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Auto History | Lamborghini LM-002

Posted by Greg Weinstein | Filed under Cars

The world knows Lamborghini for their sleek Italian sports cars. But what many people do not know is that the Italian car company once experienced with an SUV. The Lamborghini Lm-002 was made from 1986-1993. Named the Rambo Lambo ,  301 LM-002′s were made.

Check out some crazy facts and more pics on the next page…

The LM-002 was originally meant to be for the US Military. The original model, the Cheetah, had a Chrysler engine but the prototype was destroyed. The same for their next attempt , the Lm-001.

Then came the LM-002. The first civilian model came with a roof mounted stereo system, leather seats, power everything. A very nice luxury SUV.  The tires were offered in 2 forms. Pirelli was asked to make everyday use and sand only.

This version was also marketed toward very wealthy Saudi sheik because it was pretty much the best vehicle on sand at the time.  Also, it having the same engine as a powerboat was definitely a plus.

The military version was basically the same without some of the luxuries. It did feature mounting points for machine guns though. The Saudi Arabian army ordered 40 of them, all with a hatch on the rear seats. Libyan leader also ordered 100 of them for use in Libya’s military.

In 2004, the American Military actually found one in Iraq that belonged to Uday Hussein. Unfortunately they used it to simulate a car bomb, without knowing its rarity or value at all. It was completely destroyed in the test.

Tags: Auto History | Lamborghini LM-002   |    June 19th, 2009   |