For Sale: 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo in Katwijk, Netherlands

Lamborghini Gallardo LP500 5.0 V10 in manual, 2004. Six owners, 77,296 km, service books from new.

When Lamborghini unveiled the Gallardo in 2003, the brand had in truth been ready for a new direction for quite some time. The Diablo had made way for the Murcielago, and under Audi's wing the people in Sant'Agata Bolognese were by then looking to the future with a slightly different eye. Lamborghinis still had to be loud, extravagant and above all terribly fast, but it would of course be rather pleasant if you could also simply drive one down to the South of France without getting to know the Italian roadside patrol on a first-name basis along the way.

The result was the Gallardo. A relatively compact Lamborghini with four-wheel drive, a naturally aspirated V10 and a build quality that marked a considerable step forward compared to its predecessors. The design came from Luc Donckerwolke, who managed to create a particularly successful combination of traditional Lamborghini styling and the crisper lines of the new millennium. More than twenty years on, the original Gallardo still looks surprisingly fresh. In fact, as far as we are concerned, the first generation may well be the most beautiful of them all by now.

But there is one component that makes this Gallardo from June 2006 truly special. Between the front seats we find not an E-Gear transmission, but a good old-fashioned manual six-speed gearbox. Complete with the gorgeous metal shift gate that the Italians seemed to hold a patent on for years. A detail you really only come across these days when you step into a classic.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 87 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 1 June 2004 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the online auction on our own website. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another Lamborghini we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 150 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.