Miura, the original supercar

Hate when they put those stupid stickers on the cars at this sort of event. Totally ruins them if you ask me. I'd never allow it.

 

Just found a nice Miura video, don't know if it has been posted before as it's some months old.

http://vimeo.com/31873678

 

Interesting link for P400 restoration. Joe Macari in London who is an Official Ferrari Service Centre. 175kg less with the same power!!!

http://www.joemacari.com/Restoration/Lamborghini-Miura-P400_25.htm

 

Hi,

This is the famous Miura which was apparently found buried under a green house. I talked to the guy who claimed to have discovered it as he was later employed by the local museum, and only retired a couple of years ago.

The owner was apparently trying to hide the car to avoid confiscation. I can't say if this is 100% correct, I am just repeating what I was told. Perhaps that explains the damage to the underside of the car.

The wheels on the car belong to a late 60's 365 GT. Based on the license plate of the 365, it was registered in 1969. It was damaged at some point in time and is sitting in a warehouse behind the museum. As it is not displayable, the wheels of the 365 were used on the Miura as they were closest in look and fit that the curators could find.

If I remember correctly, someone in the Miura thread (Joe Sackey ?) said something to the effect that the Miura was pictured in a 1976 (December ?) pictorical of Iran in National Geographic. Maybe I am wrong. If there is such an article, can anybody scan this article. I would love to see the car in its past life.

Regards,


Ramin

 

Hi, I forgot to add that when the car was found buried, the wheels and tires were already removed. Perhaps as a further effort to avoid the car being taken ??

Regards,

Ramin

 

Fascinating, Ramin. Thanks for posting.

 

Thats a very nice shot!!!

 

Dear Joe,

Many, many thanks as always. I was wondering if Dr. Saleh has any insights on the "greenhouse" story ? As the other Iranian Miura's have been well documented, it would be great to see if there are any other interesting points about this car, especially given the most interesting life that it has led.

Regards,

Ramin

 

^Joe, you probably know more about the ex-royal family than most Iranians from the post-revolution era. We should go to Iran, you'd love the food. LOL

 

Dear Joe,

I seriously doubt that would be the case. The museum is using tubes in some of the tires of the cars which are facing similar issues. The car went on display with this wheel and tire combo in 2001 when the museum was opened. I will try to check when exactly these wheels and tires were added to the car. When I talked to the gentleman who "discovered" the car in "buried" condition, he was adamant that the wheels and tires had already been removed, apparently to make it more difficult for the car to be removed. I will check again anyway, as anything is possible.

Warmest Wishes

Ramin

 

http://cydwoq.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Muira-Geneva-1966.jpg

 

Fabulous picture. Note the Lamborghini Raging Bulls in the centre of the wheels. Probably the angle the pic is taken at or my eyes but the front grille opening/gape looks rounded on the edge like an SV and doesn't come to a sharp point as on the P400 and P400S production cars?