Miura, the original supercar

They have a voracious appetite !
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W O W ... +100

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Greg

 

Is the Monza not allowed to play?

 

Beautiful !!

What's the PPG paint code for Verde Miura ?
I never saw 2 to Verde Miura's together but I always have the feeling that the colour can differ between cars.
Or maybe the paint code for P400 S and SV are different ?

 

That's probably because there are probably more cars now painted in that color than were made by the factory! You can thank Joe/Gary Bobileff for that. After Joe's its been WAY overdone in my opinion.

 

Point taken. When you did it, it was stupefyingly beautiful. Now I think it's just stupefying (when done as non-original color and/or non-original interior color), in the sense that folks are just copying what you did. Either do original colors, or find your own (original) color combo.

 

When I restored my now Verde Chiaro Miura a few years ago, I decided to spec it out as I would have had I been able to do it when they were new. Still happy with it. Its become like "Ferrari Red" for Miuras, I now see it everywhere. But I would still pick it again, because it's a perfect color for the style of car, IMHO.

Unfortunately my original interior just happens to be blue, and I elected to keep it original, so I'm sure I'll get flak for being a "Joe's SV" fan boy. But hey - the I could think of worse things to be called, and the carpets are blue anyway.

Really not intended as a copycat thing for me, so I'm sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings- I must have looked at all the available colors, and hundreds of pictures, and it was between Verde Chiaro or Blue Notte. Either way I would end up a "Joes SV" fan boy, and since I already have a blue one, I picked green.

Edit: just to add, original color was red. Yet another "Joes SV" fan boy color. Not a whole lot of options left, LOL!

 

I love seeing these old magazine covers like this! Can you imagine the poor guy back in 1984 trying to make up his mind and he finally says to himself... "Gee, 2500 pounds.... I bet the Lotus Elan will be a better return on my dollar down the road!" LOL!

Mike

 

A photo from the Schlegelmilch collection. Watkins-Glen 1972. ©Rainer Schlegelmilch.
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What's that sign on the speedometer?

 

Chassis number?
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that photo made me sick to my stomach.....

I've come close to that happening before and can't imagine the horror....although not even on something as valuable as a Miura

 

All I can say is every Miura should have a halon fire suppression system, as well as several other modifications that help prevent that (return fuel line from carbs, regular fuel line replacement etc).

 

Agreed the cost is minimal compared to the value of the car.

I am always surprised at how many owners of vintage cars don't carry extinguishers. I keep mine in the drivers compartment, because in the heat of the moment (no pun) you don't have time to fish around for latches, keys or stuff buried in the trunk.

 

Unknown and already some years ago, it came from a resto and was on the drive home. Obviously not all thing had been taken care of at the restoration...

 

Can you imagine the joy and horror all packed into a few hours.

 

After the fire started, the driver of that car was driving with it on fire at quite a good speed, and for a long time, as evidenced by the most damage being sustained on the spoiler lip of the trunk. Had he stopped, or if he was driving slowly, the flames would have melted the slats and not damaged the rear of the trunk, but instead, the flames were being blown back by the wind. The car must have stopped after the carbs completely melted, and the ignition wires were fried. Interesting.
Gary Bobileff