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Lot details
Registration No: LKD 702
Chassis No: 8738
Mot Expiry: Jan 2013
PLEASE NOTE: This vehicle is withdrawn from the 19th April 2012 aution.
Penned by maestro Marcello Gandini at Bertone, the two-door, four-seater Espada (Spanish for sword) broke cover in 1968 and was a development of the Marzal concept car debuted at the Geneva Salon the previous year. Power was supplied by an all-alloy, quad-cam V12 of 3929cc producing 325/350bhp - sufficient for a 0-60mph time of under 7 seconds and top speed of around 150mph.
This right-hand drive, matching numbers Series 2 Espada is an original UK specification model that was first registered in May 1972, and its Red bodywork is complemented by a Tan leather interior. The subject of features in both Classic & Sports Car and Classic Car Weekly, it was treated to a ground up restoration in the early 1990s by the then owner and his mechanic, which apparently included: a full engine overhaul by Motorapide, refurbishment of the electrics and suspension, and a complete leather retrim. Since then, but before the vendor's purchase in September 2009 (from Legends Automotive, Bourton-on-the-Water, for £41,000), a further £13,000-plus was invested on: new dampers, stainless steel exhaust system and manifolds, five Avon CR6ZZ tyres and propshaft doughnut; the complete rejuvenation of the brake system by Classicar; the refurbishment of all five Campagnolo wheels; service of the air-conditioning unit etc.
The vendor is the Espada's 11th keeper (the previous one was historic GT racer Steve Tandy of Cheltenham) and the odometer currently reads a thought-to-be-correct but unwarranted 51,500 miles. A clearly much cherished motorcar, 'LKD 702' (originally LUC 50K) has recently resided in a dehumidified garage and is considered by the vendor to have "excellent" bodywork, interior trim, V12 engine, five-speed manual gearbox and "very good - though not concours" paintwork. This splendid-looking Italian classic is being sold complete with no less than 69 photographs documenting the restoration and an MOT into January of next year.
Registration No: LKD 702
Chassis No: 8738
Mot Expiry: Jan 2013
PLEASE NOTE: This vehicle is withdrawn from the 19th April 2012 aution.
Penned by maestro Marcello Gandini at Bertone, the two-door, four-seater Espada (Spanish for sword) broke cover in 1968 and was a development of the Marzal concept car debuted at the Geneva Salon the previous year. Power was supplied by an all-alloy, quad-cam V12 of 3929cc producing 325/350bhp - sufficient for a 0-60mph time of under 7 seconds and top speed of around 150mph.
This right-hand drive, matching numbers Series 2 Espada is an original UK specification model that was first registered in May 1972, and its Red bodywork is complemented by a Tan leather interior. The subject of features in both Classic & Sports Car and Classic Car Weekly, it was treated to a ground up restoration in the early 1990s by the then owner and his mechanic, which apparently included: a full engine overhaul by Motorapide, refurbishment of the electrics and suspension, and a complete leather retrim. Since then, but before the vendor's purchase in September 2009 (from Legends Automotive, Bourton-on-the-Water, for £41,000), a further £13,000-plus was invested on: new dampers, stainless steel exhaust system and manifolds, five Avon CR6ZZ tyres and propshaft doughnut; the complete rejuvenation of the brake system by Classicar; the refurbishment of all five Campagnolo wheels; service of the air-conditioning unit etc.
The vendor is the Espada's 11th keeper (the previous one was historic GT racer Steve Tandy of Cheltenham) and the odometer currently reads a thought-to-be-correct but unwarranted 51,500 miles. A clearly much cherished motorcar, 'LKD 702' (originally LUC 50K) has recently resided in a dehumidified garage and is considered by the vendor to have "excellent" bodywork, interior trim, V12 engine, five-speed manual gearbox and "very good - though not concours" paintwork. This splendid-looking Italian classic is being sold complete with no less than 69 photographs documenting the restoration and an MOT into January of next year.
