Among the many supercars in his collection, Vietnamese car enthusiast Pham Tran Nhat Minh, aka Minh “Nhua,” has a particular soft spot for Lamborghini. He has owned or will soon experience five of their models: the Murcielago LP670-4 SV, Aventador LP700-4, Aventador LP750-4 SV, Urus, and the upcoming Countach LPI 800-4—a hypercar priced at $2.6 million before taxes, with only 112 units produced globally.
Moving on to another rare Lamborghini, of which only 120 units were produced six decades ago, and little is known, Minh “Nhua” once shared this special supercar on social media.
A photo of Minh “Nhua” smiling brightly next to an attractive red supercar sparked curiosity among netizens. This car, produced 60 years ago and currently displayed in the Lamborghini museum, is the Lamborghini 350 GT.
The Lamborghini 350 GT is a grand tourer produced by the Italian supercar manufacturer from 1964 to 1966. It was also the company’s first production car. Debuting at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1964, its production commenced in May of the following year. The 350 GT’s success ensured the company’s survival and positioned it as a viable competitor to Ferrari.
The Lamborghini 350 GT shared some features with the 350 GTV prototype, including four-wheel independent suspension, a 3.5-liter V12 engine, and an aluminum body. Mechanical modifications and improvements were made based on suggestions from the Neri and Bonacini racing development workshop and test driver Bob Wallace.
Carrozzeria Touring redesigned the body, retaining the original shape while refining the details for a more cohesive appearance. Notably, they replaced the prototype’s hidden rotating headlights with fixed ones.
The V12 3.5-liter engine designed by Bizzarrini for the 350 GTV was essentially a racing engine capable of producing 400 horsepower at 11,000 rpm.
To make the 350GT a more commercial and comfortable car for the road, Ferruccio enlisted Dallara and Wallace to modify a version of the GTV prototype engine. The goal was to create an engine that could “last for 40,000 km between services.”
The first 350 GT chassis and body were delivered to the Lamborghini factory on March 9, 1964 (Touring No. 17001). The same month, chassis 101 was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The first 350 GT delivered to a customer was chassis 104 (Touring No. 17004), which occurred on July 31, 1964. Chassis 104 is now on display at the Sinsheim Technical Museum. Although the initial goal was to produce 10 cars per week, fewer than 25 cars were delivered to customers in 1964.
Lamborghini produced 120 units of the 350 GT before replacing it with the Lamborghini 400 GT in 1966. Notably, many of the 350 GTs were later fitted with the larger 4.0-liter engine used in the 400 GT, taking advantage of its increased power, torque, and availability of better spare parts.
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