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[VintageLambo] Re: The rare Lambo 350GTZ

john c

Glen, I will scan the article and post it in the next few days, have to use my kid"s scanner as I don"t have one at the office. never needed one so, I never bought one! Speaking of the Museum, I knew that a number of the cars were "loaners", as Ron and I talked aboutthat verything as the project was to be put together. I know that many museums have various loan arrangements on items they show as a part of their collections whatever it be. One car that always piqued my interest was an earlier countach that Ron had in the collection...it was perhaps a "loaner" show car, as it had no outboard mirrors whatsoever and it did have the periscope design.(How many of the periscope cars were buit?) The car was, as I recall a rather vivid almost "pea green" in color. I think the interior was a saddle color as well. the car was on diplay for a while but, I was told the car hasd a serious front rotor/caliper problem and that the brakes were locked as a result...apparently locating the replacement brake parts at the time was proving to be rather a challenge. Wonder if this was the Geneva show car? Wonder where is is today? John Carson --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, Glen Kohut wrote: > There were 2 cars built! Even Zagato"s records show 2 bodies and chassis > numbers. Check the pages below on the Registry and you"ll see more info > on both along with the only know photos of the second car #0322. > http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/350GT/0310.html > http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/350GT/0322.html > > The red car was the rhd car from down under that eventually ended up in > Europe, where it was restored back to lhd and repainted it"s original > white. Now in Arizona. > > As I understand it most of the cars in the Oklahoma museum were on loan > and not all owned by Ron. I would like to read that article you have. > Please email to me or post to this list. > > Glen - ILR > -------------------- > > john c wrote: > > >Glen, > > > >I don"t know about the white GTZ, but the red one was here in Norman, > >OK as a part of the Int"l Lamborghini Museum that Ron MIller was > >opening in the mid-ninties. I have an article and photo (showing Ron > >with the car outside the Museum building) from the Daily Oklahoman > >dated 27 Oct 1995. the car was as I recall still in the possession of > >the Museum when Ron died on 12 Oct 1997, some two years later. I can > >scan and post the photo and article if you like. With Ron"s death the > >museum basically unraveled and the cars went to the four winds so, I > >wonder if a US owner had the car after that and BEFORE it showed up > >back in Europe? > > > >Where there truly only 2 GTZ known to be made...or are there a few > >more out there hiding in the bushes? > > > >I would love to know your thoughts on this. > > > >John Carson > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude AntiVirus]