Miura, the original supercar

Perfect!!!

 

The brackets aren't complicated, you could probably fabricate something similar that could mount there and not interfere with the fire bottle.

 

mine are on the car as is the "fire bottle". if done carefulle, you can have both

 

Funny how they just drove it right into the cargo hold - I can imagine them just parking it in the plane and setting the e-brake. Nowadays, if you want to ship a car, there are a number of steps you need to go through, including strapping it down to a palette with umpteen tie-downs, and draining the gas tank. And as for driving it onto on the tarmac? Fuggedaboutit!

 

Great, I had only the shot on the cover of Motor Magazine august 1968 wearing Ticino plates TI-28523.

 

I'll send you by email...

 

The wheels and sills on the 3426 and 3425 dosent look silver to me, more like beige coloured. Im i correct?

 

was this car still in Italy till 5-7 years ago?

i had seen a miura (i think a P400...not sure) in this blue near Modena then

 

Russell Cowles lives just a few miles from me. Unfortunately he divested himself of the Miura while I was still in high school.

 

Great pictures Joe, thanks for posting.The photos confirm a few things I've seen on my car. My carbs still have the red dots and my shock and springs are both blue too. The dust cover on the shock it a bronze like color. I also found it interesting the wiper arms are black but the wiper blades are silver, again the same can be found on my car. My car was a little later, July 68.

Cheers Jim
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Those appear to be Armstrong shocks, used on early cars prior to the use of Konis. Those are the appropriate colors for those particular shocks/springs.

 

Armstrong shocks. Those are VERY rare. Do not ever throw them away (or if you decide you want to get rid of them, contact me). What number is your car?

 

Is it really worth this much, even for one that is not in a mint condition?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lamborghini-Miura-SV-Drivers-Handbook-Owners-Manual_W0QQitemZ380194889664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Manuals_Literature?hash=item5885619fc0

 

Don't worry they are not going anywhere, besides they still work. Mine car is 3610. Approximately a year and a half ago I put a kevlar clutch in my car, you asked me to let you know how well it worked after I got some time on it. It still works great, nice smooth take up that is easy to control.

Cheers Jim

 

I don't know of another car with the original armstgrong still in it (not saying yours is the only one, although it may be, just that I personally know of no others; the armstrongs cannot be rebuilt I have been told, so when they went bad people would just toss them).

So no chattering or grabbiness on the clutch? How many miles do you have on it? I'll be redoing my engine soon, if you have a chance, let me know where you got the clutch (or where you had it resurfaced).

 

Thanks for letting me know how unique the Armstrongs are. When I bought the car I was told one of them was probably shot and would need to be replaced. Looking into I found the drivers side "A" arm bushing was shot resulting in 0.5 inches of toe in on that wheel. That made for some real interesting handling characteristics when you hit a bump. Once I fixed it the car handled great.

No chattering or grabbiness, it is nice and progressive. I have not kept track of the mileage, I would guess somewhere in the 500 to 1000 mile range on it. I had the original disc relined at Az Brake and Clutch.

Cheers Jim