1973 Lamborghini Jarama SVR

The Jarama SVR is a unique factory special created in 1973, based on a Jarama 400 GTS chassis #10364. It was conceived as a far more extreme, track-focused interpretation of Lamborghini’s front-engined V12 2+2, and is often associated with the experimental work of test driver Bob Wallace during that era.

Compared to a standard Jarama GTS, the SVR received dramatic body modifications, including widened wheel arches, a completely redesigned front end with large air intakes and fixed headlights, lightweight panels, plexiglass side windows, and a massive adjustable rear wing. The interior was stripped and simplified, with the rear seats removed and weight reduced wherever possible. The 3.9-liter V12 was retained but tuned for stronger performance, while suspension and chassis components were upgraded to suit more aggressive driving.

Unlike Wallace’s separate Jarama Rally experiment, the SVR was a distinct one-off build and never entered series production. Today, the bright yellow example is preserved at the Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini in Italy, where it stands as one of the most radical and unexpected evolutions of the Jarama platform ever created.

The model:

The model itself is priceless. I got it back in 2020 and had the vision of bringing it to the Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini ever since.

When I finally managed to go to Italy again, I knew I had to bring this model with me. I took it with me to Sant'Agata, Cento, Renazzo, and Pieve di Cento in my backpack. Eventually, I made my way to Dosso and stood in front of the (closed for 11 years by then) Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini, which existed from 1995 to 2014, when it was moved to a bigger location (former Lamborghini Oleodinamica factory) in Funo di Argelato. Anyway, I made many photographs with it standing next to the museum fence and in my hand, knowing that I would finally see the real car in about 2 hours... and not only the car, apparently...!
But what happened next surprised me.

Old Ferrucio Lamborghini Museo in Dosso, Italy:

About 15 minutes after I entered the current Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini in Funo di Argelato, I spotted Tonino Lamborghini (son of Ferruccio Lamborghini), and after taking a once-in-a-lifetime photo with him, I asked him to sign my Jarama SVR model with a pen I had brought with me just in case I saw him. He agreed, took the model, and put it on the roof of the real car, where he very carefully signed it... it's hard to believe it actually happened. 

I will eventually buy a fancy Alcantara/leather display case to put it in. Right now, it's sitting in its factory case: