Lamborghini Islero Lamborghini Islero The Lamborghini Islero is a grand tourer produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1968 and 1969. It was the replacement for the 400GT and featured the Lamborghini V12 engine. The car debuted at the 1968 Geneva Auto Show. The Islero (, ) was named after a Miura bull that killed matador Manuel Rodriguez "Manolete" on August 28, 1947 (Lamborghini also produced a car named the Miura, from 1966 to 1973). Since Carrozzeria Touring, the company that designed Lamborghini's chassis, was bankrupt, Carrozzeria Marazzi was the next logical choice as it was funded by Carlo Marazzi, an old employee
Lincoln-Zephyr V12 engine for 1942. Yet this V-12 never shed its reputation for service troubles, though the postwar versions were actually quite reliable. The V12 was eventually replaced by the InVincible 8, simply a version of the flathead V8 found on Ford's truck line. The Zephyr V12 was also used by Allard, Atalanta, and Brough Superior in England. Allard made three V12 cars, using the Ford V8 for all other cars at that time, Brough also made only one V12 as his others were Hudson 6 or 8 powered, and Jensen made one called the HL. The first Lincoln-Zephyr models of 1936 used