1967 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 Spyder

The 400 GT featured 2 plus 2 or convertible coachwork. Various modifications were made to the bodywork, including smaller front and near screens and twin-headlamp dusters replaced the single recangular Cibie light used on the 350GT. They only came as coupes but many were converted into a convertable. Production of the 400GT in 1966 was a mere 97 and a Road & Track road-test feature announced that the Lamborghini was extremely quite and consequently a delightful grand touring car – far preferable to the equivalent Ferrari! 

This particular car started life in 1967 as a Touring bodied 2+2, but the coachwork has subsequently been modified into that of a convertible ‘spyder’. The two plus two configurations made this a little more practical, allowing passengers to sit in the back seats. A total of 247 units of the 400GT 2+2 were built from 1966 to 1968, when it was replaced with the Islero.

Design & Styling

The 2+2 Lamborghini

The 400 GT 2+2 truly met the needs of its intended market and established Lamborghini as a constructor of very fast, high-quality and well-appointed GT cars. However, there are always a number of select clients which wanted something even more special, with the financial means to pay for it. For them, a very small number of special-bodied 400 GTs, including the highly coveted Spyder variant, were created outside of the factory.

The 400 GT Spyder offered here, chassis no. 01267, is one of just two beautifully and expertly completed Spyder conversions performed during the 1990s by Jerry Fandytis of Scottsdale, Arizona. Both of these Spyders were initially steel-bodied 400 GTs, chosen for their strength and rigidity, with a lightweight aluminum hood and deck lid. Both were finished in a handsome silver-blue exterior finish, and 01267 sports a lovely beige interior.

The already gorgeous lines of the 400 GT are even more attractive in open Spyder form, enhanced by its striking exterior finish, medium blue Haartz canvas top, leather interior, single headlamps, Wilton wool carpeting, Nardi steering wheel and Borrani wire wheels. The conversion and restoration of 01267 were completed in time for its debut at the Concorso Italiano in 1999.

Today, this spectacular 400 GT Spyder shows just over 2,500 miles since its conversion was completed. Completely detailed, including the show-quality undercarriage, the Spyder exhibits higher standards of fit, finish and detailing than perhaps even those of its original manufacturer. Running exactly as it should, this stunning and fastidiously maintained Lamborghini 400 GT Spyder represents an opportunity that cannot be missed by connoisseurs of the world’s finest and most distinctive exotic Italian cars.

- One of the two expert Spyder conversions by Jerry Fandytis
- One of only 247 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2s originally built
- Carefully maintained and detailed to show-quality standards

Interior


Technical Specs

Technical Specifications

A subtle reshaping of the bodywork increased interior room, rendering the 400 GT a true “2+2” model, while maintaining the overall shape of the original two-seaters. Bodies were now constructed of steel panels rather than aluminum, and while the 400 GT 2+2 was 400 pounds heavier than the previous models, the additional 40 horsepower provided by their enlarged V-12 engine more than compensated for the weight difference. Ultimately, production of the 400 GT ended in 1968, with just 247 of these sophisticated GT cars built.

320 bhp, 3,929 cc V-12 engine with dual overhead camshafts per cylinder bank, six Weber dual-choke carburetors, five-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension with unequal-length A-arms, coil springs, and anti-roll bars front and rear, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 100.4″

  • Year:
    1967

  • Color:
    Silver

  • Engine
    3,929 cc V-12

  • Type:
    1967 400 Lamborghini

  • 0-60 mph:
    7.5 seconds

  • Top Speed:
    142.9 mph

  • Transmission
    e carburetors, five-speed manual gearbox

  • Body/Chassis
    2 door convertible

Cool Facts

The car that was used to defeat Ferrari at LeMans graces the Pond Collection. An iconic American racer and surely one of the best and most powerful innovations that 1967 400 Lamborghini has ever made.



 

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