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Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni Verde Ithaca AUTOart 1:18

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Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni Verde Ithaca AUTOart 1:18 74636 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni comes in Verde Ithaca with opening doors and hood. This is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A rear-wheel-drive tribute edition for a Lamborghini special-edition display.
Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni Verde Ithaca AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Lamborghini
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
74636
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About the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni Verde Ithaca AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni in Verde Ithaca opens its doors and hood, built with tighter mid-to-upper tier diecast panel tolerances. This is a used model; the box carries traces of storage, the casting itself intact. A rear-wheel-drive tribute edition honoring Lamborghini's longtime test driver.

Lamborghini rarely builds rear-wheel-drive-only special editions, which makes the Balboni's stripped drivetrain as significant a detail as its Verde Ithaca paint.

AUTOart's Diecast Detailing on the Balboni Edition

The body is zinc alloy, with doors and hood that open to reveal the cabin and V10 engine bay beneath a Verde Ithaca finish that carries strong metallic depth under a display lamp, appropriate for one of the edition's signature launch colors. AUTOart's tighter panel gaps hold up well on the Gallardo's tightly drawn creases, and the Balboni-specific badging and trim distinguish this casting from a standard LP560-4 Gallardo. This example is used, and the box shows traces of storage while the model itself carries none of that wear.

A Tribute to Lamborghini's Test Driver

Lamborghini named this limited edition directly after Valentino Balboni, the brand's longtime factory test driver, and built it as a deliberately rear-wheel-drive-only Gallardo at a time when the model's standard configuration used all-wheel drive almost exclusively. That drivetrain choice made the Balboni edition a genuinely different driving proposition rather than a cosmetic special, a rare case of Lamborghini building a limited run around a specific person's preference for a more analog driving character.

Placing a Special Edition in a Collection

At 1:18, the Balboni edition's distinctive livery and badging set it apart from a standard Gallardo casting, making it a natural pairing piece for anyone building a Lamborghini special-editions section rather than a generic model-by-model lineup. Its opening doors and hood reward close inspection of the cabin trim, and the Verde Ithaca finish offers a bold, era-appropriate contrast against more common Lamborghini oranges and yellows.

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