When talks first began in the mid-1980s on a replacement for the legendary Countach, Lamborghini had a monumental task on their hands. The Contact was groundbreaking when it came out with its futuristic and mold-breaking styling. It received plenty of praise and criticism at the same time but was largely heralded as an icon of the time. Marcello Gandini was hired on to design the car but when the Chrysler Corporation acquired Lamborghini in 1987, they deemed his design too radical and set about smoothing out some of the sharp design aspects, leaving us with the clean and slick wedge design that we see today. Carrying on the Lamborghini tradition, the new car was named the Diablo after a famous fighting bull of the 19'th century.
The Lamborghini Diablo was first released for public sale on January 21, 1990. The car featured a mid-mounted 5.7 liter V-12 with dual overhead cams and 4 valves per cylinder, producing 485 bhp and 428 lb/ft of torque. One of the key aspects that the Chrysler Corporation pushed was that the Diablo should be more comfortable and easier to drive. Because of this, the new Diablo came equipped standard with many comfort features such as fully adjustable seats and steering wheel, electric windows and power steering starting in 1993. Many other options were available as well to increase the driver and passengers level of comfort in the new top tier Lamborghini. The new Diablo would see a fantastic production run, with the V-12 beast being rolled off the assembly line from 1990 all the way through the facelifted models of 2001. In total, approximately 900 standard Diablos were produced from 1990-1998, with numerous upgraded and special models being introduced during that time period. The fixed headlight facelift models were introduced in 1998 and stayed in production until 2001 before being replaced by the newly designed Murcielago in late 2001.
The example on offer here is a 1992 Lamborghini Diablo, chassis number ZA9DU07P9NLA12431 finished in Black with a Pearl White Interior. This Diablo is a well cared for vehicle showing just 27,032 KM or 16,796 miles from new. It is a 2 owner car and according to the included CARFAX, the vehicle was sold new in Georgia. The Diablo remained with its first owner from 1993 to 2000, moving around the country from Georgia to Florida and then to California with just over 20,000 KM's on it. It was sold to its second owner in the San Diego California area in October of 2001. The second owner drove the car sparingly and maintained it well, with the CARFAX showing 26,715 KM on 9/2/2015. There are a number of service records from the second owner's custodianship available which show the car being well kept and receiving normal maintenance and care. Since 2015 the car has been stored and maintained properly with minimal usage until being consigned with us here at LBI Limited. As the car currently sits it would be deemed a good quality car. It is strong mechanically with a clean and well-kept interior and only minor signs of usage on the exterior of the car. It would be the perfect Lamborghini to drive and enjoy and the iconic doors and aggressive styling are sure to be a hit at any car gathering. Included with the car are the available service records, clean CARFAX, and original books.
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