Re: [VintageLambo] Islero #6129

Hi Mark, Welcome to the garage. I read with interest the story about how Islero 6129 was owned by GM. Some time back, I remember reading that General Motors did indeed buy some Lamborghinis for evaluation during the early 70"s. The practice went on for a couple of years until some of the accounting people in upper management squelched the practice. So maybe that is one of the cars. Glens Registry lists the car as originally a Turquoise with black interior and the note says "Chevy small block V-8 and interesting history. Delaware, USA."So you might e-mail Glen Kohut and see what additional information he has on the car. I have been working on a rebuild manual for the 400GT engine for the past six months and it is nearing completion. The plan is to put the manual in the Files section of the Vintage Lamborghini Garage in a hyperlinked PDF format for use by list members. The manual contains quite a bit of information about many of the tasks you will have to perform to restore the car to its original configuration. Contact me off list and I might be able to help you with some advance info if you can"t wait for the posting. Welcome again and good luck with the Isleros. Jack mwesenberg1 wrote: Happy Holidays to all, I have been a member of the classic group for some time now, but have never posted "till now. I currently own Islero #6318, but have the opportunity to purchase Islero #6129. I have talked at length to the current owner, and he indicates that he has owned it since 1972. It is currently dark blue w/ black interior. He had a chev. 302 v-8 installed, but has all parts to return the car to its original glory. He tells me the car has less than 35,000 miles on it, and by the smell of the stale gas, it hasn"t been driven in quite some time. It is in awesome shape, and I have the chance to pick it up really right. The chrome, leather, and paint are all quite nice. He also indicated that every month he turned the V-12 over religiously to keep it loose and lubed. My question to the group is, does anyone know the history of this car. He told me that GM is the original owner, and they bought it to inspect it, then sold it to a GM exec., who then sold it to John in 1972. I have a very good mechanic available, and I am quite handy myself, to help me put the original engine back in, and having worked on #6318 for a few years now, I have an idea of what I"m doing. John (current owner) has also indicated he would help with the conversion. Any and all info would be appreciated and welcome. Once again Happy Holidays to all!!! Thanks again, Mark Wesenberg Islero #6318 (and soon #6129)