Lamborghini Islero - more than meets the eye with this little known GT | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

The Lamborghini Islero is a car that not everyone will have heard of, but more the reason to give it its moment in the spotlight. And it just so happens that we have no less than three of them in the workshop right now with a fourth on the way, quite remarkable considering the total production run between 1968 and 1969 only totalled 225 units, 125 of the original Islero model and 100 of the improved Islero S. Introduced alongside the Espada at the 1968 Geneva Motor Show, the Islero featured much more conservative styling, something not many would associate with Lamborghini! But as Iain explains, Ferruccio himself was very close to the design and vision of this model, a grand tourer that was deceptively small and drove beautifully as a result, powered of course by that wonderful V12. Iain talks us through the history of the cars and the differences between the two versions with the help of the examples in the workshop, two of which are rather special. The brown Islero starred in the Italian short film anthology "Vedo nudo" aka "I See Naked", as driven by Sylva Koscina. The third example is very special indeed, Ferruccio's personal Islero that will be undergoing a full ground-up restoration at the workshop. The Islero is also famous for its appearance in the Roger Moore thriller "The Man Who Haunted Himself". After tuning the brown Islero V12, Iain takes her for a drive to sample that Gran Turismo feeling. 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Lamborghini's history with grand tourers 01:43 - Ferruccio's vision with the Islero 02:15 - 1968 reveal 02:45 - subtle styling and build issues 03:36 - Islero S improvements 06:05 - design details 06:37 - the Islero movie stars 07:20 - Ferruccio's personal Islero 09:00 - Engine tuning 11:34 - Road test 17:07 - Outro Thank you once again to everyone for the overwhelming reception of these videos and for all the support of likes, subscribes and wonderful comments. This video was brought to you by Aston Lark - https://www.astonlark.com/tyrrellsworkshop Filmed and edited by Whipp3dCream - https://whipp3dcream.com/ Interested in purchasing a classic car? Check out Iain's guides with Supercars Monaco - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuvc72CwG8dJ-Fr6nH4jUw Follow Iain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iain_tyrrell/ Follow Iain on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Personal-Blog/Iain-Tyrrell-Moments-2241519122747338/ Image Attribution: Classic Virus (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Concorso_Eleganza_Villa_d'Este_2013_(8846431785).jpg), „Concorso Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013 (8846431785)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Classic Virus (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Concorso_Eleganza_Villa_d'Este_2013_(8846434749).jpg), „Concorso Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013 (8846434749)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode

Added 15 Jun 2026