Numbers first, because with the Lamborghini 350 GT they are the story: 3464 cc Lamborghini V12, 280 hp-metric and 325 Nm of torque. Lamborghini built from 1964 to 1966, in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. Carrozzeria Touring drew it. The total made was 120.
Where it came from
The Lamborghini 350 GT is a grand tourer manufactured by Lamborghini between 1964 and 1966. It was the first production vehicle produced by Lamborghini.
The 350 GT was based on the earlier Lamborghini 350 GTV and was equipped with a 3.5 litre V12 engine and a 2-door coupé body by Carrozzeria Touring. The 350 GT debuted at the March 1964 Geneva Motor Show and production began the following May. The success of this model ensured the company's survival, establishing it as a viable competitor with rival manufacturer Ferrari.
Under the skin
Power comes from 3464 cc Lamborghini V12; 280 hp-metric and 325 Nm of torque is the published figure. It weighs 1450 kg. Work it out per tonne and you get about 193 horsepower — quick by any era's standard, the kind of figure a hot hatch or a sports saloon posts. It shifts through a 5-speed ZF manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2550 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Lamborghini 350 GTV; its successor was the Lamborghini 400 GT; assembly was at Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Aston Martin DB5, the Ferrari 250 GTO, the Honda T360 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Lamborghini catalogue sit the Lamborghini Calà and the Lamborghini Marco Polo.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Lamborghini 350 GT has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.