Lamborghini 4000 GT

Lamborghini 4000 GT
Assembly	Italy: Sant'Agata Bolognese Built by: Carrozzeria Touring
Chronology
Predecessor	Lamborghini 350 GT
Successor	Lamborghini Islero

Lamborghini 4000 GT
Lamborghini
aka	Flying Star II
Production	1966 1 unit produced
Class	Grand tourer One-off special Concept Car
Body Style	2-door shooting-braket
Length	4,380 mm (172.4 in)
Width	1,720 mm (67.7 in)
Height	1,200 mm (47.2 in)
Wheelbase	2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Weight	1249 kg / 2754 lbs
Transmission	5-speed manual
Engine	3.9 L Nat Aspirated V12
Power	320 bhp @ 6,500 rpm
Similar	Lamborghini 400 GT
Designer	Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni for Carrozzeria Touring of Milano

The Lamborghini 4000 GT (also know as Flying Star II). One of the very last cars designed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera was this unique Flying Star II show car. It was built on a shortened 400 GT chassis and had a controversial body by Carlo Anderloni.

On the 1966 Turin Auto Show, Touring displayed their latest car, the Flying Star II, this was to be the last car completed by this prestigious firm whose contributions to car design in the last 40 years can’t surely be forgotten.

Touring designed and built the Lamborghini 350 GT, the company was founded by Felice Bianchi Anderloni in 1926, but in 1966 it all came to an end, on that year’s Turin Auto Show they prepared two new cars; a Fiat 124 convertible, and the Flying Star II, which, just like the Lamborghini 3500 GTZ, was mounted on a 10 cm shortened chassis. The Flying Star II was created by a team led by Carlo Anderloni, son of the founder, the results of this Lamborghini were rather disappointing, the angular lines of the body, together with the controversial roof design, made the car look like a station wagon, it also was very big for only two people with luggage. When it was presented at the Touring factory, the Flying Star II had Borrani wire wheels installed, but on the Turin Auto Show, these were replaced by the brand new Campagnolo cast magnesium wheels.

The Carrozzeria Touring closed shortly after the show and the car was sold. It was acquired by Jacques Quoirez, a Frenchman, and was maintained by the French Lamborghini importer Ciclet, who renewed the entire interior at some time during the car’s life. It was shown again to the public in 1987, on the Paris Retromobile.

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Chassis

Structure	Floor of square & rectangular steel tubing, round tube superstructure
Body	Probably Superleggera, framework of small steel tubes, skinned with aluminum
Suspension	All-independent, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and tubular wishbones
Brakes	All-wheel power-assisted Girling disc brakes
Front	280 mm (11 in)
Rear	275 mm (10.81 in)
Steering type	ZF Worm & roller
Front tire size	HS 205-15
Rear tire size	HS 205/15
Type of tire	Pirelli Cinturato Belted
Front wheel	15 inch
Rear wheel	15 inch
Type of wheel	Campagnolo cast magnesium

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Engine

Type	V12 60 degree, aluminum block with pressed-in liners, front mounted, rear wheel drive
Distribution	Dual overhead camshafts, chain drive, two valves/cyl.
Main Bearings	7
Cyl. Capacity	3939 cc / 240 ci
Bore & stroke	82×62 mm
Compr. Ratio	9.5
Max. power	320 Bhp at 6500 rpm
Max. torque	276 Lbs.ft. at 4500 rpm
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Ignition	Two coils and two Marelli distributors
Alternator	400 Watt
Fuel system	Dual electric Bendix fuel pumps, 6 twin-barrel Weber 40 DCOE carburetors
Fuel type	100 Octane
Fuel consumption	18 Lit/100 Km
Lubrication	Wet sump
Electr. system	“ not available ”
Plugs	“ not available ”

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Drivetrain

Type	Lamborghini five-speed + reverse manual all-synchromesh Lamborghini differential
Clutch	dry-single plate, hydraulically operated
Disc diameter	267 mm mm / 10.49 in
1st gear ratio	“ not available ”
2nd gear ratio	“ not available ”
3rd gear ratio	“ not available ”
4th gear ratio	“ not available ”
5th gear ratio	“ not available ”
Reverse gear ratio	“ not available ”
Final drive ratio	“ not available ”

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Performance

Top speed	250 Km/h / 155 Mph
0 – 100 Km/h	“ not available ”
Standing Km	“ not available ”
1/4 Mile	“ not available ”

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Capacities

Fuel	80 Liter / 21 Gallon
Engine oil	10 Liter / 3 Gallon
Cooling system	15 Liter / 4 Gallon

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Gallery

See also

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Lamborghini road car timeline ([edit])
Type		1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
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					Ferruccio Lamborghini										Rossetti/Leimer					receivership						Mimram				Chrysler							M'tec/V'Power				Audi
FR	GT					350GT
	2+2							400GT		Islero		Jarama
	Coupe									Espada
RMR	V8/V10																	Silhouette						Jalpa																					Gallardo
	2+2											Urraco
	V12		4000 GT						Miura								Countach																Diablo												Murcielago
SUV																												LM002