| Lamborghini Flying Star II | |
| Manufacturer: | Lamborghini, Carrozzeria Touring |
| Aka: | Lamborghini 400 GT Flying Star II |
| Production: | 1966 |
| Designer: | Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni for Carrozzeria Touring |
| Body Style: | 2-door shooting-brake |
| Related: | Lamborghini 400 GT |
| Layout: | FR layout |
| Engine: | 3.9 L Lamborghini V12 engine |
| Transmission: | 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase: | 25501NaN1 |
| Weight: | 13000NaN0 |
| Length: | 43801NaN1 |
| Width: | 17201NaN1 |
| Height: | 12001NaN1 |
| Yearconstruction: | 1966 |
The Lamborghini Flying Star II (also named Lamborghini 400 GT Flying Star II) was a one-off concept car built by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera in 1966 on a Lamborghini 400 GT chassis. It debuted at the 1966 Turin Auto Show.[1] [2]
In 1966, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera of Milan explored a new design concept. Their long relation with Lamborghini was celebrated with the Flying Star II, a fully functional prototype with a design that was unconventional for the time. It was a two-seater with a very low and compact two-volume shooting brake bodywork, with a hatchback-style rear door. The design team for the Flying Star II was led by Carlo Anderloni.[3]
The name "Flying Star II" was a reference to the Touring "Flying Star" roadsters of the prewar period, designed by Giuseppe Seregni[4] and built on Isotta Fraschini and Alfa Romeo chassis.[5] [6]
The Flying Star was built on the chassis and drive train of the 400 GT production model, sharing its 3.9 L Lamborghini V12 engine, 5 speed manual transmission, fully independent suspension and four wheel disc brakes. The chassis was shortened by 100mm compared to the production 400 GT.[7]
This would be the last design to come out of Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera, before the company was revived in 2006 and introduced the A8GCS Berlinetta Touring based on a Maserati drivetrain in 2008.
Currently on exposition in VW dealership in Radom, Poland. [8]