Not every day that you see a Lamborghini Espada, never mind a pink one.
From LBI Limited’s listing for this 1974 Lamborghini Espada:
The original owner, Lorrie Stern, received the Espada from her husband, Stanley. The two, being fans of Italian cars, would frequently window shop at Bob Grossman’s dealership in Nyack, N.Y. The Espada, then wearing its factory green color, was one of the cars the couple eyed whenever they passed by. A few trips and much convincing later, her husband agreed to buy it as a Christmas present, trading Ms. Stern’s Fiat 124 Spider in for the wedge-shaped Bertone supercar. The only condition was that she had to daily drive the Espada, which to many collectors, would almost seem like heresy. Ms. Stern didn’t flinch, however, and she daily drove the car, even fitting all four kids in the grand tourer. Whenever the neighborhood kids needed a ride, the Espada’s rear seats (and sometimes trunk) would serve them too. The odometer stopped working once it hit 98,800 miles but Ms. Stern says it crossed the 100,000 miles mark long ago, largely thanks to road trips alongside the Maserati Club’s eastern chapter that she and her husband helped create in 1985. The Espada even saw use around Pocono Raceway’s road course in Pennsylvania.
Ms. Stern gave it its signature pink coat in 1979, a color that not only matched the kitchen in her Long Island home but that she also believed better showed off the car’s body lines.
For more information on this 1974 Lamborghini Espada, contact LBI Limited.
