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  1. LC3929

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    #8876 LC3929, Jul 16, 2011
    Agreed.
     
  2. wbaeumer

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    #8877 wbaeumer, Jul 16, 2011
    ....and he was damn right!

    Ciao!
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  3. wbaeumer

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    #8878 wbaeumer, Jul 16, 2011
    Well, I had both and the LP400 is a more active car than ANY Miura!

    Ciao!
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  4. wbaeumer

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    #8879 wbaeumer, Jul 16, 2011
    From the design aspects the Miura was more a 60s car with a beautiful but somehow traditional design. Its revolution was the position of the engine.

    The Countach -from the design- was shocking! It was so "out of the universe" that in our days people are still rocked when they see one.

    Ciao!
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  5. LC3929

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    #8880 LC3929, Jul 17, 2011
    Very good statement.
     
  6. Jota 5084

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    #8881 Jota 5084, Jul 17, 2011
  7. xs10shl

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    #8882 xs10shl, Jul 17, 2011
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    Should it be any surprise that the newer car is the better engineered car. Anyone who has driven a 64 Lusso and a 66 GTB back-to-back knows what a leap forward that was for Ferrari in the handling department.

    A 3-year old car company introduced the Miura. To put that into perspective, Tesla has been at it for almost 9 years and has only an electrified Lotus Elise to show for it.

    Not that it really makes any difference, but I'd say the Countach chassis was actually a step backwards in design thinking. The Miura monocoque chassis (or semi-monocoque if you prefer) was the more revolutionary Idea, but was not executed or flushed out as well as it needed to be.
     
  8. joe sackey

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    #8883 joe sackey, Jul 17, 2011
    True, but I think the likes of Wolf were mostly concerned about the end result: the handling.
     
  9. xs10shl

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    #8884 xs10shl, Jul 17, 2011
    Had the Miura been body on frame perhaps things would have turned out differently.
     
  10. joe sackey

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    #8885 joe sackey, Jul 17, 2011
    I agree with that..
     
  11. PieterA

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    #8886 PieterA, Jul 19, 2011
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    Received a call this afternoon that a good friend of mine had seen a red Miura SV parked on the side of the road. Got there as fast as I could, and it was totally worth it. Mint example, even hadn't been resprayed in its life. Came originally from America were its owner had ordered two exactly the same Miura's. One he drove a lot and this one. Covering just 12.500 miles up until now.

    Because of some electrical problems (all the dials had stopped working), the owner decided to take it back home on a trailer. So he picked it up while driving his 365 GTB/4 Spyder.

    Not bad. Not bad at all...
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  12. SupercarGuru

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    #8887 SupercarGuru, Jul 19, 2011
    Pretty sure that was the Miura for sale in Miami years ago that went to France? Joe am I right?
     
  13. joe sackey

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    #8888 joe sackey, Jul 19, 2011
    Pieter: Thanks for sharing!

    It has the USA-correct amber turn-signal lenses. But one thing that baffles me is that this car is no longer sporting USA DOT side-markers, accordingly perhaps I can be forgiven for having some difficulty accepting that it has never been resprayed (or the front hood replaced).
     
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    #8889 SupercarGuru, Jul 19, 2011
    I spot USA DOT spinners as well....
     
  15. joe sackey

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    #8890 joe sackey, Jul 19, 2011
    Correct. Hexagonal center-bolts are quite sporty.
     
  16. xs10shl

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    #8891 xs10shl, Jul 19, 2011
    Probably just a bad ground. Theres one tiny wire doing all the work. $3500 at your local Lamboghini repair shop and it'll be good as new.
     
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    #8892 PieterA, Jul 19, 2011
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    #8893 raymondQV, Jul 19, 2011
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  19. joe sackey

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    #8894 joe sackey, Jul 19, 2011
    Ok, thanks for clarifying and sharing the extra image, so, the claim he made to you that the car "hadn't been resprayed in its life" is not accurate.

    Nonetheless its still a very nice low-mileage Miura SV, a thing of beauty.
     
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    #8895 PieterA, Jul 20, 2011
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    #8896 Jota 5084, Jul 20, 2011
    Whats up with the European back fog light on a US spec car?
     
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    #8898 indian, Jul 20, 2011
    Ramond is this car for sale #3829 or where is it at?
     
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    #8899 PieterA, Jul 20, 2011
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    It's a mandatory (but hideous) feature to pass the Belgian MOT.
     
  25. raymondQV

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    #8900 raymondQV, Jul 20, 2011
    It's located in Greece and I since this tony erker is dealing with cars it must be for sale.
     
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