1974 Lamborghini Urraco

Introduced at the 1970 Turin Auto Show, design was by Marcello Gandini, then working for Carrozzeria Bertone, the all-new Uracco or “Little Bull“ was a direct response to Ferrari’s then-new 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 all-new, compact 90-degree aluminum unit with iron wet cylinder liners. The V8 was a clean-sheet design by Lamborghini’s head engineer, Paolo Stazani, an 86- x 53-mm bore and stroke brought a 2, displacement, and with a 10.4:1 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 V-8, along with the exclusive alloy-case five-speed manual transmission and the rear suspension, was mounted in