Lamborghini Espada 1000mile road trip | evo DIARIES 

Thank you harry for posting , in 1977 a russion fellow bought an rx-7 turbo from me for his wife ..The next day he shows up at my place with a red Espada , identical to that ...He said lets go for a ride ...He pulled over on the highway, got out & said you drive ...I was nervous & a little shocked ...I stalled it straight away , then , got the feel & took off ...I said where is the redline ...He said in his broken english " Lamborgini have no redline" I immediately fell for the car ...He told me he got his best fuel economy at 110 mph , he said , just before the the second barrel s on the webbers open up.. I remember him flying to the factory in Italy to get the original factory paint ... Just in case he ever needed to do a respray or repair any dings or dents...

My god how beautiful an experience. That thing sounds so strong and smooth, I can only imagine driving one in the early 1970's after being in the other 4 seaters at the time....

I just (14/12/2013) fixed the 1980's vintage pioneer head unit from this very car, having the other day modified an old Blaupunkt radio to line-out & MP3 in with a small Alpine ext. amp for his old Mercedes, previously to that repaired vintage Alpine kit/EQ in Mr Metcalf's Countach. Met him today and a nice knowledgeable man he is, knows all the mechanicals as a proper petrolhead, I honestly didn't know he was so 'famous' as I said, nice bloke.

this might sound stupid, but the thing I love most in this amazing vid is when harry explains the switches and knobs on the dash. lovely stuff, thank you Harry.

Mr. Metcalfe please don't ever stop making videos just like this! They are literally the highlight of my day everytime you upload. You are well spoken and very passionate about your cars and your videos are shot exquisitely. Your efforts are much appreciated.

Oh Harry Metcalfe, How we love thee and thy awesome videos!

Terrific. You really get a great feel for what it would be like taking a ride in the passenger seat with Metcalfe at the wheel while motoring through France in a vintage Lambo. Well done.

Harry and his diaries made this the best era of EVO on youtube

Harry is such a cool guy for letting all of us enjoy these cars :)

By far the most useable best overall lambo ever made. the noise of the 4 litre V-12. the nice interior, the overall look of the car. and driving one is wonderful.

All of your videos are exceptional. You made me fall in love with all Lamborghinis, not just the Murcielago SV.

Thanks Harry for an astonishing, beautiful and informative video as always. That detail of the water tap under the steering column to turn the heater on is very interesting. Cheers from Brazil.

Harry, you are such a passionate and knowledgeable car enthusiast. Thank You

The sleekest chicest slice of early seventies GT2+2's. Thanks for the coverage and commentary.

Harry's videos are just too good.

What a glorious noise.

Fantastic video Harry, pretty close to a remake of the ‘1969 Italian Job’ ,thanks what a gem.

I Love This Car. Espada is my dream :) Beautiful!

Thank you Harry Metcalfe, it was great fun!

Gorgeous car. And nicely priced used.

Great video Mr. Metcalfe. I love the way you highlight what matters to you about the car. How it has its quirks (as any car of that vintage would) and its beauties. Keep these coming.

I have to say, my Gallardo's brakes are the best I've ever had, Vipers, Camaro's, whatever... That road is beautiful, I wish we had those roads in KC...

what a bloody amaziiiiiiing sound

Another brilliant video. I feel Harry has carved out a niche for himself!

That's life!!! I envy you Harry.

I'd like to see some more of the interior. At the few shots there were, it looked really nice.

Thank YOU for this review! one of the best I've watched, because you can feel the passion coming through.

YES!! More onboard!!!!

Thank you, I quite enjoyed that. Very educational, very interesting. I have a friend who owns a 1974 Jaramah, which I think was the last of the front engined ones. When I first saw it (about '86) I thought he'd bought one of the brand new Supras, and asked him about it. Of course, he nearly punched me... It's been of the road for work and restoration for years now. I've always had an ambition to drive it, but haven't been offered.

I think Lambo should make a 4 seater again. Ferrari has FF, then why not Lambo?

Looks so sleek still today, and a panoramic roof 40 years ago hmm. It must have been a total looker back then sublimated further on by that engine. Great review.

Excellent video, cheers Harry.

This is the perfect colour for this car...

Driving Ferrari 458 on that road would be absolute delight!

What a beautiful piece of road that is. There are some good roads in southern california, but Ill be damned if this doesnt put it to shame

What a cool old Lambo !

awesome video, loved it! thanks!

absolutely fabulous machine.

beautiful car

This is the last front-engined Lamborghini. Very nice car.

Fantastic.. but can you guys please buy some decent cameras?

Superbe Espada !

Was the glass roof a factory option or was it added later? Does anyone know?

A beautifully maintained car. Always preferred Lambos over Ferarris-John in Texas

Harry - noticed the 'old' tape deck in the car - would you ever consider putting a CD player / bluetooth compatible stereo in the Espada or would that break from tradition?

Is this the espada featured on speedhunters a few weeks back?

06:46 See how the rear view mirror's angled out of the way? "And now, my friend, the first rule of Italian driving,,,."

Is the moonroof original?

@HM, Great review, this is a fine example of under powered-long geared-super heavy-fugly- "lambo" I'm still waiting for your diablo review

Love Evo diaries, but it's really time to start adding subtitles to them :)

There'll be one day where Shmee, Marchettino and Harry Metcalfe will all meet at a random gas station in one of their many Eurotrips

Harry, did you take this car to the 2010 Silverstone Classic?

I've seen pictures of the Lamborghini Espada, but I've never seen one in person. Sexy looking car. Better looking the Countach IMHO.

With cars like this is it not tempting to upgrade the brakes and suspension or does that detract from the experience of driving an older supercar?

The main issue is, that leaded gasoline is difficult or impossible to find. So some older cars might need new valves of hardened material to cope with unleaded gasoline.

Is that a Ferrari FF in the background? And a..... 1994 range rover?

Great video.

On days like these...

Today is my birthday. I am 21 year old guy from Lithuania, I study political science at univercity. Now, when you know me, you can congratulate me for not dying up to this day.

Did he bring both his Countach and Espada?

I laughed at the fuel station scene.

Exellent!

the guy waving at 14:10, lol.

so when are we gonna see a new Lambo super GT again?

Never forget always add 1% good smokefree two stroke oil to your fuel when using modern dry eco fuels in such old carbed or fuel injected cars.

Awesome

ive been In Ferrari's and Ive been in Lambo's. Ferrari's have a manufactured feel to them. but lambo's have more of a crafted feel to them the two makes are completly different. like apples and orange's. ferrari's seem to be stark feeling Inside, but an older lambo has a custom feel to it like it was made to fit your build.

@6:42: On days...like these...

The Zonda's gone unfortunately. He sold it a few months ago.

I wish this guy was my dad.

Tempted to buy one theres one locally for sale $26K its cosmetically ib beautiful condition but a basket case mechanically its runs but it needs a valve job .. and there another one for $45k with a replaced engine has a corvette engine looks perfect but kinda destroys its collectible ..

1:10 Dacia Sandero:)

After he repluged that sparkplug, the whole car just went ALIVE:|

Someone loan this man an Aventador for 1000 miles!

I remember, not really so long ago that you could pick these up for a song !

You're driving this car exactly how it was meant to be driven, and that makes me happy. Keep motoring Harry. Cheers

Beware of oncoming bulldozers when going through tunnels in Italy!.

gotta like the interior and the backseats =)

came here because of the 1969 Lamborghini Espada Jay Leno's Garage episode, i absolutely love this car

The interior is gorgeous.

I hated these Lambos until I grew older and started appreciating classics. Also, if you ever see one in real life and witness the lines and how low and wide it is, it will take your breath away. I would call it so damned ugly that it is gorgeous!

Having owned one of the last RHD Series III Espadas here in Australia, I had a great time owning it especially when you could take 2 or 3 of your friends out for a drive in it...great memories!

One of the best diaries of a drive in a great car that I have ever seen. Harry, you do an exceptional job of bringing lofty cars down to earth and helping all of us appreciate them.

I was 21 and owned the Espada III in 1975. I drove it everywhere and loved every moment of it.I sold it for 6500 pounds.Still have the photos.TGC 55M .Think it is probably worth a bit more now.Later I bought the Countach QV.They are memories now,but I still have an old Bentley.Enjoyed the video.Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Harry - again your Vids make it feel like I've been in the car..... great stuff again

01:10 James May's favorite moment of the video, if you know what i mean! :))

Thank U so much for this wonderful video! Almost felt like I was sitting next to you in this glorious dream car!

1:08 Great news!!! A DACIA SANDERO!!!

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The double switch rheostat for dimming lights actually was also used on the Fiat AC 124 sport between '67-'70. The various switches and taillights are from the Fiat AC 124 sport, this sort of thing was quite typical in Italy back in the day.

One of the most charismatic cars out of the Lambo stable. Sensationally dramatic looks but so practical. Always been a fave of mine. Lovely warm vid Mr M!

Alaways a joy when Harry talks about his cars. I don't know why, his video looks nothing like all other professionnal media, a bit low cost, but what he has to say is better than anything on RU-vid. So much passion, so much joy, thank you for this.

i want an espada so very much. whats the best colour? thoughts?

My next door neighbor had an Espada . He flew to the Lamborghini factory to get the correct paint for it . Thats dedication !

nice. love the videos with harry....here's such a real petrolhead!

Is it somewhat fuel efficient? Well, i know that it has a 4 litre V12 engine from the 70's but it has 2 12.5 gallons fuel tanks.

You bet on Coutach (muira engine), Espada, Maserati, Dino (pré-Ferrari) Lancia....but....why old Italian pre-historic tecnology (troubles for sure) when germans Porches and Ford GT already had better cars back then?...its got to be by the noises they make???..

I would love to campare the handling and Power between BMW 850 CSi BMW 635 M CSI Coupé and this Espada, is the Espada really faster than a BMW 850 CSi Coupe?

The Lamborghini Espada reminds me of my 71 Mustang Mach1

Well, it has nothing to do with Harry's English or articulation, which is indeed fine :) It's just that it happens quite often he's talking while driving loud cars, which makes it hard to understand sometimes. That bit starting from 11:50 for example, I really had to try hard to understand that perfectly.