During the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2019 I have filmed this 1967 Lamborghini Marzal Concept.
In 1966 Lamborghini had impressed the specialized press and the public with the launch of its legendary Miura. The year after this success, Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to undertake an even more ambitious project: using the Bertone bodywork for their first four-seater sports car.
Thus the Marzal was born, designed by Marcello Gandini on behalf of the Turin coachbuilder. The 4-passenger cockpit worked with a frame (which was 12 centimetres longer than the Miura's one) and with the placement of the cantilever engine behind the rear wheel axle.
Among the characteristic signs of the design were the doors with large glazed surfaces and a gull-wing opening made, as well as the roof, by the Belgian company Glaverbel.
The heart of the vehicle was a 6-cylinder 2.0 power unit with a capacity of 175 hp and 220 Nm of torque managed by a five-speed manual transmission. Equipped with rear-wheel drive, the Marzal was able to reach the top speed of 220 km/h with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 9.3 seconds.
The car was such a huge success, that the next year would have been used as a model for the development of the 1968 Espada.
The Marzal appeared in action at a public event for the first time at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix when Prince Rainier III, accompanied by his wife, Princess Grace, drove the car on his traditional parade lap before the start of the race. The car made a second public appearance at the 1996 Concours Italiano in Monterey, California in honor of Carrozzeria Bertone. The Lamborghini Athon was also exhibited at this time.
The Marzal was located for a long time in the Bertone Design Study Museum, and it was sold in auction at Villa d'Este (Italy) on 21 May 2011, for the highest bid of 1,350,000 Euros, approximately 2 million dollars.
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