Miura, the original supercar

Oo! get a load of those wheels. what size are they?

it seems to be fitted with Pirelli P7 like the Countach.

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/classic-car-tyres/lamborghini/miura.html

Pirelli do now make a 285/50R15 P7 for the rear of a Pantera, which gives very nearly the same diameter as the Miura SV rear tyre 255/60R15 which do still have a few in stock, but i'd love to know what tyre is on the front?

 

Does anyone know exactly how the suspension bushings work? Are the metal inner and outer sleeves clamped firmly with the inner rubber allowing for relative movement between them? Or is the inner sleeve allowed to rotate around the bolt?

 

I was able to see this wonderful 1968 Miura P400 S the other day, fascinating story as apparently this car (3766) was originally a P400 but it was crashed in 1970 and rebuilt by the factory as a P400S
Neat cars, I absolutely love the Miura
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When my father was responsible for public relations at a then unknown Japanese import in Southern California called Mazda back in the early 70s, it was decided for the auto show circuit that there should be a huge display of a fiberglass rotary engine. A talented fabricator named Gerry Williamson was hired, he and my dad went on to many other professional adventures thereafter. At some point, Gerry was asked by a graphic designer named Robert Runyan to restore his banged up Miura. Robert, allegedly, loved to get smashed and then take his car out. He'd hit things. As the story goes, according to my father, Gerry "took too long" to restore it, Runyan was so pissed that after two years and thousands spent by Gerry out of pocket, he took the car back when it was done ...and stiffed Gerry. Zero payment. Gerry was no Lambo expert, which Runyan knew, so don't be shocked to see some 'personalized' touches in the photos. Wonder who owns her now. That's Jerry in the photo, I'm told.
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That is a fantastic story. If you can email [email protected] we'd love to hear more and hopefully use those photos in an update to the Miura Register. Thanks.

 

As far as i know, this car is located in Greece, in the same position until today.

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The catalogue for the Rudi Klein sale is online. The cars need a lot of work, I'm sure some restoration shops are delighted.
For sale are P400 3195, a 0.9mm chassis car originally Giallo Miura, estimate $350,000-$450,000. Needs SV fenders to fit those rear wheels.
P400 3417, also originally Giallo Miura, estimate $500,000-$700,000.
P400 S 4070, originally Giallo Fly, estimate $500,000-$700,000.
Edit:
Missed this, front clip of P400 3646 and a a complimentary VW pickup. Estimated at just $20,000-$30,000. I'm not sure what those Campagnolos run for, but this seems a bit much.

 

Enige and parts of P400 S 4371 are also offered. Does anyone have an idea if this car is still on the road with a different engine?

 

#3646 was fully restored and sold publicly in Europe just a few years ago. So that RM lot really is just a pile of parts as far as being a Miura is concerned...right?

https://www.artcurial.com/ventes/vente-fr-2049-retromobile-2017-la-vente-officielle/lots/120

Also, those rear tires on #3195 are hilarious.

 

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... these Offers are insane - and Prices will be the same

 

Anyone able to identify this green with gold trim 1968 S? It was for sale by Automobilia from France at Techno Classica (Essen, Germany) in 2007. I think Automobilia and Franco Lembo are the same?
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The red one is 4692. And I think the yellow one is 4365. It has silver trim, but gold wheels.

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Hi this week was a Classic car meet in Czechia on Most track, There was shown a Miura S/N 3559 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Another Tokyo spotting

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Hi I found those two Miuras and want to find out the S/N on them if anybody knows. Thanks for reply
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i think that the red one is 3198

 

https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/the-first-lamborghini-miura-hid-in-plain-sight-for-decades/

 

That is a great story. And I like the look.

Similar to my Urraco 15006. A preproduction prototype with several layer of different colors before exported from Italy to US. Perhaps not as special as this Miura, my car was no secret, leaving the factory with prototype wheels and other obvious clues. If I had photographic proof that it was more than one color before being released from the factory, I, too, would hand sand and do what Dr Gebhard did.

 

The Speyer and Sinsheim museums are worth a visit :

https://thedriversunion.com/?view=article&id=423&catid=127

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Urraco thread

That Miura makes me curious about my Urraco. check photos on my post. If anyone has any photos......

If so, I would consider sanding like Dr Gebhard and park it next to his

 

They also have a P400 S on display if I recall correctly. Certainly worth the visit, not just for the Miura. You can spend a day walking around the Sinsheim location and then an other day at the Speyer site. There's just so much to see there.

 

Well, my research was short lived. After some brief homework and a source, I am left with this:

The idea that 3045 could be the first Miura is fanciful in the extreme. The Turin '66 sperimentale car was a prototype with unique features, was never consigned, and was destroyed in an accident. The history of 3045 is well documented on Kidston's online register and an examination of the various body numbers would confirm its physical identity.

Perhaps the author of the article was not well informed.

My source pointed out the exact color my Urraco left the factory with, Verde Medio. Also its first owner. I will have to confirm which color was the first layer. Returning to Verde Medio is always on the table. But for now, it is work on one Lamborghini at a time

 

Okay, thank you so much for the reply