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A personal Lamborghini Diablo for Malcolm Forbes
When the new Diablo was presented to the public back in January 1990, Mr Malcolm Forbes
was present, he actually was Grand Marchall for that occasion.
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He was so pleased with the Diablo, he ordered one to be finished in custom 'money green'
over a gold leather interior. The car was built by Automobili Lamborghini SpA, but it was
finished in 'Verde Gonna Mica" over a champaign leather interior.
Unfortunately, when the car was finished, Mr Malcolm Forbes had already passed away, so he
never actually took delivery of this rare Diablo.
This car, having chassisnumber 12231 was actually shipped to Hawaii, were it remained in
storage for several years, this Diablo was then purchased by another Lamborghini enthusiast and
was shipped to the United States mainland, the new owner had the car very well maintained
which explained why the car was still in 'as new' condition after nine years.
During an auction in February 2000, the car was available for sale, but the reserve bid wasn't
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attained and the car remained unsold.
This Malcolm Forbes special had several unique features, not found on other Diablo's, like the
custom made floormats, with the raging bull emblem combined with the Forbes logo. Also on the
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central transmission tunnel, an small engraved plate was mounted stating the chassisnumber and
the Malcolm Forbes name as the first owner of this custom made exotic.
Another less well visible feature was found underneath the engine hood, the cover over the fuel
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injectors, the Lamborghini scripting on both valve covers and the injectors themselves were also
finished in the light green metallic exterior color, a very nice looking detail.
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