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Jay Leno Drives High Mileage Lamborghini 400GT 2+2

When manufacturing magnate Ferruccion Lamborghini founded the company we all known today, he wanted to make better cars than Ferrari. BUt of course back in the day, there were no such thing as supercars, and Ferrari was also making sporty GTs.
The 350GT was the first production vehicle made by Lamborghini, starting in 1964. Until 1966, they made just over 100 of them before it evolved into the 400GT, which go a bigger 3929cc V12 engine with 320 hp.

In 1966, the 400GT 2+2 came out onto the market, offering two small seats in the back and a new gearbox which Lamborghini built with a Porsche-inspired synchromesh that made shifts a whole lot easier.

A total of 247 units of the 400GT 2+2 were built from 1966 to 1968. This beautiful red example is owned by an ex US navy man, who’s put a whopping 250,000 miles on it.

The owner uses it every day, so he’s fitted it with a modern sound system and a modern ignition system. The engine has been rebuilt a number, all done by him, which show just how dedicated this man is.

Jay really know how to appreciate such a beauty, both in the garage and on the road.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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