Miura, the original supercar

OK let me answer carefully:
- Bertone SpA DID NOT manufacture the P400SV using the rear light units you speak of. ALL rear light units for the SV were the same Altissimo units with three lenses of white/red/amber EXCEPT the 21 USA cars which used red lenses for the turnsignal portion of the unit instead of amber.
- HOWEVER, I know of at least 1 Miura SV that did have a recomissioning by the factory in the 1980s (by which time the original Altissimo units may have been unavailable to them) and they used these same retrofit units.
- W are not sure if 4906's rear light units were a retrofit by the factory OR a privateer retrofit. Either way, the car was not manufactured like that.

Joe

 

Nope, you had a legitmate question.
Bottom line is, its a genuine P400SV, and the post-production tailights are a minor detail.
Joe

 

Thanks for the images Phillipe. There will be a fair few old 60s images youve never seen before in the book.

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Thanks for sharing...

 

4980 is a still-original USA-spec escapee! Lovely car.

Joe

 

It is Miura P400 SV 5012, ex-Alain Aouizerat, sold by Christies at the August 2006 Monterey Auction. "Looks" perfect, but has needs. Yet still, a nice SV, ultimate spec (factory A/C, split sump, 5,000 chassis number) in classic livery. Pictured in Notting Hill Gate in London a few years ago when owned by a certain Reza Rashidian.

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Its here for everyone's enjoyment and it reveals how important the cars are.

As far as being "The Original Supercar", what else do you need when you have the grand daddy of them all?

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This car in the factory's own "Museo Lamborghini" has fostered more than its fair share of dreams, and thence the desire to own a Miura SV....

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Thankyou.
However the most important comment to make regarding 4443 is that it is NOT AN SV, albeit a nice looking Miura, 'pretending' to be an SV.

Joe

 

Looks like a standard P400/P400S quite frankly...

 

Well hold on, we are NOT disparaging the car itself - God forbid, we dont do that here!
Just clarifying accurately for the un-initiated that it is NOT and SV. Thats all. No matter how much a P400S is dressed up, or presented, it will always be a P400S.

To me there is only one relevant question about a modified Miura:
How much will it cost to put it back to its original Bertone SpA production specification? Deduct said cost from the sales price and there is its true value. Im suggesting more potential buyers of a modified Miura should ask themselves the same question.

Joe