Jarama Registry

Hi Shaun,

I purchased Jarama #10024 in a very sorry state and restored it over a period of a couple of years to what I considered to be very nice driver quality. The first thing I would advise; is to head on over to the Vintage Lamborghini Garage forum and check out the many threads there on restoring and maintaining Jaramas. My thread is titled something like RHD Jarama #10024 and extends to something like 65 pages. It'll give you a good idea of the pitfalls involved and (assuming you're a reasonably competent car person) the help there will give you the confidence to pretty much do everything yourself - most active folks there do. There is no "black art" to these cars; it is perfectly possible to maintain/run one on a normal classic car budget and skills as long as you start with something not requiring total restoration (mine did and I still did it for for a lot less than you'd imagine). Just be mindful that a V12 is fundamentally greedy on parts..... 12 of everything soon mounts up cost wise!

Regards Andy

 

Really helpful. Thanks!

I do have mechanical skills, but I'm not sure I'd want to take on a job like an engine rebuild. Working on my cars is enjoyable, so a car with mechanical needs isn't a deal breaker. I'm in the US.

As far as budgets go, that's a hard question to answer. The last two cars I saw at auction were on Bring a Trailer and neither sold at the high bid of $75-$80k. Perhaps unreasonably, I put those at the lower end of what I thought the value range was. I'm trying to get a real sense of the value of these cars in the US. When I've owned cars that are pristine, I've had a hard time enjoying them because of the need to "protect" their condition. Conversely, buying a good, driver-quality car brings with it the risk of hidden, expensive repairs. I'm trying to figure out where on the spectrum I belong. Of course, sometimes a car pops up for sale and makes the decision for me.

Thanks for the insight guys!

 

It sounds to me like you already know how to recognise the right car - just ignore all the other distractions that will waste your time and money along the way

 

Buy the best car you can afford.
Then, find a qualified shop to keep under your belt when you need them. But the more important thing is that once sorted and running great, drive it....drive it a lot! Do not let it sit for more than a few weeks or months. If sitting, at least start it every other week. If you do not follow this advice, you'll be back on here with a bunch of question and frustrations

 

When you have gone 80%, know when it's time to let someone else finish the last 20
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#10150?

 

Somehow, I missed the picture yesterday. I could see myself in a similar scenario.

Buying the best car I can afford just isn't how I operate. I like buying something that needs a little TLC so I can work on it and get to know it. With a Jarama, I guess I'm intimidated by how much the "unknown" could possibly cost me to remedy. I'm helping some friends find a Model A as their first classic car. When you buy one of these wrong, its a mistake measured in thousands, not tens of thousands.

 

Hallo Jorrit, ik ben mij aan het oriënteren op een islero, in dat kader heb ik jouw auto bekeken en gereden recentelijk toen deze bij Guus van Eijk stond. Zou je het interessant vinden hier over te corresponderen? Ik zie uit naar je reactie. mvg. Martin

 

Ja graag

 

In 2004. Here is the original photo, and it was taken by myself.
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Yes exactly. That is 10006. Unfortunately, I sold it. I am missing it. For now, I did not find other photos of 10418 except this one, but I might have more.
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Just noticed. This blue car, is that body side molding down low there?

 

A little more info


https://www.classic-trader.com/en/magazine/lamborghini-jarama-gt-50-years?fbclid=IwAR3Q9wlkm7ZARh-WqqYSv6Cz919RoiLFP6GUWzafUNSvfKJtSuNw2KREfx8

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Almost over auction. Automatic
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-lamborghini-jarama/?fbclid=IwAR228vFXPzXZsUA2Eu26_YNBJRwK343ltd8SkjvcaWgE2YB6Dzhq-se5SJI

 

Reserve not met 67k

 

Nice to bring up an old thread. Figure I would throw this out there since no response from the VLG

2 questions:
First, Where is the location of the intermittent relay for the wipers? And the wiring to it? The diagram does not show but I have not compared the diagram to what is on here.

Second, I think the left blinker bulb is out on the dash. Is there an easy way to get to it OR does the dash need to come apart? Could it be something else that is common problem?
My friend at the shop says, the dash, it may snap out but believes there is something else holding it in place. If we have to go in, this was his message to me:

"So the whole top of the dash looks like it has 3 hooks, like you would pull the whole top of the dash (the vinyl part) towards the inside of the car. The driver side of it feels pretty loose already but seems like something in the middle of the dash is holding it"

But tell me there is an easy way

 

Which chassis # was your Jarama? You might be confusing this color with Rosso Granada. The factory list notes this as Prunga and #10380 is the only Jarama finished in this color.

Glen

 

Hi does anybody know if the factory sunroofs ("20x sunroof Jarama : 10310, 10312, 10314, 10316, 10318, 10320, 10322, 10324, 10326, 10328, 10330, 10332, 10334, 10336, 10338, 10340, 10342, 10344, 10346, 10348.") where only the "double" ones?

Is the one in the picture also delivered standard factory?
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