Miura, the original supercar

The car was bought from an estate about 13 years ago and had been in a barn for a number of years before that. All the non-standard items date from some time before that.

As you have likely noticed, the original tag from the distributor cover is missing. No idea what happened there.

 

If the holes weren't there nobody would know the difference. They don't seem to be available in reproduction (apparently Gary bought two old ones from someone I know here some time back). Probably not enough of a market to justify the tooling.

I might try my hand at making one but only if it looks better than none at all.

First step is to locate a really good photo of one.

 

A while back there was a guy selling them on ebay. I believe he was in Europe. Unfortunately I did not save any contact info.

My car still has it's original one. It's a bit faded but I would be willing to try to get a good photo. With some photoshop work I may be able to get a good pattern.

Cheers Jim

 

I got one you can use as a
pattern if you need it. PM me

 

As the owner of the other Miura in Austin, I can assure you Scott has put an extraordinary effort into designing this dry sump solution. His web site tells the full story, but beyond delivering all the benefits of a modern dry sump, he has been dedicated to ensuring that no orignal parts are modified in any way. It literally bolts on, and if in the future an owner wants to return to stock, they can. I know, he recently tested the fit on my engine when we replaced oil/water pump seals.

Cheers,
Alex

 

Joe,

It's only progress if you find yourself enamored with stealth techno modernism.

 

ALex, thanks for your testimony or satisfactionary report... I will contact Scott !
Regards,
Olivier

 

Lamborghini was a tiny "boutique" car company, building handbuilt cars utilizing workers of varying skill levels. There are numerous examples of corners being cut. The so-called emission control equipment of the period was likely applied like Band-Aids to fix a problem that few at the factory felt existed.

 

LMAO!!

 

Just buy a throw away bristle brush at the local hardware store, some black flat paint, give it to your 5 year old and let 'em at it. Factory correct every time.

Alberto

 

Better looking than other possible choices but they don't do much to enhance rear vision. Slightly better than nothing.

 

Is there any Miura with any at all, functional, original smog equipment?
Air pumps, as we in the US understand them, were designed to pump oxygen to the exhaust system...so this requires quite a comittment to exhaust modification with extensive air plumbing. Yikes!

Here is a followup photo to further understand a portion of the smog equipment needed in these SV years.
1. is the original oil filler port, common to all Miura
2. is what looks like a mod to provide a vapor port (#4)
3. is a modified oem oil filler cap
4. is a hose to ???

We need some help from owners or mechanics close to this equipment. Perhaps this was routed to the 6 rear manifold "gang tube"? or ?
It would give us a little more understanding of what we see in a Miura engine bay.
Ed, is this a part of your non-ac SV? Is your Miura a "USA" model?
thanks for any help
Craig
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Will look at the motor then I get in tonight
but I do have fittings to the exhust
and extra ford mufflers in line
ed

 

thank god the oil fill and cap are normal as far as i can tell!!
But the exhust has a pipe welded in and what looks like a pcv value on two of them.
will try too load photos

 

I think they are for the s v !! or the ford town car that was next too the miura for 25
years!!!
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