Lamborghini 400GT "Galich" Racecar - Chassis # 0586 - Engine # 0536
Jerry Galich a long time resident of Huntington Beach, California, ran a shop which
specialized in Alfas, and he worked on other Italian cars. He purchased the 400GT
2+2 in 1972, with a spun rod and damaged crank, he then shortly after began the
process of completely rebuilding the engine.
This early production car, #0586, was originally imported to Mexico with a speedometer
in kilometers and non-US Amber and Red taillights. Although silver, Jerry had the
car repainted Firemist Blue, over previous yellow paint job.
Jerry entered the car in La Carrera III, held September 18, 1987, which ran from
San Felipe to Ensenada, Mexico, a 116 mile race. He installed a set of borrowed
Miura-type wheels, shoulder harnesses, and a fire extinguisher. All the cars that
entered were race prepped, except the 400. Jerry placed 16th out of 90 cars, with
his son and co-pilot Vic. During the last portion of the race, he was dueling with
two policemen in a Dodge Shelby (Charger CSX?) and as they tried to pass him, he
decided not to downshift, just layed on the throttle and stayed ahead.
In 1997 Jerry sold the car to Aaron A. Arnold, from Texas. Although his intentions
were to restore the car to its original state, VLG group members have convinced
him to leave the car as it is in its race decor, as it is believed to be the only
400GT 2+2 ever entered into a real race. He rebuilt the 6 weber 40DCOE carbs and
installed a set of points to get the car running again, and was slowly sorting the
car out to get it on the road.
Before
After
In May of 2004 Perry Mansfield MD a resident of La Jolla, California purchased the
car from Aaron A. Arnold, the car was in non running condition when he got the car.
He decided to take the project of getting this special 400 GT back on the road leaving
its race decor as it being the only 400GT 2+2 ever enter a real race. With Rick
Cousineau, Master Technician, and the guy behind Precious Metals by his side they
got the car back on road.
Here are a few pictures of the car in its current condition as it resides in San
Diego, California.