Lesser-spotted Lambo set for Silverstone auction

By Chris Rowlands
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 | 26 Apr 2018
Lesser-spotted Lambo set for Silverstone auction

Just 13 of Lamborghini’s angular Diablo SV supercars are currently registered in the UK – and you’ll be able to buy one for an estimated £130,000 this May.

A 1997 example of the Super Veloce is set to sell at Silverstone’s May Auction come 19 May and it’s quite the stunning bull.

Made rarer by its right-hand drive setup, this late-’90s Lambo is no common sight on UK roads, not least thanks to its unusual and atypically subtle metallic green colour scheme – not to mention an extensive service history dating right back to 1997.

Lesser-spotted Lambo set for Silverstone auction

One of just 13 Diablo SVs currently registered in the UK

If the Diablo is the quintessential ‘90s supercar – angular, capable of exceeding 200mph and more than a little bit capricious – then the Diablo SV is its tail-happy cousin, channelling 517bhp through the rear wheels and a manual gearbox.

The Diablo SV broke cover at the Geneva Motor Show in 1995 and in many ways it was a swansong for the rear-wheel drive Lamborghini, as the majority of its successors utilised the all-wheel drive system first seen on 1993’s Diablo VT.

Though it’s not known exactly how many SV models were built, fewer than 2900 Diablos made it into existence – and just 13 SVs came to the UK, of which the example up for auction is one.

Lesser-spotted Lambo set for Silverstone auction

517bhp through the rear wheels made the Diablo SV quite the handful

Having covered a respectable 33,000 miles in its two decades on the road, it’s believed to be the only Diablo SV factory-ordered with the GT rear wing – which will be bundled in for the winning bidder – and it also comes equipped with a sports exhaust system that’s sure to do justice to that 5.7-litre V12.

Besides a host of mod-cons – including an Alcantara and black leather interior complete with green piping to complement the exterior finish – it’s also set to sell with its original tools, books and documents.

Interested? With an upper estimate of £150,000, it might be time to re-assess those savings if you fancy adding this Lambo to your garage. Head over to the Silverstone Auctions website for more information.

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Chris Rowlands

Perennially on the road, Chris has to content himself with writing about classic cars instead of owning them – though he’s sure he’ll one day have the keys to an E-type. A regular contributor to Classic & Sports Car, his first love is motorsport.