Miura, the original supercar

Hi,

Just curious,

What ever became of this blue Miura ?

Regards,

Ramin

 

Fair enough.

 

No one caught this barn find?


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If I remember well, partially restored by Edmond Pery in late '80s and sold at Paris auction begining of '90s

 

Repost. Twice i think, the one from me!

 

Lol, spot on Raymond!

 

How about a more period correct comparison.

Cheers Jim
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Hey, I have some pictures from an expo at Autoworld Brussels from 2 months ago, where they had a beautiful P400. I have no idea about the s/n, but it was on a Belgian number plate.











It was the first time I actually saw a Miura in real life, and... Wow, it was even more stunning then I could ever have imagined. I never photographed things before really, but this car just made me keep taking pictures. Every time when I was about to shoot some of the other great stuff around, I ended up at the Miura. Too bad I'm not much of a photographer, the location wasn't exactly perfect and it was also a bit dark, but I'm still quite happy.
It's a bit of a shame they decided to only add such brief information whilst all these cars have great stories behind them making them even bigger icons of both their time and the automotive industry, luckily I was pretty well informed thanks to Mr. Sackey's great book.
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Looking at all these Lambos, exception of the yellow Diablo, they are from DIeteren Gallery Collection.

So, I'm guessing the blue metalizzato P400 is the ex red Miura from Roland DIeteren's collection... I knew the engine was rebuilt at factory with the indirect link to Lucas Salvioli - Top Motors.

 

No it's a different car. This blue metalizzato is #3072, restored by Instinky. The red Miura from the D'ieteren collection is #3378. Not sure if this car is still in the collection, last time I saw #3378 was in 2004.
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I didn't know that #3072 was registered in Belgium... thanks for that input.

I can confirm you #3378 still belongs to Roland DIeteren's collection, with a brand new engine !

 

Wow, what stories, #3072 was the one of opera singer Grace Jaeckel-Bumbry.

 

Yes, they are great looking cars, and must have given Enzo a real wake-up call, but when they were launched I remember plenty of complaints about reliability and poor finish, and for the people that take on re-building these machines some huge problems. 25 years ago I bought an Espada with 45000Km's, it was burning oil, so I removed the motor and stripped it, apart from the ring being soft due to an overheat, there was a crack in the block between one of the head studs and a liner, and one of the bearings that carry jockey sprocket on the timing chain had been machined with too much clearance in the front of the block, making it a loose fit, I don't think either of these issues were doe the overheat, just poor quality control, turning a simple re-ring and bore honing into a bit of a nightmare, They look stunning, sound great, but it does NOT come cheap!!!!

 

Spotted by a buddy of mine on his way down to the Mecum auctions in Anaheim.

Mike
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Must be the never Heard of Before SV prototype

 

2.000.000 € for a P400 S : Lamborghini Miura P 400 S UNICOPRORIETARIO DAL 1973...NUOVA as Other in Belvedere di Tezze sul Brenta - Vicenza

 

While the SV have continued to go up, it seems the 400 and the S are still around the 500-600k mark no?

 

Wow that is one badass chick.

 

I still think the P400 is more significant, rarer, and prettier inside and out than an S despite the small differences in chassis stiffness and brake cooling....

Since the Miura at this point is more about beauty and overall design, I wont worry about the few seconds the upgrades would save me on 'the ring'..... ha

I like the black surrounds outside, wood accents inside, and roll up windows. Looks like a prototype, which they still were during development it seems. Love it.