Vehicle Description
The V-8 Lamborghini Jalpa replaced the Urraco and the Silhouette in
1981, and sold alongside the V-12 Countach as Lamborghini's smaller
offering throughout the 1980s. In true Lamborghini fashion, the
Jalpa was also named after a breed of fighting bull and featured
aggressive, eye-catching wedge-shaped bodywork, in this case by
Bertone. Powering this �junior' Lamborghini was a 3.5-liter V-8 fed
by Weber carburetors that produced 255 horsepower, giving the Jalpa
a top speed of somewhere in the range of 150 miles per hour and a
zero to sixty time of well under seven seconds. Compared to the
Audi-backed company of today, Lamborghini was still a small-scale
manufacturer in the 1980s, and only around 400 examples of the
Jalpa were produced from 1981 until the takeover by Chrysler at the
end of the decade. Of the cars that have survived, very few are as
well preserved or as well sorted as this sleek 1988 Jalpa. As a
1988 car, it is one of the very last produced and is finished in
black with black leather seats and tan door panels and carpets. The
interior also features air conditioning, a CD player and an open
gate shifter for the five-speed gearbox. The odometer shows 25,378
actual miles and overall this is a beautiful, original and honest
car. Recent work has included ignition wires, exhaust manifold and
newer front tires, but otherwise it has been a reliable, seldom
used sports car. Its most recent owner was a professional foreign
car mechanic who kept a small collection that he pampered with both
enthusiasm and intimate knowledge of what the cars needed. The
package includes the original warranty bookets and a parts manual.
From its alloy wheels to its removable targa roof, this is an
attractive, enjoyable and remarkably original example of one of
Lamborghini's rarer models.
