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For the years 2004-2006, I’ve documented 419 U.S. production Murcielagos. This is out of a total of 857 coupes and 435 roadsters (1,292 total) reportedly produced for the world for these years. There are undoubtedly quite a few more than 419 U.S. cars in my opinion. Of the 419, I’ve recorded 199 coupes and 220 roadsters. 80 of these are 6-speed manual cars. Here’s the U.S. breakdown:
COUPES (both e-gear and manual)-
2004: 98 (32.2% of world)
2005: 44 (19.1% of world)
2006: 57 (17.7% of world)
ROADSTERS (both e-gear and manual)-
2004: 1 (<1% of world)
2005: 104 (44.4% of world)
2006: 115 (94.2% of world)
For those of you interested in the 6-speed manual transmission cars:
COUPES-
2004: 27 (27.6% of U.S. cars)
2005: 8 (18.2% of U.S. cars)
2006: 7 (12.3% of U.S. cars)
ROADSTERS-
2004: 1 (< 1% of U.S. cars)
2005: 25 (24.0% of U.S. cars)
2006: 12 (10.4% of U.S. cars)
So, the first thing you should take away from this is that the percentages are skewed from 2004-2006 for coupes and 2005 for roadsters due to the limited data set given world production figures. Based upon my research I’m confident there are quite a few more U.S. coupes out there for all years, especially 2005-2006. I also think there are more 2005 roadsters out there than what I’ve found. However, you’ve probably already noticed the shocking number of 2006 U.S. roadsters: 115. Lamborghini claims in a Volkswagen/Audi shareholder report that only 121 roadsters were produced for the world in 2006. This is inaccurate. In addition to the 115 U.S. roadster VINs obtained, I’ve found another 14 world-wide bringing the total to 129….and I haven’t really focused on the Rest-of-World (ROW) cars, primarily because ROW dealers/sellers don’t seem to publish the VINs for these cars. I know there are more out there. I’ve seen them. So, it would appear that Lamborghini doesn’t really have a good handle on what they produced. I’m sure the numbers are there somewhere in Sant’Agata, but digging them out is probably a lot of work. Another interesting thing I’ve discovered is that the first batch of 2004 coupes were all manual. At least the first 13 U.S. cars (VIN 00887 thru 00947) were all manual. Car 00948 was the first U.S. car to receive an e-Gear transmission so if you have this car then you now know you own the first Murcielago produced for the U.S. with an e-Gear. It appears that the e-Gear wasn’t quite ready for primetime when the first 2004 models rolled off the production line. The other interesting tidbit is that at least 58 (confirmed) and 71 (possible) of the 419 cars have been in some sort of accident/wreck/fire/flood. That’s a lot. Some of you may also be wondering about that 2004 roadster. I know that many of you already know (courtesy of Ed Bolian) that particular car (01161) was the one featured in the ‘Batman Begins’ movie. It’s a pre-production roadster with a U.S. VIN that Lamborghini provided for the movie. In fact, it’s the only roadster I’ve seen produced in 2004. Lamborghini claims to have produced 80 roadsters world-wide in 2004 but in all the years I’ve never seen a 2004 roadster (01161 exception). This is an enigma. Did Lamborghini give these cars 2005 production VINs? More information is needed here.
COUPES (both e-gear and manual)-
2004: 98 (32.2% of world)
2005: 44 (19.1% of world)
2006: 57 (17.7% of world)
ROADSTERS (both e-gear and manual)-
2004: 1 (<1% of world)
2005: 104 (44.4% of world)
2006: 115 (94.2% of world)
For those of you interested in the 6-speed manual transmission cars:
COUPES-
2004: 27 (27.6% of U.S. cars)
2005: 8 (18.2% of U.S. cars)
2006: 7 (12.3% of U.S. cars)
ROADSTERS-
2004: 1 (< 1% of U.S. cars)
2005: 25 (24.0% of U.S. cars)
2006: 12 (10.4% of U.S. cars)
So, the first thing you should take away from this is that the percentages are skewed from 2004-2006 for coupes and 2005 for roadsters due to the limited data set given world production figures. Based upon my research I’m confident there are quite a few more U.S. coupes out there for all years, especially 2005-2006. I also think there are more 2005 roadsters out there than what I’ve found. However, you’ve probably already noticed the shocking number of 2006 U.S. roadsters: 115. Lamborghini claims in a Volkswagen/Audi shareholder report that only 121 roadsters were produced for the world in 2006. This is inaccurate. In addition to the 115 U.S. roadster VINs obtained, I’ve found another 14 world-wide bringing the total to 129….and I haven’t really focused on the Rest-of-World (ROW) cars, primarily because ROW dealers/sellers don’t seem to publish the VINs for these cars. I know there are more out there. I’ve seen them. So, it would appear that Lamborghini doesn’t really have a good handle on what they produced. I’m sure the numbers are there somewhere in Sant’Agata, but digging them out is probably a lot of work. Another interesting thing I’ve discovered is that the first batch of 2004 coupes were all manual. At least the first 13 U.S. cars (VIN 00887 thru 00947) were all manual. Car 00948 was the first U.S. car to receive an e-Gear transmission so if you have this car then you now know you own the first Murcielago produced for the U.S. with an e-Gear. It appears that the e-Gear wasn’t quite ready for primetime when the first 2004 models rolled off the production line. The other interesting tidbit is that at least 58 (confirmed) and 71 (possible) of the 419 cars have been in some sort of accident/wreck/fire/flood. That’s a lot. Some of you may also be wondering about that 2004 roadster. I know that many of you already know (courtesy of Ed Bolian) that particular car (01161) was the one featured in the ‘Batman Begins’ movie. It’s a pre-production roadster with a U.S. VIN that Lamborghini provided for the movie. In fact, it’s the only roadster I’ve seen produced in 2004. Lamborghini claims to have produced 80 roadsters world-wide in 2004 but in all the years I’ve never seen a 2004 roadster (01161 exception). This is an enigma. Did Lamborghini give these cars 2005 production VINs? More information is needed here.