Vehicle Description
Chassis No. ZA9DU01B41LA12845
It's often said that car companies often "get it right" the first
time, with the inaugural design iteration of an iconic model being
its purest, most unencumbered execution. Certainly the same is
often true of the final variant, the ultimate development of a
longstanding model... this undoubtedly applies to the vaunted
Lamborghini Diablo, as the VT 6.0 of 2000 and 2001 represented the
swan song of the Diablo, which had been in production for the
better part of a decade.
With Audi's acquisition of Lamborghini, a replacement for the
Diablo was clearly on its way but with development timelines being
rather tight, designer Luc Donckerwolke was tasked with refining
the Diablo to its ultimate, finest iteration one last time,
bridging the gap to the inbound Murcielago. Few would disagree that
the VT 6.0 was the best Diablo yet, receiving major revisions to
the interior and exterior design, as well as the underpinnings,
rendering it a substantially more driver friendly and livable car
than its predecessors. Attractive 18 inch wheels, a stylish
center-mounted exhaust, a new 6.0-liter 48-valve V12 putting out
some 550 horsepower, and refined and revised carbon fiber bodywork
with a new front fascia and quarter panels comprised just some of
the notable improvements.
This particular Diablo is one of these highly desirable VT 6.0
models of which only 337 total examples were built. Manufactured
largely by hand at Lamborghini's Sant'Agata Bolognese factory
during the Summer of 2001, this Diablo VT 6.0 was completed during
June of that final production year, as one of the very last and
fully evolved Diablo cars made. The new Lamborghini was equipped
for the U.S.-market with all DOT and EPA requirements in place and
finished just as it appears today; in the rare Viola Ophelia
exterior color over a Bianco and Nero leather interior, with
Alcantara and carbon treatments throughout the interior. It is
believed that just six Diablos were finished in the striking Viola
Ophelia color from new, with just three of them destined for the
U.S. The original specification - just as it appears today -
included the rare, factory rear spoiler.
The original warranty book on file indicates that the new Diablo
was imported through Utah-based Exotic Imports, where it arrived
during January of 2002, before being sold to the first owner, a
resident of Texas, a month later. Later that year the Diablo had
made its way to Oklahoma and then Missouri, and by October of 2003,
with 2,805 miles on the odometer, car was registered in
Massachusetts and would remain there in the same ownership until
2014, at which point the Diablo had just over 16,000 miles from
new. The car remained on the East Coast, until the current owner -
an avid Reno, Nevada-based Lamborghini collector with a taste for
low-mileage exceptional Sant'Agata cars - acquired the highly
original and fastidiously well-preserved U.S.-market Diablo VT 6.0
during the summer of 2016.
The Viola Ophelia Diablo VT 6.0 has since resided in his
climate-controlled collection, kept in original, low-mileage
condition. Today, the car has recorded just 18,153 miles on the
odometer at the time of cataloging and remains in impeccably well
cared for condition inside and out. The original VT 6.0 specific 18
inch alloy wheels appear unmarked and are mounted with appropriate
Pirelli P Zero tires, with the factory yellow brake calipers
peeking through. The undercarriage reflects fair-weather driving,
and the front chin spoiler has been spared from reckless
maneuvering. The original Viola Ophelia exterior paint remains in
spectacular condition, matching the largely unmarked Bianco
interior, suggesting that previous owners have treated the rare and
desirable Lamborghini supercar with the same care and appreciation
as the consignor. Even the factory carbon treatment to the interior
and sensitive Alcantara trim looks magnificent for being more than
20 years old. Original factory finishes are prominent throughout
the car, such as factory applied decals, PPG paint label, ID
plates, U.S. DOT and EPA labels. Testimony to the heritage of these
raging bulls, legendary longtime Lamborghini test driver Valentino
Balboni has signed the doorjamb. Additionally, a full service was
performed during September of 2024 by Bill Pearce Motors of Reno,
Nevada, of which invoices are on file. In addition to the clean
CARFAX report on file, the Lamborghini is offered with the original
warranty and owner's manuals, as well as tools. All told, this is
an original, spectacularly well-kept and unmodified example of the
rare, end-of-the-run, U.S.-market Diablo VT 6.0.
The Diablo is nothing short of an icon in Lamborghini's, and indeed
Italy's, supercar history. This superb example, completed in the
very last Diablo production-year to fully evolved and exceedingly
rare VT 6.0 specifications, in the fantastic and rarely seen Viola
Ophelia color, with low mileage and spectacular original condition
inside and out, is most certainly worthy of serious consideration,
and would be an important piece in any supercar collection.
