. (3/66) - 32 b/w photos - 66PC10
Lamborghini Miura P400 (5/29) - 60 b/w photos - 66PC22
Lamborghini Miura (7/6) - 48 b/w photos - 66PC29
Neri & Bonacini: Lamborghini (7/66) - 27 b/w photos - 66PC30
Lamborghini Factory: Miura n. 2 (10/2) - 58 b/w photos - 66PC34
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1967
Lamborghini Marzal (4/17) - 58 b/w , 5 color photos - 67PC7, C67PC6
Lamborghini Factory (4/67) - 29 b/w photos - 67PC10
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1968
Lamborghini: Islero (8/26) 35 b/w photos - 68PC7
Lamborghini Factory (8/27) - 35 b/w photos - 68PC9
Lamborghini: Espada 1st production (8/68) - 69 b/w photos - 68PC6
Lamborghini Islero (10/11) - 31 b/w photos - 68PC18
Modena Tests: Lamborghini (10/68) - 20 b/w photos - 68PC21
Modena Tests: Lamborghini Miura, Espada - 34 b/w photos - 68PC8
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1969
Modena Tests: Lamborghini Miura, Islero (1/69) - 28 b/w photos - 69PC4
Lamborghini Factory: Miura S, Espada (4/69) - 26 b/w, 7 color photos - 69PC14, C69PC4
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1970:
Lamborghini Jarama (3/6) - 50 b/w photos - 70PC27
Lamborghini Factory Addition (6/70) - 12 b/w photos - 70PC32
Lamborghini: Espada, Miura (9/70) - 32 b/w photos - 70PC39
Lamborghini Factory: P250 Proto. (10/11) - 98 b/w photos - 70PC42
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1971
Lamborghini Factory: LP500 motor (date: 3/3) - 59 b/w photos - 71PC4
Lamborghini Factory: Jota (3/71) - 28 b/w photos - 71PC5A
Lamborghini Factory: LP500 Proto. (4/71) - 50 b/w photos - 71PC8
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1972
Lamborghini Factory: Jarama S (9/13) - 70 b/w photos - 72PC19
Lamborghini Factory: P250 Uracco (11/72) 51 b/w photos, 6 color photos - 72PC24, C72PC3
Lamborghini Jarama Gp. 4 (12/8) - 51 b/w photos - 72PC31
Lamborghini Urraco, Futa Pass (12/8) 14 - b/w photos - 72PC32
Lamborghini Factory: Countach chassis (12/23) - 15 b/w photos - 72PC33
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1973
Lamborghini Countach Proto. (1/25) - 16 b/w photos, 6color photos - 73PC2, C73PC4
Lamborghini Factory: Countach constr. (2/19) - 28 b/w photos - 73PC4
Lamborghini Factory: Countach constr. (2/27) - 58 b/w photos - 73PC7
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (3/2) - 46 b/w photos - 73PC8
Lamborghini Factory: Miura SV (3/2) - 37 b/w photos - 73PC9
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (3/9) - 5 b/w photos - 73PC10
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (3/13) - 35 b/w photos - 73PC11
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (3/13) - 35 b/w photos - 73PC13
Lamborghini Uracco (4/73) - 30 b/w photos - 73PC17
Lamborghini Factory: Miura, Uracco motor (5/73) - 17 b/w photos - 73PC18
Lamborghini Factory: Countach pre-prod. (6/29) - 13 b/w photos - 73PC19
Lamborghini Factory: Uracco Rallye (9/73) - 49 b/w photos - 73PC21
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1974
Lamborghini Factory: Miura motors (3/74) - 3 b/w photos - 74PC3
Lamborghini Uracco (USA) (11/74) - 32 b/w photos - 74PC14
Lamborghini Factory: Countach prod. (11/74) - 7 b/w photos - 74PC15
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1975
Lamborghini Factory: Uracco Spl. (4/75) - 36 - 75PC1
Lamborghini Factory: Uracco, Countach (12/75) - 16 - 75PC8
Lamborghini Uracco Rallye - 3 - 75PC12
Lamborghini Miura S & SV details - 35 - 75PC13
(...)
1976
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (2/25) - 19 - 76PC1
Lamborghini Factory: Uracco Silhouette, Countach chassis (3/6) - 19 - 76PC3
Lamborghini Factory: Uracco Silhouette (4/2) - 55 - 76PC4
Lamborghini Factory: Countach, Uracco motor - 35 - 76PC24
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1977
Lamborghini Factory: Countach (2/77) - 13 - 77PC5
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1978
Lamborghini Factory: Miura, Countach (5/78) - 24 - 78PC4
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1979
Lamborghini Espada Spl. (6/79) - 22 - 79PC11
Lamborghini Factory (9/79) - 56 - 79PC12
Lamborghini Factory (H. Hahne) (11/79) - 5 - 79PC14
(...)
1980
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1981
Lamborghini Factory (10/81) - 14 - 81PC8
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Miscellaneous Modena Color Photographs by Peter Coltrin
Lamborghini - Miscellaneous - 245 color photos

Miscallaneous Automotive Photographs by Yves Debraine & Ami Guichard
Lamborghini LP500 Countach - 9 color photos
Lamborghini Marzal (1967) - 35 b/w -52 color

plus hundreds or even thousands of more super rare historic photos of even rarer cars:
Bizzarrini, Ferrari Felber FF, Monteverdi Hai etc etc

 

You forgot to mention for the use of these pictures, you have to pay a fee...

 

Peter Sachs owns it, I've worked with him for @ 15 years, very helpful

True, but at least the material exists and is archived.

 

christian, fantastic batch of photos... thank you for sharing!

 

Correct on all counts. I took this photo at the 30th Anniversary, and foolishly forgot to get Marcello's autograph.

 

I visited the factory back in 1999 but was not allowed in so did my own recon around the perimeter. Pre digital photography days so I didn't take many shots sadly. I unknowingly scooped the Diablo GT about a month before seeing it in a magazine. I did come away with a souvenir steering wheel and gear knob (sorry Lamborghini). Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

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