Ah Lamborghini in its hey day, that was my favourite period, spent many an hour dreaming of owning one in those days
september or later since both QV are already MY 1987, obvious by the dash extension and the engine hood.
Most likely the white QV is HLA12046 or HLA12048 when the hide was not white but magnolia, in any case a swiss car since the entire September production went to switzerland because of the new law, from 1st october 1986 every new car had to have a catalyst.
Bob Wallace Jarama at the factory. don't know what year shot was taken http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2884/a84b1732ef.jpg
Assuming it's a UK plate, it certainly looks identical, it would date the car as registered between August 1st 1973 and July 31st 1974 (if I've got my maths right. Why though (if it is) would the car be UK registered? If it's not a UK plate then forget what I've just said!
The last time I saw it on tv, some years ago, it was owned by someone in Germany or Austria, (possibly even Switzerland!), at least it wasn't in the UK! When did it come to the UK?
I think the image was taken in September 1993 at the 30th Anniversary celebrations. At the time the Jarama Bob was based in the UK under the care of Portman Lamborghini, hence the number plate. The plate is correct for the manufacturing year of the car, as they often issue plates here that are correct for the era a car would have been registered in when it was new. I've attached another shot of the car at the factory in 1993 and as far as I know, it is now based in Germany/Austria/Switzerland. Perhaps Rayond can help out here. The white, UK registered Diablo VT in front of it was (I think) the first RHD VT built, Chassis No. ZA9DE07A0RLA12982. I would like to know where that car is now as I'm reasonably certain it has a twin in Hong Kong, or it did in October 1995, as there was a yellow/black car there with an identical chassis number at the time, and I had only seen the white car not too long beforehand in the UK. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Jarama Bob is in Germany Region of Bamberg, on the picture left side you see LP500s DLA12662 which sits beside my qv about 5m away from me in our garage during winter time. http://www.countach.ch/Eric/IMG_0571.JPG
I'm not commenting your assumption & revise your maths..."YYY 453M"... LOL Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Olivier, Are you able to make out the chassis and engine number in these shots, I'd be interested to know as I'm a bit of an anorak when it come to that sort of thing! Any other shots from the Rob de la Rive Box collection?
In fact to be honest, I own about 200 pics from Rob de la Rive Box, as many of them never been released in his books. Some of you know already I'm preparing a Lambo book, in which a selection will be made in addition to others pics sources that I have too. Yes, I will share them one day but understand the book will be prior to this !
