Italie - Museo Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini SpA
via Modena 12
40019 Sant'Agata Bolognese (near Bologna)
Italy
Tel : +39 051 6817611
Fax :+39 051 6817644
The official 'Museo Lamborghini' located right at the
factory.
Since Automobili Lamborghini SpA became the property of Audi AG,
the latter has invested a massive amount of money in modifying the
original Lamborghini factory from the early Sixties into the modern
building it has become nowadays.
There have been major modifications to the assembly lines, a brand
new one has been installed during the summer of 2002 to prepare for
the new Lamborghini V10 powered model, but the factory has also
been enlarged, a rather important 'R&D' section has been
installed, where the Lamborghini's for the 21st century are being
designed.
But what's most important is the fact that they installed an
actual Lamborghini museum, underneath the factory roof, just to the
right of the main entrance, some of the cars shown here were in
fact restored in the factory restoration facility, others were just
driven in like the very first Lamborghini Countach LP400, a
stunning green car whose presence in the factory museum has been
made possible by Mr Stofer of the Swiss
Lamborghini Club.
Other cars of interest are the unique Diablo Roadster prototype,
the beautifully restored 350 GTV prototype, the very last Countach
ever made, a silver metallic Anniversary model, a stunning yellow
Miura SV, an LM002 without body panels ... and many more, you
should just visit it the see them all.
Other Lamborghini's are naturally the off shore powerboats, a
scale model is on display and an actual engine is shown too, some
of the Formula One cars are also present, very impressive, along
with showcases of scale models, books and other automobilia.
There is also a Lamborghini shop at the factory now, but both this
shop and the museum are only open by appointment, you can't just
how up and enter these area's. Automobili Lamborghini SpA is
currently thinking about some kind of gallery, which will be open
to visitors all the time and which will also show several
interesting Lamborghini's.
The official factory museum is surely worth a visit, it is open to
the public on normal working days, but if you would like a guided
tour you should make an appointment, it is also possible to have a
guided factory tour, but you should book in advance to be able to
visit of the factory itself, the assembly line and the restoration
workshop, which all are very interesting.
Open hours for the museum are :
From Monday to Friday (excluding holidays)
From 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:30 to 17:00
For a guided visit please mail your request to museo@lamborghini.com
If you would like a guided factory tour you should mail your
request to factorytour@lamborghini.com
Photos superbes de Julien
