Lamborghini does not build many cars like the Lamborghini 350GTV: a 2-door grand tourer coupé with 3464 cc Lamborghini V12, built from 1963 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. Its designer of record is Franco Scaglione.
Where it came from
The Lamborghini 350 GTV is a Lamborghini prototype and forerunner of the automaker's first production model, the 350 GT. It was first presented to the public at the 1963 Turin Auto Show.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 3464 cc Lamborghini V12. Kerb weight is 1292 kg. The gearbox is 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 2450 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Lamborghini's history is not in doubt: the Lamborghini 350 GT followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Maserati Quattroporte, the Aston Martin DB5, the Pontiac GTO. Nearby in the Lamborghini catalogue sit the Lamborghini Calà and the Lamborghini Marco Polo.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Lamborghini 350GTV 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.