Books

These are Lamborghini books from my library of car books, and I believe these are almost all of Lamborghini books published in English (with a few exceptions I'll remedy). They are ordered by publishing date, earliest first. You can enlarge each book by clicking on the cover.

	History of Lamborghini By Rob de la Rive Box and Richard Crump, 1974 ISBN 0 85184010 8 169 pages, all black & white photos. This is the first book on Lamborghini. Although titled "History of" only the first 23 page of the book discuss any history. The rest of the book is a catalog of cars with a few photos of each and a paragraph of notes. It covers from the first 1963 GTV through the 1974 Bravo, with a mention (but no photos) of the 400GTSZ (also called the 400 GTZ or 400GT Zagato). While not very informative, it's a great book for the collector.
	Lamborghini Cars, 1964-1970 & 1970-1975 By Brooklands Books, 1975? ISBN 0-906-589-746 and 0-906-589-959 100 pages each, paperback, black & white photos. These books are collections of road tests and articles from many car magazines.
	Lamborghini By Jean Marc Borel Lamborghini, 1981 ISBN 2-903652-00-7 172 pages, published by the factory, black & white and color photos with one foldout page of a Silhouette.
	Lamborghini Countach LP500, LP400, Countach & S; V12 mid-engine By Jean-Francois Marchet & Peter Coltrin Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1981 ISBN 0-85045-390-9 135 pages, black & white photos, 8 color pages.
	Lamborghini Countach, 1971-1982 By Brooklands Books, 1982? ISBN 0-907-073-646 72 pages, paperback, black & white photos. Another collection of magazine articles.
	Lamborghini Miura The definitive analysis of Lamborghini's first sensational V12 supercar By Peter Coltrin and Jean-Francois Marchet Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1982 ISBN 0-85045-469-7 184 pages, lots of photos, 8 color pages.
	The Lamborghinis From 350 GT To Jalpa By Chris Harvey Motor Racing Publications Ltd, 1982 ISBN 0-900549-69-6 128 pages, many black & white photos.
	Illustrated Lamborghini Buyer's Guide By Rob de la Rive Box Motorbooks International, 1983 ISBN 0-87938-173-6 158 pages, black & white photos on most pages.
	Lamborghini The cars from Sant' Agata Bolognese By Rob de la Rive Box and Richard Crump Osprey/Motorbooks International, 1983 ISBN 0-85045-408-5 213 pages, black & white photos on most pages, 8 color pages.
	Lamborghini Urraco & The V8s Urraco, Bravo, Silhouette, Athon, Jalpa By Jean-Francois Marchet Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1983 ISBN 09-85045-503-0 135 pages, black & white photos, 8 color pages.
	World Supercars 2: Lamborghini Countach LP400, LP500S By Jeremy Coulter Arco Publishing Inc, 1985 ISBN 0-668-05978-8 87 pages, mostly color photos of the same white car.
	Lamborghini Supreme Amongst Exotics By Andrew Morland Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1985 ISBN 0-85045-654-1 120 pages, many color photos.
	Lamborghini Espada & The 4-Seaters 350GT, 400GT, Islero, Jarama, Marzal, Espada By Jean-Francois Marchet Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1985 ISBN 0-85045-592-8 135 pages, black & white photos, 8 color pages.
	Lamborghini Countach The Ultimate Supercar By Consumer Guide Magazine, Oct 1986 ISBN none 64 pages, paperback, color photos. Consumer Guide published a magazine on Lamborghini in 1986, 1987, and 1988. In 1988 they assembled the individual issues and more material into a book. (See next three books.)
	Legendary Lamborghinis From the 350GT to the Countach By Consumer Guide Magazine, Oct 1987 ISBN none 64 pages, paperback, color photos. Another magazine leading up to the book.
	Lamborghini Illustrated By Consumer Guide Magazine, Oct 1988 ISBN none 64 pages, paperback, color photos. The last magazine, published the same year as the book.
	The Complete Book of Lamborghini By Pete Lyons and the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, Beekman House, 1988 ISBN 0-517-66715-4 320 pages, many color photos. This is a fantastic book. It is more that just a compliation of the three previous magazines - it stands on its own as a thorough reference book. It sold for about $15 when it was published.
	Lamborghini Miura By Stefano Pasini Automobilia, 1988 ISBN 88-85058-95-7 84 pages, color photos, many shots of the cover S in a quary. I bought this book at the factory in 1988 at the 25th anniversary celebration. It is autographed by Pasini, Bertone, and The Man, Lamborghini!
	Lamborghini Special Series By various contributors Road & Track Magazine, 1988 ISBN none 112 pages, paperback (magazine), color. Reprints from R&T articles.
	Lamborghini Review Issue 1 Published by the factory, Stefano Pasini editor, May 15, 1988 ISSN 0394-7122 (all issues had the same ISSN) 115 pages. The factory published five issues of this hardback book/magazine from 1988 to 1990. The original plan was to have three issues a year (noted in this first issue), however the remaining issues said twice a year. They actually came out about once a year. 2000 copies of each issue were printed and numbered. They were very nicely done with many color and black & white photos, and unusual fold-outs. They also carried advertisements, like a magazine.
	Lamborghini Review Issue 2 Published by the factory, Stefano Pasini editor, Nov 30, 1988 ISSN 0394-7122 (all issues had the same ISSN) 141 pages.
	Lamborghini Review Issue 3 Published by the factory, Stefano Pasini editor, April 30, 1989 ISSN 0394-7122 (all issues had the same ISSN) 119 pages.
	Supercars Lamborghini Countach By Brian Laban, 1989 ISBN 0-792-45175-9 64 pages, mostly focused on the Anniversary Countach.
	Lamborghini Review Issue 4 Published by the factory, Stefano Pasini editor, April 15, 1990 ISSN 0394-7122 (all issues had the same ISSN) 119 pages.
	Lamborghini Countach The Complete Story By Peter Dron Crowood Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85223-361-3 192 pages, lots of beautiful color photos.
	Lamborghini Review Issue 5 Published by the factory, Stefano Pasini editor, November 1991 ISSN 0394-7122 (all issues had the same ISSN) 106 pages. The last issue of the magazine.
	Famous Car Factories Lamborghini By Stefano Pasini Motorbooks International, 1991 ISBN 0-87938-557-X 124 pages, many beautiful color photos.
	Lamborghini The Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, Publications International, Ltd, 1991 ISBN 0-88176-931-2 256 pages, many color photos. This is a second edition of the previous book, with more photos and material in a larger format.
	Lamborghini 1992 Yearbook By Lamborghini Factory, 1992 ISBN none 80 pages, paperback, many high-gloss color photos.
	La Fucina Del Toro Lamborghini, umoini macchine saperi By Fabio Foresti and Daniela Facchinato Cappelli Editore, 1993 ISBN none 179 pages, Italian and English text, all black & white photos, many factory photos.
	Lamborghini The Spirit of the Bull By Paul W. Cockerham Todtri Productions Limited, 1996, Tiger Books International, 1997 ISBN 1-85501-961-2 80 pages, 90 full-color photos.
	Lamborghini The Legend By Daivd Hodges Smithmark Publishers, 1998 ISBN 0-7651-0846-1 80 pages, a few pages devoted to each model and many of the show cars, plus some boat and racing info.
	automobili Lamborghini Catalogue Raisonne, 1963 - 1998 By Stefano Pasini Automobilia, 1998 ISBN 88-7960-017-6 272 pages, all black & white photos except for 10 color prints. Wonderful history. Text in Italian, English, and French. This picture shows the deep blue dust jacket, but the book comes in a bright red box with the exact same design.
	Lamborghini Forty Years By Daivd Jolliffe and Tony Willard Motorbooks International, 2004 ISBN 0-7603-1945-6 191 pages, interesting history of the factory.
	Lamborghini 1964 - 2004 Brooklands Books, 2004 ISBN 1-85520-6498 456 pages. This is a collection of magazine articles (as many Brooklands books are) from (in alphabetical order) Auto International, Autocar, Automobile Magazine, Autosport, Car, Car and Driver, Car South Africa, Classic & Sports Car, Classic Cars, EVO, Fast Lane, Modern Motor, Motor, Motor Manual, Motor Sport, Motor Trend, Overlander, Performance Car, Road & Track, Road Test, Sporting Motorist, Sports Car Graphic, Sports Car Monthly, Sports Car World, Top Gear, and What Car?. I marvel at the licensing that must be needed to get so many magazines to agree to have their articles reproduced in one book. Some magazine reprint collections are poor-quality scans of the original, but this book appears to be very well done. All the articles are very legible and the photos (black & white and color) look very good.
	Lamborghini Supercars From Sant'Agata By Anthony Pritchard Haynes Classic Makes Series, 2005 ISBN 1 84425 094 6 168 pages.
	Lamborghini Miura Coutach Diablo Murcielago A celebration of an Italian legend By Richard Dredge Haynes Publishing, July, 2007 ISBN 978 1 84425 300 5 159 pages. Lots of color photos; some from earlier sources that are in other books, but most are new. It includes the 2006 Miura recreation, kit cars, and mentions related autos such as the Vector, Cizeta, adn Pregunta. I like that chapter includes a collection of magazine covers for each of the models. Overall a very nice book.
	The Lamborghini Miura Bible By Joe Sackey Veloce Publishing, November, 2008 ISBN 978-1-84584-196-6 268 pages. Many color and some black & white photos. Although the title is somewhat presumptuous, this is actually an excellent book. There are a couple of things that make this book unique among Lamborghini books. First, Sackey is not only a huge Miura enthusiast and evangelist, but has also owned and restored several Miura SVs, so his writing is based not just on great research (which he’s obviously done) but experience in ownership and restorations. Second, he has taken a lot of effort to find period photos that haven’t been published before. Most Lamborghini books recycle many of the period photos, but this book only reuses a few. It includes a serial number listing, which is more accurate than the one in the Coltrin book, but Sackey doesn’t list which cars were reissued (like my car), nor which numbers were P400s, S’s, and SVs, or total production counts (although it does list counts for the SV). Perhaps this is a very difficult goal given poor factory records and cars being changed over the years. I’d like to see more descriptions of P400 and S cars. Joe has owned SVs and the book seems biased toward that variant. Overall, a great book and a “must have” for Miura fans. Joe has a section on restoration that features Bobileff Motors, and my car is in a photo on page 199 (behind the yellow tail section)!
	The Book of the Lamborghini Urraco By Arnstein Landsem Veloce Publishing, December, 2010 ISBN 978-1-845842-86-4 208 pages. Many color and some black & white photos. This is a great book dedicated to the V-8 Lamborghinis, and mostly the Urraco. I haven't read it all yet, so I'll add some notes later. I'm very excited to get this book.