Miura #3150 P400

This is the passion the Lamborghini inspires!

 

Unfortunately it comes across as "no no, I know what is right" ...

Pity
Pete

 

Back on topic with 3150, I believe this is the earliest image we have of this P400 http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/145380176-post10.html from circa 1985 when it was featured in Automobile Quarterly.

Here is another image from a few years later that the previous owner posted in the main Miura thread that I think belongs in here.
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An outtake of the same set of studio images of 3150 in it's previous guise.

At this rate of re-assembly, I bet Jon can have it ready in restored original spec in time for its 50th birthday on the 5th of October 2017!
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True, Jon is meticulous but also fast.

I hope by this wonderful cars 75th birthday it has reached 50,000 very happy miles
Pete

 

I'm not sure I will hit 50,000 but I will do my best!

 

No, please keep posting progress pictures. I live for threads such as this one. Outstanding restoration work!!!

 

Interesting. I suggest that is there is no exact shade of blue just like according to Tomyang.net there is no correct shade of yellow for the "bolt/nut has been checked/tightened" paint mark.

I suspect, as at Ferrari, when they ran out of paint an employee was sent to the paint shop. Probably tried to get the same blue as last time but if the paint shop had run out of it, got the closest blue as after all does it really matter when building a brand new car ... no.

Personally the blue half shafts and springs look like **** and should be black, but we are looking at another example where Italians have different views of appropriate colours to me
Pete

 

Very nice to see the progress.

 

Hope this thread doesn't die- was really enjoying the voyage of the restoration.

 

Don't worry, we will continue to post throughout the process.

 

Here is where I got mine (as you know now), a seller in Ohio that does a lot of vintage car parts with great feedback:
NOS LAMBORGHINI MIURA MESH WIRE SPACER FOR SHOCK ASSEMBLIES (SET OF 4) KONI | eBay

A great find, these have been impossible to find for years! (Unless some has found them elsewhere?)

Photo from the eBay ad below..
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A bucket list restoration to be involved in for sure.

Any modifications to aid in case of fire? Such as fuel drip trays ...
Pete

 

Cannot get enough of this.

 

Great photos, congrats on the progress! Thank you for sharing!

Keep the photos coming please.

 

Jon's shop keeps doing cool new stuff, to be admired. In regards to the repair of the chassis, I remember seeing those extra zig-zags of metal added to the main box sections in another thread, maybe a car done by Gary Bobileff's excellent shop. Amazing how flimsy looking this things were originally made. BTW, would we call this color Pistachio? Say hi to Sarge. John in CT.

 

Very nice Jon!

 

What? - you're not going to re-install the Kraco cassette player? No I have no idea when that was installed...

Any ID on the car club insignia on the ash tray lid?

 

Great photos.. keep them coming!

Small bit of advice: cover the aluminum firewall with thick paper (or thin cardboard) until the engine is installed with all components. (otherwise you will have fine scratches all over it... speaking from experience!)