Lamborghini is to mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic Espada and Islero models by restoring two museum examples and taking them on an Italian tour.
The Islero (pictured above) is widely regarded as one of the Raging Bull’s most beautiful creations: a four-seater coupé that sports stunning, if understated, coachwork by Carrozzeria Marazzi.
It's rare, too, with a mere 225 having rolled out of the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese between 1968 and 1970. Of these, 125 were the original model, and the remaining 100 the uprated ‘S’ edition.
Although based on the earlier 400GT, the Islero's body was revised to allow for larger tyres and a wider wheel gauge. It's fitted with a front-mounted 4-litre V12 and can hit 155mph at full throttle.
The Espada, meanwhile, was one of Lamborghini’s most widely produced cars, with 1226 built in a 10-year period from 1968.
Its characteristic lines were penned by Marcello Gandini for Carrozzeria Bertone, and while not conventionally beautiful it is undoubtedly striking and undeniably exotic – particularly given that it's a four-seater.
