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The New Benchmark‍ McLaren is a name synonymous with motor racing success all across the globe, particularly with Formula 1. Building an incredible reputation that stretches all the way back to Bruce McLarens first success is Formula 1 at just 22 years old (a record at the time). He then went on to construct his own cars that competed with unrivalled success in the Can-Am championship where it dominated with nearly three times the victories of Porsche. Fast forward many decades and countless w

At CHROME TEMPLE we feel the the ingredients for collecting success need not be many. Complementing fire breathing high capacity engines and analogue driving characteristics should be strong provenance and true scarcity. With just 100 units produced globally (rarely will you find such a low production number across any marque) to celebrate 50 years of Lamborghini and the most successful model to date, this last of the line Gallardo was the culmination of the very best aspects of the Gallardo.

The Knight in V10 Armour After a decade of teetering on the brink of disappearing into the abyss with so many other iconic marques, Lamborghini under the ownership of VW knew they needed to pull something very special out of the hat. Enter the Gallardo. Named for the 18th century Spanish bullfighting breeder Francisco Gallardo (meaning Gallant), the Gallardo was unveiled at the 2003 Geneva motor show and from the second the covers were whipped off, it was a runaway success and put Lamborghini b

With a 1990s movie portfolio that would put Tom Hanks to shame, the Lamborghini Diablo became the ‘it’ car of the decade. Wherever it went it was admired and whoever was seen in it, well, they had made it. But there was one version of the Diablo that was a little more daring than the others, the rear-wheel-drive 5.7, V12 Diablo. First contemplated in 1985 as a successor to the Countach (another vehicle with a strong film presence) Project 132 had a one-line brief – the car must have a top speed

I bought this to convert the engine into my other Gallardo but other commitments have been made priority and as a result I am selling, all repair parts are available on eBay As shown has had frontal impact with right front rail damage roll over protection has deployed as have dash and steering wheel airbags insurance write off. Runs and drives with no engine or transmission damage, cooling system is intact, roof works as does front lift, NZ new car and currently located in Auckland NZ, deale