Hour Rule: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni Edition

"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2) 07/02/2019 at 01:55 • Filed to: Hour Rule, Lamborghini Gallardo, Valentino Balboni, Ed Bolian

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These were made  in 2009 in homage to legendary Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni himself.

It was also the first rear wheel drive Gallardo, which is neat.

This particular one is Arancio Borealis .

gettingoldercarguy > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/02/2019 at 03:20

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I love and hate to say this.

The frs has  better lines.

Shift24 > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/02/2019 at 08:49

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I meet Balboni once and listened to him talk about the good “old days” and driving around Italy as a Lamborghini's t est track. Man I’m sure he has stories for days

Corkscrew'd > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/02/2019 at 10:35

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I met him at the 2018 Concorso Italiano. What an absolute legend; he was all smiles when he drove the winning Lamborghini Espada off the lawn!

Corkscrew'd > Corkscrew'd 07/02/2019 at 10:36

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When *HE* drove the car off the lawn. Damn autocorrect. 

QCGoose > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/02/2019 at 10:49

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I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Balboni at the end of the 2011 Fireball Rally in Galena, IL. I shook his hand, got pictures with him, and was able to watch him browse through an old Lamborghini book of mine that I’ve had since I was in elementary school and hear him reminisce about the pictures and cars in that book before he signed and wrote a personalized message inside the front cover for me.

It was something I'll hold dear for the rest of my life. The man was not only legendary to me, but so gracious and humble that I even wanted his signature and to take time out to talk to HIM lol. What a fantastic guy. I could listen to him talk for hours.

wafflesnfalafel > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/02/2019 at 21:50

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B eautiful - Lambo really needs to do  a new Huracan based Balboni. You want cachet ? This gives you ALL the chest hair.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > wafflesnfalafel 07/02/2019 at 21:54

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Close enough.