Lamborghini pays tribute to The Beatles’ ‘Love Me Do’ with 400 GT 2+2

Arguably one of the world’s most successful and influential bands, The Beatles have released songs that transcended generations and have remained relevant for decades. One of them is “Love Me Do,” a song that Lamborghini recently paid tribute to. 

To note, the English rock band’s debut single celebrated its 60th anniversary yesterday. It was released on October 5, 1962.

When they performed live for the very last time on the roof of their Savile Row Apple Corps headquarters on January 30, 1969, a Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2, Rosso Alfa (red) with Nero (black) interior, was parked on the street below. The car is visible in Director Peter Jackson’s recent award-winning Beatles documentary, “Get Back.”

The Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 was launched in 1966, some three years after the founding of Automobili Lamborghini. Despite the company’s early days, the 400 GT 2+2 was already credited as one of the best grand tourers available on the market.

It was the perfect expression of Ferruccio Lamborghini’s original concept of creating the fastest, most comfortable, and most beautiful GT, and its 2+2 configuration also made it quite practical.

It was designed by Carrozzeria Touring, then one of the leading firms in terms of style and high-quality craftsmanship, and equipped with a four-liter Dual Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) V12 engine, the architecture of which is a trademark of Automobili Lamborghini up to this day.

 

All four members of the band were car enthusiasts, but it was Sir Paul McCartney who was particularly seduced by the allure of the Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2. And despite the lack of official documentation to prove it, Lamborghini said that McCartney owned one.

In Lamborghini’s latest YouTube video, (which can be watched here) Dylan Jones — who is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), English journalist, author, and broadcaster who has interviewed Sir Paul McCartney on many occasions — retraces the fascinating journey, taking viewers back to 60's to explore London’s influence on the songwriter and the era he and the other band members shaped so profoundly.

“London was where McCartney drew his inspiration from, London the city that informed his writing, his creative processes, and his boundless curiosity. If he had previously seen himself as rather a traditionalist, the fast-moving changes occurring in London’s underground culture encouraged him to explore his creativity, still working with John Lennon to create a series of musical masterpieces that remain unsurpassed,” said Jones.

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