Miura, the original supercar

Joe, are you going to put that photoshoot of #4892 on your website or not?

 

Am I reading this correct? the ILR entry for 4892 states:

"Uniquely, this SVJ is fitted with 9-inch front wheels rather than the standard 7-inch items."

 

im sure i read somewhere that it had a PROVA plate on it, and that it vanished overnight from the bottom of the ravine

 

i'll try an find the site

**edit**
well that was easy
http://www.theitalianjob.com/cars_fastcars.htm

 

film came out in august '69 so the car was probably bought sometime in '68 or early '69

 

I don't visit F-Chat much these days but have just read all 36 pages of this thread during a bout of insomnia. Magical stuff.

Linked below are two photos of a Miura I have seen several times recently, locally to where I live. These were both taken on the same day as I was fortunate enough to be following it in slow moving traffic. I have seen it twice since then so it appears the owner is not afraid to drive it.

If anyone knows any more about the car's history I'd be intrigued to hear it, by PM if needs be. Thanks.

www.twillia.com/fchat/CRW_2627.jpg
www.twillia.com/fchat/CRW_2623.jpg

 

i looked at the pics on the registry.
http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/Miura/MiuraSV/4892.html
in the last of the grainy pics the front wheels dont look wider than normal but in the next pic they look wider.

actually the way the fornt wheels sit well inside the arches is one of the only things i dont like about the miura - so the wider look (in my eyes) is a real improvement.

 

Definitely looks to be the case-why didn't I see that?! Thanks for the sharp eyes...

PS I feel the same about the 7's, don't know if I'd go to 9 though Not an immediate concern for me however.... <sigh!>

 

Joe,

It's $400 to do the air tops w/ exchange. Total stripping and sanding down of them and then yes painted in the egg-shell white (with a very minimal gloss). The logo's are then printed and silk screened on making sure they are facing each other and aligned correctly on the airfilter housing by a diagram sheet we have made up.

Have a great saturday!

-Carlo R.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elHV3cJutzA
2 sv's and a p400 in this short video.

 

Anyone we know?