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[VintageLambo] Re: Coming out... Espada 8011

john c

Konstantinos, Wonderful news on your purchase, from all you told me and the picture as well, it seems you have gotten a beautiful example of the Espada. After its visit to the mechanic, you should have a fun roadtrip back to Boston. Watch out for other drivers, the Espada like all Lambos does tend to draw attention from its admirers. Sometimes those other drivers tend to forget for the moment they are on the road with others and can become rather inattentive (ala cell phones and the like.) Plus,you will surely to enjoy the reaction you get when you tell people that your car is some 30 years old and the gurgle (is that the right word ?) of a V-12 will definately engender lots of smiles all around. You are with a group of dedicated Lambo owners and most welcome. A really NEAT group of folks. I am glad George B. was such a good resource for you. As I told you anyone who rebuilt an Espada from the ground up is definately the man to talk to. You will find that the mind power we have in the VLG is wide spread and varied. That"s what makes it such a good group. (for example you need only look at the debate over my question of relative values regarding the repainting a Lambo a non-orginal color!) Anyway, enjoy YOUR Espada. Regards, John C. --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "Konstantinos Andrikopoulos" wrote: > Dear Group: > > I have been lurking for ~a month now, absorbing all of the wonderful > info. posted on this board and "getting-to-know" (...through your > posts) each one of you. I have been an Italian car fanatic my whole > life and finally got to realize a childhood dream...(see below!) > > I had narrowed down my searching to the Espada and proceeded in > acquiring as much info. as I could about the car and its > idiosyncrasies, while I was narrowing down my search for a good > candidate car. During the cource of this > search/education/evaluation, I stumbled upon this board. ...Well, > that was a lucky hit! I asked John C. off-line to share his owner- > experience and he very kindly directed me to George B. ...That was > another "lucky" hit!! A couple of e-mail exchanges and a long > telephone conversation with George, as well as the "goldmine" of > information this group so kindly shares, tipped the scale for me > allowing me to proceed with a little more confidence into this new > adventure. > > I just purchased ser. no. 8011 Espada. It is an early S2, with 58K km > (verified), and full-service history since 1987, the year it was > acquired by its 2nd owner Dr. David Waltos of Baltimore, MD, from > whom I purchased the car. It is blue with tan interior (see posted > pictures in album "Konstantinos8011Espada"), and appears to be in > very good condition. According to Dr. Waltos it was originally a New > Jersey car. > > The car is rust free and has had pretty much everything mechanical on > it refurbished (e.g., carbs, brakes, suspension, fuel lines, clutch, > radiator, AC, heater core, top-end, etc., -no synchros problem) with > the exception of the engine"s bottom end. It smokes a little from > the left bank, but it is running very thin oil at the moment. It > remains to be seen how bad the situation is... > > The dash and the door panels appear to be the only items in need of > refurbishing. The seat leather upholstery is in very good shape and > will look great with a bit of cleaning. The car has been repainted > once to what appears to be its original color. > > The car remains in Baltimore and I will be picking it up some time in > March after it has been checked out and serviced by the mechanics > that have been taking care of it the last 17 years, Treasured > Motorcar Services, Reistertown, MD. ...And yes, I will be driving it > back to Boston! > > I will be keeping everyone updated... I am looking forward to > sharing my experiences an