Miura, the original supercar

Indeed they are quick.

Speaking separately of speed, this mishap occurred at 270 kph, the driver survived to tell the tale, I dare say it was a "Dear God" moment.

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Except when a Fiat 128 randomly moves over when when you are doing 270 kmh, which is what happened there, you can see guard rail along the car's side.

 

I wish I could say.

 

The Miura is a P400S, the front & rear hoods were replaced, not the chassis, the rest was repaired, what I mean when I say I wish I could say is, I am not at liberty to disclose the number.

 

What is it you are trying to find out?

As is well-established, chrome trim (windows, headlight bezels) was a feature of the P400S and SV.

 

I've never heard of a "chrome kit" in almost 40 years of Miura enthusiasm, of course one could simply buy P400S window trim from the factory and apply it to a P400, or, remove the P400 window trim and have it chromed.

 

Again, it's well-established that when P400 production ended and P400S production began, Bertone SpA began dispatching the completed Miura bodies from it's Grugliasco plant to Lamborghini's Santa Agata factory with chrome trim in place, it's really that simple.

Of course, a couple of cars had custom appointments, for example the Shah's P400 which had chrome window trim and bumpers, and later, Innocenti's SV had chromed bumpers, Lamborghini Miura production always had custom exception for it's VIP clients.

There was no "chrome kit" officially marketed and offered by Lamborghini SpA per se, but of course you could purchase chrome parts from the factory during the production period.

 

Sure, he'd call the factory and ask if they have a set of P400S window trim & headlight bezels.

Meanwhile I'm wondering why this is such a mystery or fascination to you?

 

Actually, the chassis numbers define the change from P400 to P400S, there are several good books which detail this, and this has been documented clearly in this thread, production numbers were unclear because the factory's records initially weren't readily available and there was initially some confusion in the production totals, however in recent times this has been defined and disclosed, the production upgrades from P400 to P400S involved more than just chrome trim (in case that's why you are so fascinated by this), if you do the research, this topic will become clear.

 

On a lighter note, I personally found the Miura to be a fairly practical car, you could stow quite a bit of luggage in the trunk, lots of groceries, perhaps even a set of golf clubs.

Or as Helmut Newton demonstrated in the late 60s - a lady!

Enjoy the weekend.

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