It’s now not regularly that one of the crucial Sultan of Brunei’s cars comes up on the market even supposing he has 1000’s of them. Alternatively, these days is the car international’s fortunate month as a result of one in all his customized creations – a one-off 1986 Lamborghini LM002 “Wagon” is being auctioned off for the first actual day.
Every other LM002 constructed between 1986 and 1993 impaired a 5.2-liter V12 from the Countach wrapped in an overly boxy pickup truck frame. In an attempt to be distinctive, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah leased coachbuilder Salvatore Diamante to transform his LM002 right into a closed wagon with a raised roof. When you inquire from me, that is the first actual Lamborghini SUV, and it’s being indexed on the market on Supercar Blondie’s auction site, SBX Cars. In overall, 3 of those “Wagons” had been constructed, however no person has any concept the place the hell the alternative two are, so this rather well is also the one one on this planet.
The outside of this LM002 isn’t the one factor that underwent some major changes – the internal has been closely revised as smartly. The second one row received a bulky ol’ middle console with a TV, VCR and a DVD player used to be added nearest to modernize it somewhat. The shipment segment – the place the mattress as soon as used to be – is now fitted with a U-shaped bench and a host of audio system that don’t glance all that great. Up entrance, there haven’t been too many adjustments – possibly a couple of extra timber cut items nevertheless it’s on the subject of the similar as a accumulation LM002.
As a result of it is a just about 40-year-old Italian automotive, it’s now not utterly easiest, nevertheless it’s good-looking excellent however. SBX Cars’ listing discussed some cracks at the leather-based seats and a few scuffs and bubbles at the Argento Metallizzato paint – which has been redone. It’s nonetheless working on its untouched 345-width tires, which isn’t excellent. However, a unutilized poised goes to be integrated within the sale Thankfully, it does include an intensive carrier historical past so that you’ll know simply how a lot it prices to accumulation the sort of issues going.
The truck remains to be utterly accumulation underneath the hood with its original 5.2-liter V12 that pumps out 444 horsepower and 368 pound toes of torque. It’s mated as much as a five-speed handbook transmission that sends energy to all 4 wheels. That’s plethora energy to ship this immense truck from 0-60 in 7.7 seconds and onto a 130 mph govern whisk. It additionally boasts simply 6,450 miles at the clock. She’s good-looking a lot brand new.
Nearest the Sultan put 1,100 miles at the LM002 Wagon, it used to be shipped to Germany and offered to former Volkswagen and BMW CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder. Upcoming, it used to be bought via a Swedish girl who impaired it to hurry her children to college. This is so rattling badass. The truck has been in Sweden ever since.
Anyway, if this LM002 Wagon is talking for your middle, you’ll be able to bid on it on SBX Cars starting on August 7.
