Miura, the original supercar

There are 2 types of Miuras: Smokers, and non-smokers.

License plate surround says "Phoenix - Bob Wallace Cars"

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Don't know if this was posted here before, but it's rather good

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqM4Bs0laDw[/ame]

 

Excelent video !

thanks for sharing !

I love the comments on youtube asking what kind of car is that

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A friend of mine is touring Europe and sent me this pics taken last weekend

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/5453/monaco2.jpg

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/4094/monaco10084910403226461.jpg

IS THIS THE REAL THING ?

 

4892.

 

4892 means that is the chassis number designated to the car when it was manufactured.

There is only one "real" Jota, and it was destroyed in testing. Well-known, even to newbies.

This is one of the SVs taken by the factory and given some Jota features. Some people refer to these cars as "SVJ"s, even though their chassis ID plates all simply indicate that they are SVs modified by the factory. Some people like to suggest that some of these so-called SVJs were purpose-built by Bertone SpA but that is simply incorrect. Each one of them was built as an SV by Bertone SpA and then supplied to Sant Agata where the Jota features were added.

Hope this helps you.

 

It helped a lot !

I knew 4892 was a serial number
also I was aware of the original JOTA was destroyed


that s/n means this is one of the five so called JOTA ?


Only 5 SV-J were factory modified ?
Is that correct ?

While we are at the JOTA

was Wolf involved in the original Jota development ?

which car came first the Jota or the Bianco Countach with the roof wing ?

 

1. => incorrect #4892 is not one of the 5.
2. => correct, 5 SV-J in the Miura period
3. => NO, Wolf was never involved in Jota. Bob Wallace was with Paolo Stanzani and some guys...
4. => not a SV-J, but a Jota replica based now in Japan... VIN #3781

 

Wolf was not involved with any factory-modified SV or the original Jota. He didn't think too much of Miuras in general, even though he owned 3 of them.

Of course the Jota came first, and was destroyed years before the Bianco LP400 with roof wing materialized.

No, its not correct to say there were only 5 SVs that were Jota-modified. Exactly how many, there is some question, but Im aware of at least 7. As I state in my book, http://joesackey.com/the-lamborghini-miura-bible/ on page 146, "Five built with Seven remaining". Speaks for itself. And they are not JOTAs, strictly speaking, they are factory-modified SVs.

 

Yes 5 are acknowledged within the actual SV production period, but at least 7 before the Countach production period.

 

You sure? Thought 4926 was ORG yellow. It's very hard to tell in black and white

 

I meant to say, "4826" !!

 

5078 @ Spa in the early 80s..
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5038 when we owned it.
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5064 after we owned it.
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Keep em comming Joe.........

 

They were painted such beautiful colors... thank God I'm not color blind!
Do you have any early photos of 4926?

 

I wish I did!

 

It was Black after being Yellow right?

 

It took me some time to find out, but finally I got it: 3928

 

Thanks!!

 

s/n4926
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71 US car? Wow.

 

thats yours right?

 

I believe so... I think that was taken in the mid 80s

 

any photo as of late ?