Miura, the original supercar

Dear Lamborghinisti,

quite a long time ago a German friend of mine sent me the under attached picture showing a glancing Miura SV.The caption behind indicates (translated from German):Italy Autumn 1976-Miura s/n 4806-"my baby car almost ready after six month of wait"
As I red your chat about that very car, I thought that picture might be of interest for you.By the way, could anyone help with describing the "amateur" workshop in which the car was modified and perhaps put a name on the smiling faces involved in that old happening?
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The guy on the right is Valentino Balboni. There's the nose of a Silhouette outside the building, and the location looks similar to the Lamborghini backyard, so my guess is that the photo is taken at the factory.

 

Thanks for posting. No knock off spinners on those 9" front rims on the car in this pic and a standard bonnet grille. A different colour red with red sills too. It's good to see the cars at differing points in their lives.

 

I saw this yellow P400 with black interior last week at the Autostadt museum in Wolfsburg. Anyone who knows which VIN this is?
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If you go again ask if you can see under the front bonnet and have a look at the chassis plate. Some more good pics of it in the link below as well as a stunning LP400 Countach and Diablo GT.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/international-automotive-scene/99796-autostadt-bit-history-i-say.html

 

I did ask one of the guards but the car was locked and they had no access to the keys.

The red LP400 was #1120058 but I haven’t seen it in the museum. The orange Diablo GT is probably the one from the factory museum in Santa Agatha.

 

Thinking about it this is very wise bearing in mind these cars are on display to the general public. Unlocked, people will want to sit in the cars and some have no respect. I have sold these kind of cars and it beggars belief how some people, if allowed, actually let their small children get in and jump all over the seats in their shoes and watch them doing it thinking how cute they are.

 

Precisely why I took the cushy seats out of my Manx dunebuggy and put in fiberglass buckets. I was sick of returning to the car to find tiny footprints in the seats... found two teenage girls sitting in it one time.

 

Joe:

I PM'd you a couple of days ago. I don't need a response, but want to make sure you have not missed it.

Alberto

 

Ha ha. The softness of her derriere spread over a wide area probably protected the bonnet. A slim woman with a bony derriere would have probably made 2 dents.

 

Miura SV Owners;

I have 2 sets of absolutely pristine 1971 New Old Stock Pirelli Cintauro HS CN 12 Tubeless 225/60 VR Tires. These are rear tire sets. I have one set this is pristine and then I have one set that is still in the original factory bands, has factory tread stickers, shipping stickers and original invoice on the tires from 1971.

Both sets are spares from Nunzios Miura that sold this past March at Amelia.

If anyone is interested, please send me a PM or email to [email protected]

I also have a spare pristine pouch (as new) set, owners manaual and dealer directory.

Thanks in advance

Cody

 

Just a typo I'm sure but do you mean 255/60 VR tyres?

 

I thought the GT40 was the original supercar?

The GT40 was so named because: a) it was a GT race car; and b) its overall height was only 40 inches (note: actually 40.5 in) from ground to roof. It was the world's earliest mid-engined supercar and provided inspiration for the forthcoming Lamborghini Miura.

 

You said it yourself. The GT 40 was primarily a race car.

 

What does that mean?

 

I meant you said the above.

The GT40 was more race car than a road car.

 

Which makes it's claim to being the "original" supercar even that much more valid right?

 

No doubt that the original GT40 was a supercar, but I think in this context, the GT40 started first as a racecar, while the Miura was primarily a street car without racing aspirations.

 

That is absolutely correct- it was a typo. Thanks for correcting my mistake, I appreciate it!

Tires are indeed 255/60 VR

Cody