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1978 Espada Series III
Coupé
£99,950
€109,500
VAT included and not reclaimable: sold under the margin scheme.
Brummen, Netherlands
This 1973 Lamborghini Espada Series III is a used car showing 164,153 km. It is equipped with a manual transmission. The car is finished in Blue with a Blue interior.
The Series III was the final form of the Espada, and this one is a third-owner car whose odometer corresponds to about 102,000 miles. It keeps its matching-numbers V12 and is accompanied by a Lamborghini certificate and maintenance records covering the last twenty years.
A few years ago it went through restoration and mechanical overhaul, including fresh paint and a rebuilt engine, and the seller reports a solid body with correctly aligned panels and very good mechanicals. The blue leather cabin has never been retrimmed and shows an honest period patina.
The car is located in Brummen, Netherlands.
The Lamborghini Espada uses the 3,929 cc Lamborghini V12 derived from Giotto Bizzarrini's design, with two chain-driven overhead camshafts per bank and six Weber 40DCOE side-draught carburettors, rated at 350 PS (257 kW) at 7,500 rpm, with a Lamborghini-designed five-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels, or from 1974 an optional three-speed Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic.
Equipment as listed by the dealer. Verify the specification with the dealer before purchase.
FAQ
At €109,500, it sits below the median of €116,940 for the 3 Lamborghini Espada Series III advertised in Europe in 2026. 0% of them are advertised for less. Asking prices are not transaction prices, and specification differences explain much of the spread.
The car is located in Brummen, Netherlands. The dealer quotes it as: VAT included and not reclaimable: sold under the margin scheme. Cross-border purchase is normal for this kind of car, but the documentation, the certificate of conformity, transport and the registration rules of the destination country all have to be settled with the selling dealer first.
The manufacturer's base list price was €23,619 in the United States, excluding options. This car is advertised at €109,500, 364% above that figure. A list price is the launch price of the version without options, so a heavily specified car left the factory above it, and it says nothing about what the car is worth today. That 1973 list price is converted to euros with no adjustment for inflation.
164,153 km recorded, against a median of 71,938 km across the Lamborghini Espada Series III advertised in Europe in 2026. It is therefore among the higher-mileage cars currently listed. Service records and ownership details should be checked against the documents held by the selling dealer.
a 1978 car in the United Kingdom at €116,940, and a 1973 car in the Netherlands at €119,500. Observed in 2026. Comparing them means putting model year, mileage, factory options and the VAT basis side by side before the price itself.
Gallery Aaldering, a professional dealer in Brummen, Netherlands. LUSSO lists the car and passes enquiries to that dealer; the inspection, the negotiation, the invoice and the transfer of ownership all take place directly between the buyer and the dealer. LUSSO does not hold stock, take deposits or act as an intermediary in payment.
The car is at Brummen, Netherlands, and an inspection is arranged with the selling dealer. Buyers based in another country commonly appoint an independent inspector or a marque specialist rather than travel. Ask the dealer for the service record, the number of previous owners and any accident history, with supporting documents for the information stated in the listing.