Miura #3150 P400

One word: boner...

 

Wowzzzaaa!

 

A few more photos before it goes off to receive the drivetrain.
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Stunning - what a Miura.

 

Wonderful. Marvellous. gorgeous.

I'm in love.

 

Just breathtaking ... wonderful steering wheel ... different on earlier cars?

 

Yes, early P400 had this type of forked-spoke steering wheel with a wood rim, sometimes covered in vinyl or leather.

 

Thanks all! I have an amazing team curating this restoration!

 

Jon, looks great, I hope to see it very soon.

Minor detail - do you know if the lift-gears in the headlight motors are the original nylon/plastic items, or have brass units have been retrofitted?
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Looks similar to the part the Pantera guys use?

 

lovely P400! in the best color

 

As far as i know, on the headlight mechanism were used brass gear wheels, on the window lift mechanism nylon/plastic gear wheels.

 

amazing photos. bucket list item is to see a miura in person one day.

 

I think the brass units are retrofit items.

 

Original gears were plastic and tend to fail as shown below (gear with the hose clamp on it). Brass ones are available to fix the broken plastic ones. Note the mounting brackets are also stamped with the body number. The headlight bucket is too but you can not see it in this photo.

Great restoration Jon.

Cheers Jim
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I think so.

 

Correct, and I can confirm they used plastic gears all the way up to the SVs!

 

The Pantera assembly. I also replaced the plastic gear.
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All those parts appear to be interchangeable with the Miura. If i need headlight motor parts in the future, I will check Pantera prices too.

Cheers Jim

 

I couldn't find a new Pantera motor, had to buy good used.