Miura, the original supercar

Would you not consider the Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing, a car with direct sporting connections, extreme-for-the-time-styling, crazy doors and world crushing performance, a supercar?

 

What is a Supercar has already been discussed extensively and I agree with the original and ultimate monikers for miura and countach. I merely think it interesting that around the same time frame yet an ocean and culture apart the term Supercar came to describe two completely different types of machine.
Motion Performance in Baldwin, New York even had their MOTION SUPERCAR CLUB incorporated by 1967.

 

Between that one, and the black one with wire wheels somewhere in this thread, likely my favorites.

 

Don't forget the YSC... Yenko Supercars.

Regardless of who coined what phrase when, there are certain cars appearing years before the Miura that fit whatever definition of supercar that people come up with. And telling me that rear-mid engined is mandatory for supercar status is a dog that don't hunt, because there are several, albeit not many, front-mid engined cars that qualify.

 

Same car before the wire wheel conversion, Oct 2003.
Cheers Jim
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That's better... Because it's crazy enough to see a Daytona or a GTC/4 with wire wheels. Not a Miura please!

 

i agree-looks wrong on a miura.

 

+1

 

Ah, the one that got away...

Joe, last I heard the car was being restored to its original color of blue with senape (mustard) interior. Did that happen, or did cooler heads prevail and leave it black on black? While I can appreciate someone wanting the car back to original, it seemed a waste because Gary Bobileff had just restored it before I bought it, along with his chassis and suspension updates.

 

I like it on both sets of wheels. The wires are classy on a 1967.

 

Do you know anyone in the USA breeding those bulls? I wouldn't mind having one on the farm....

 

Could someone post a photo of how the rubber spare tire straps mount to the chassis crossmember? I just purchased a pair and while the hooks are obvious, where and how to attach at the front is not as I have a fire bottle mounted in that area.

Much appreciated

Alex

 

A pair of small brackets are bolted on. Yours were probably removed for the fire bottle.
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Probably would be a lousy pet but it might make some pretty good burgers

 

You're right, it's going to be tricky to mount them along with the fire bottle. At least from your photo I now know that they mount together on one bolt and at 90 degrees to each other.

Thank you!

Alex