Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at Auctions America's Fort Lauderdale
event, March 31-2, 2017.
Chassis No.
ZA9RU31B2XLA12228
Estimate:
$240,000 - $280,000 US
If the Countach set Lamborghini on its course as a maker of
dramatic supercars, it was the Diablo that refined the Sant'agata
Bolognese firm's mission. At least as outlandish to look at as the
Countach, the Diablo that arrived at the dawn of the 1990s was raw
and ferocious, but a little more refined with luxuries like power
windows and adjustable seats. Within a few years, power steering
and anti-lock brakes began to make the Diablo more drivable, but it
was the arrival of all-wheel drive with 1993's Diablo VT that took
Lamborghini from childhood bedroom poster exotic to truly advanced,
21st century-ready supercar.
The Diablo VT Roadster was unveiled in late 1995 with an
electrically operated carbon fiber targa roof that tucked ahead of
the engine cover when stowed away. A year after Audi took over
Lamborghini, the German brand pumped cash into refining the
Diablo's interior and revamping its headlights�not to mention
adding variable valve timing to its V-12 engine and fitting upsized
Brembo brakes. The 1998 takeover by Volkswagen caused several
changes to be made to the Diablo family. Revisions to the VT
Roadster included fixed composite headlight lenses, a revised
interior, 18-inch wheels, antilock brakes, and increased power to
529-hp.
The 1999 Diablo VT Roadster presented here takes full advantage of
those updates and is one of the last imported to the United States.
It shows only 18,000 miles on the odometer and thanks to a full 3M
Clear Bra, it is essentially a time capsule. Believed to be one of
a mere dozen painted in Titanium Silver, the Diablo is especially
eye-catching thanks to its factory spoiler and 18-inch chrome alloy
wheels. Thanks to having been preserved in a private collection,
the Diablo VT has not been modified in any way.