1974 Lamborghini Urraco

Introduced at the 1970 Turin Auto Show, design was by Marcello Gandini, then working for Carrozzeria Bertone, the allnew Uracco or Little Bull was a direct response to Ferrari s thennew Dino 246 GT and a shot across the bow of other European sports cars of the era like the Maserati Merak and the Porsche 911. This baby Lambo followed the Miura in using a transverse powertrain mounted directly behind the cabin, with the engine being an allnew, compact 90degree aluminum unit with iron wet cylinder liners. The V8 was a cleansheet design by Lamborghini s head engineer, Paolo Stazani, an 86 x 53mm bore and stroke brought a displacement, and with a compression ratio and four Weber 40 IDF 1 downdraft carburetors, this engine made 220 hp at 7, 500 RPM, and of torque at 5, 750 RPM; significantly more than the Ferrari 246 GT s 195 hp at 7, 600 rpm. This V8, along with the exclusive alloycase fivespeed manual transmission and the rear suspension, was mounted in