Lamborghini Jarama
The Lamborghini Jarama is a 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Italian car manufacturer Lamborghini between 1970 and 1976. It was styled by Bertone designer Marcello Gandini.
Ferruccio Lamborghini intended the name to recall the fighting bulls bred in the Jarama river area in Spain and not the Jarama racing circuit near Madrid.
History
In 1968 Lamborghini began manufacturing the Islero to meet the demand of the American market. When it came time to replace it, instead of just redesigning the Islero, Lamborghini instead made the Jarama. Introduced in 1970 at the Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini built the Jarama to meet U.S. standards using a version of the Espada chassis that had had its wheelbase shortened by 10.7 inches.Exterior styling was done by Marcello Gandini, which resulted in similarities with the Iso Lele, also styled by Gandini.
A total of 328 Jaramas were built.
The Jarama weighs dry, heavier than the Islero. It is powered by the same 3.9 L Lamborghini V12 engine used in the Islero and Espada, which was heavily derived from the engine used in the earlier 400 GT. The engine was fitted with six Weber 40 DCOE carburetors and sends power to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transmission. There The original Jarama model was claimed to produce. Early Jaramas feature centre-locking magnesium alloy wheels, as used on the Miura and S1/S2 Espadas.
Jarama S
The Jarama S was introduced in 1972. The exhaust system, heads and carburetors were revised, resulting in a power increase to. The S features a few minor body modifications including a hood scoop, exhaust vents in the fenders, windshield position adjustments and relocated turn signals. New wheels on five-bolt hubs were used, identical to those used on the Series 3 Espada. The interior has a redesigned dashboard trimmed in aluminium, switches relocated to the centre console, added head and sound insulation and improved rear seats and legroom. Power assisted steering became standard early into Jarama S production. Removable roof panels, and a Chrysler TorqueFlite automatic transmission were also available as factory options. Both options were rarely chosen, and it's believed that between 6-20 Jaramas were built with removable roof panels, and only 4 with the 3-speed automatic. In total, Lamborghini built 150 examples of the Jarama S.Ferruccio Lamborghini's personal Jarama S is on display at the official Lamborghini museum at the company's factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy. The Jarama was Mr. Lamborghini's favorite model. He stated in a 1991 interview "I preferred the Jarama to all the others, because it is the perfect compromise between the Lamborghini Miura and the Espada."