{"id":27735,"date":"2018-09-19T15:50:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T20:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27735"},"modified":"2018-09-19T15:50:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T20:50:47","slug":"for-sale-1970-lamborghini-espada-with-a-chevy-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27735","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 1970 Lamborghini Espada with a Chevy V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1970 Lamborghini Espada is for sale<\/a> in Astoria, New York with an asking price of $49,500. Someone replaced the factory 3.9 L V12 with a “Chevy V8” which looks like a big-block. No details on displacement, power output, or specs. We also assume the B&M shifter controls an GM automatic transmission. Unfortunately the seller doesn’t list many details and if anyone knows more please contact us or leave a comment.<\/p>\n

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Source: Gullwing Motor Cars<\/a> and Hemmings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 1970 Lamborghini Espada is for sale in Astoria, New York with an asking price of $49,500. Someone replaced the factory 3.9 L V12 with a “Chevy V8” which looks like a big-block. No details on displacement, power output, or specs. We also assume the B&M shifter controls an GM automatic transmission. Unfortunately the seller… Read More »For Sale: 1970 Lamborghini Espada with a Chevy V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[795],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-espada"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":89820,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=89820","url_meta":{"origin":27735,"position":0},"title":"1970 Lamborghini Espada with a Chevy V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 23, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"The Lamborghini Espada originally came from the factory with a 3.9 L V12. 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