Miura, the original supercar

Good filter used for that shot!

Ciao!
Walter

 

..yeeeeeeepp! 25 years in the business gained some humble knowledge!

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Walter

 

Since it's green, you knew I couldn't resist replying .

I agree with what you said. On the one hand, it's a shame to see it looking like that, but on the other hand, it's what the owner wanted. And what better Miura to change up, than one that had already been changed from original several times?

It's always a huge shame to see factory original cars get modified, but in this instance, the owner just had an already unoriginal Miura customized further.

I personally believe the car is far less beautiful, and far less appealing than a factory original "appearing" one, but if the owner wants a Miura type R ( ) I say it's a success!

 

This car is ...crap! Doesn`t matter how good the restoration was done - the car was not "born" like this or as the stupid "Swiss-version". The current owner missed a chance to get a good Miura again!

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Walter

 

I’m not ‘avin a pop at anyone ‘ere - just wanting to stir the debate in a good natured way:-

I've paraphrased your earlier post but do you contend that a miura should forever be fixed in the colour scheme that it left the factory?

There were frankly some less than flattering colours offered originally and some bad decisions were made by first owners in this respect - should/must subsequent owners endure a bad original colour scheme or vinyl seats forever if this was how the car originally left the factory?

It could be argued that there's not a lot of paint on a miura compared to most cars - when viewed as a component of the car (a very visible component I grant you) the paint is a very small percentage of your car by weight/volume perhaps you alter more of your cars originality during its first oil and fluids change.

Many miura now are no longer on their bertone applied paint - even if you ensure your repaint is as close as possible to what bertone originally did it's still a repaint and I can't see how one repaint is somehow better or worse than another just by virtue of choice of colour.

Isn't the miura such an intoxicating brew that its potency cannot be diluted with paint alone?

And yes before you ask 3171 was white/black vinyl once but it isn’t anymore - thankfully.

Bax. #3171

 

I think any color looks awesome on a Miura.
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But some look more awesome than others.

Personally I just love blue/lime green/orange.

Dont love as much white/silver/yellow/dark green/dark red.

Wouldn't life be dull if we all liked the same things.

 

Brown miura anyone?

 

Purple.

 

I'm glad we bring that subject up.
The Miura that I bought thanks to Joe is originaly Miura Rosso.A lovely color but I am a big fan of the verde Miura.
My friends and I are having arguments around that at the moment.
In your opinion,should a Miura keep its original color or do you find it acceptable to change to any original Miura color?
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Go Verde ... Green Go ...as my countrymen say : GRINGO Go Verde

 

I don't get too hung up on the originality thing in terms of colors, specially if it was a bad original color for the car (say, white for Miura's). Personally, I love the colors that Joe used for that Lime green SV with the blue interior a few years ago. At the time it was unique and one of a kind. At this point, I would venture to say there are more lime green cars now than in period (just a guess). To me, all other cars in this color scheme are just copies of that color scheme (as an aside, the blue interior color was not original to Miura) and disapointing in comparison. My opinion (since you asked) is to either pick rare color combo that is unique and no one has or at least rare (and Gary will help you out with either one) or go original (at least you'll have an excuse to have a red car, it's the original color). To me the lime green thing was stunning when Joe did it, but it has been over done by too many at this point.

Alberto

 

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I'm wearing my Miura shirt today

 

i'd go original
not a red lamborghini fan, but i like original colors

for sure, if you want to change color, nothing would look better than the verde miura/blue interior as former Joe's SV: i dream about that car once a month

 

my Miura was originally lime green/silver and I bought it as red/gold.
The interesting thing is that if you ask Lamborghinista what they'd do in
a restoration, without fail the answer is "back to green".
For non-Lamborghinista, the answer is invariably "Lime green? Eewww. Keep it red!"
I guess you have to see a lime green Miura.
Graham