Manual V12 Murcielagos Are Becoming Millionaire Collector Targets

Collectors are bidding up prices for manual V12 Lamborghinis like the Murcielago as analog supercars become harder to find

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If you fortunate enough to own a low-mileage Lamborghini Murcielago with a six-speed manual, the current market may be as good as it gets for parting ways with it. Demand for analog-era supercars has been climbing rapidly, and few cars capture the appeal of a gated shifter quite like this V12 flagship. The result has been soaring prices that show no sign of slowing.

The following 2003 Murcielago is up for sale through Bring a Trailer and bidding on it has already reached $345,000 at the time of publishing That’s well up on the model’s original MSRP of around $270,000, and considering recent auction results, the final figure could climb considerably higher.

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This example is painted in Azzurro Aquarius and sits on the original 18-inch Speedline wheels. It has been driven about 27,000 miles and other than the Fabspeed exhaust, is completely standard ans comes with a comprehensive service history and a damage-free Carfax report.

While the exterior is relatively understated, the interior is anything but as it is clad in Rosso Centaurus leather with white accents and a black dashboard. The combo probably won’t appeal to all, but the gated shifter sitting right in the center is enough to make a grown man sweat.

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Market Momentum For Gated Lambos

A look through recent sales results from Bring a Trailer shows just how much interest there is in original Murcielagos with the traditional stick shift rather than the e-gear automated manual that was also available with. In May, a 2005 Murcielago Roadster driven just 7,000 miles traded hands for an incredible $580,000. A couple of weeks later, a 2003 model with the six-speed sold for $475,000. Then in July, one with about 35,000 miles under its belt was sold for $406,666.

In an era where boring EVs are becoming the next best thing and where fewer and fewer cars are being sold with manual transmissions, car buyers with plenty of spare funds are increasingly looking towards cars like the Murcielago. It was the last V12-powered car Lamborghini sold with a manual and prices will likely only continue to rise.

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