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Car Of The Day: February 1, 2010; Kyosho '73 Lamborghini Urraco
Topic Started: Feb 1 2010, 02:17 AM (423 Views)
Swifty
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Today's car of the day is Kyosho's 1973 Lamborghini Urraco.

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The Lamborghini Urraco was a sports car manufactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini in the 1970s. It was introduced at the Turin auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973.

The car was a 2+2 coupé with body designed by Marcello Gandini, at the time working for Carrozzeria Bertone. Rather than being another supercar, like the Lamborghini Miura, the Urraco was more affordable, an alternative to the contemporary Ferrari Dino and Maserati Merak.

When production ended in 1979, 791 Urracos had been built. Twenty-one of these were labelled Urraco PIII (P250 Tipo III) for the American market. In order to comply with American regulations, these cars had larger front bumpers and emissions controls, the latter resulting in less horsepower for the American version. The other Urraco versions were the Urraco P200, Urraco P250 and Urraco P300 with 2 litre, 2.5 litre, and 3 litre V-8 respectively.

Both the Lamborghini Silhouette, with its detachable roof panel, and its successor Lamborghini Jalpa, with a 3.5 litre V-8 engine, were based upon the Urraco.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Lamorghini Urraco

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Starting off the third year of car of the day, this Kyosho is a beautiful representation of a mostly forgotten Lamborghini. It's not that the Urraco is a horrible car, it just pales in comparison to the Miura, Countach, and Diablo, or conversely, to the Ferraris and Porsches of the era that it competed against.

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On April 12, 2005, the Urraco was featured in a Top Gear segment against its main competitors, namely the Ferrari Dino and Maserati Merak. Each presenter was given £10,000 to buy a "Super Car". James May purchased a Urraco. He appeared with the Lamborghini on the back of a tow truck, claiming that the car had several electrical issues. In the end, the Urraco and the other cars turned out to be terribly unreliable and did not complete the challenges. At one point James May defended the Urraco to a passerby by saying "No, it's not a kit car, it's a Lamborghini." He then mumbled under his breath: "Philistine."


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james_autos
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It's a beautiful model. These Kyoshos really are something.

You're right about the Urraco though. A very much forgotten Lamborghini, simply because it wasn't a patch on the Miura, Countach or Diablo.
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James
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I like it!!!! :thumbup:
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jedimario
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Pink doesn't work for many cars, but I like it here.
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STUTZ
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Nice model! :toy:

Is it available in another color? :unsure:
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James
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Feb 1 2010, 08:49 AM
Pink doesn't work for many cars, but I like it here.
Oh I don't know, anything by Mopar always looked great in pink
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jedimario
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Of course James! But in the grand scheme of things, that's not many ;)
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
The Russian Bear likes and wants one.
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Sak
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Ezekiel 25:17
The Polska Kielbasa wants one as well.
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