The legendary “Rambo Lambo” is the ideal toy for die-hards with a love for the Italian super sports factory. Unfortunately, however, it is not very cheap to operate.
Lamborghini was one of the pioneers in the production of luxury SUVs when it started producing the offroad LM002 in the 1980s. The spiritual predecessor of today’s Urus was based on the unsuccessful development of a military special for the US army, and the automaker wanted to offer its famous brand to potential customers from developing countries, where the super-sporty flat Countach could not be driven.
One of the best customers of the small Italian factory was also the extremely rich family of the Sultan of Brunei, who earned incredible money by selling oil all over the world and bought more than 7 thousand cars in a few decades! Moreover, in top business, money comes first, so members of the sultan’s family could also buy exclusive models that car companies otherwise did not want to sell to normal customers.
One of the former cars from the huge family collection of the Sultan of Brunei, who has been Hassanal Bolkiah since 1959, is a unique silver Lamborghini LM002. It was produced in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, exclusively as a “sport-utility pick-up”, but this particular car has an extended roof and looks like a normal SUV.
The unique 1989 Lamborghini in the hands of the Sultan’s family drove less than 1,800 kilometers before it was bought by Bernd Pischetsrieder, the former head of BMW and Volkswagen. However, it was not until the next owner that the story of the special LM002 became even more interesting. An unknown mother from Sweden bought it so that she could drive her children to school in it. The car is currently in the collection of Swedish vintage car specialists from Motikon and has driven almost 10,000 kilometers.
And today’s owners of Lamborghini’s luxury off-road are dealing with a rather small but extremely expensive problem. The thirty-five-year-old Lamborghini needs new tires, which are said to be the only ones available in the world and cost a dizzying 54,000 US dollars! At today’s exchange rate, it is approximately 1.26 million crowns, which is quite a lot of money!
Unfortunately, we have not been able to find out whether the tire size of the unique LM002 for the Sultan of Brunei matches the standard factory shoes. There is a much more affordable alternative in the world – last year Pirelli resumed the production of Pirelli Scorpion BK tires, with which the off-road Lamborghini LM002 rolled off the production line at the time of its creation.
2024-04-10 04:00:00
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