The lamborghini miura is the granddaddy of all supercars, setting the standard for midengined, high performance twoseaters. His first car 350gt was born in 1964 and immediately well received as a match to contemporary ferrari grand tourers. Exotic and expensive car crashes ferrari, lamborghini. The lamborghini miura is a sports car produced by italian automaker lamborghini between. Owner was driving minding his own business when the engine suddenly caught fire. A gold plated pin that is actually a tiny scale model of the lamborghini miura. Spotting a lamborghini miura is something a lot of spotters would love to do.
I sell beautiful lamborghini 1r, one of the first tractors made by the italian genius ferruccio lamborghini. The lamborghini miura is a sports car produced by italian automaker lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. The lp5502 black edition is a highly specified gallardo finished in, you guessed it, black. The lamborghini miura is what happens when young engineers. Find your ideal second hand used lamborghini miura cars from top dealers and private sellers in your area with pistonheads classifieds. However, what really struck a big blow to maranello was. Here, have some more photos of jean todts new lamborghini miura.
Frank sinatra had an orange one with a custom wild boarskin interior. Rare miura svj displayed by lamborghini polo storico. Im familiar with its specifications, and yet they are irrelevant. A rare lamborghini miura svr jota conversion is currently for sale in japan, and this wildlooking, vintage supercar is absolutely immaculate. Oct 24, 2016 this lamborghini miura could be yours.
The 1971 lamborghini miura was the car for rock stars in the this beautiful classic car has paved the way for the trend of high performance, twoseater, midengined sports cars. Lamborghini took a curve too fast and crashed into a tree. San francisco, 2011 1973 lamborghini miura in asphalt. Auction results and sales data for 1969 lamborghini miura p400. In april 1971, the car crashed on the yetunopened ring road around the city of. The muscle car history back in the 1960s and the 1970s, american car manufacturers diversified their automobile lines with high performance vehicles which came to be known as muscle cars. Millionaire benjamin chen tries to flee the scene of the accident. The images shown are representations of the 1969 lamborghini miura p400 and not necessarily vehicles that have been bought or sold at auction. Rare photo of miura assembly line at the bertone plant. The gallardo balboni, named after the marques illustrious test driver, was the first reardriven model, but there was still demand for this more driver focused specification long after the allocation had sold. The lamborghini miura is one of the most valuable, iconic, and wellpreserved cars in history. Urban gt 2, 2005 2006 lamborghini miura concept in need for speed. Lamborghini miura p400 1160 by clivedon collection.
Lets remember that the launch of the lamborghini miura at the geneva motor show in 1966 caused an absolute storm. Rare lamborghini 3500 gtz zagato wins concorso deleganza kyoto. Instead, ferruccio lamborghini has sought to establish a reputation of his own through advanced engineering and styling plus unusual. Lamborghinis original miura svjs started out with factory test driver. Jan 12, 2016 the unveiling of the lamborghini miura shocked the auto industry and then the rest of the world at the 1966 geneva motor show. Of the 764 miuras made, 150 were sv versions and only a handful were.
Check out one of the rarest lamborghini miuras, freshly restored by. However it lost some of its original details, the eye lash headlights. When miles davis crashed his lamborghini, i was there. Rare lamborghini miura svj goes to auction digital trends. Incredibly rare barn find 1969 lamborghini miura sells. Oneoff 1968 lamborghini miura p400 s millechiodi could be. Lamborghini miura lamborghini murcielago lamborghini reventon. Now, this recently surfaced, and incredibly rare, 1968 miura p400 s. The miura was originally conceived by lamborghini s engineering team, who designed the car in their spare time against. This month an ultra rare version of the car is going to auction, with. The official press release from automobili lamborghini spa on miura concept. Oct 19, 2015 it is the lamborghini miura, and the one parked before me is a perfect example. Wayne takes a quick pit stop in the midwest to inspect a rare lamborghini hidden for years in a decrepit garage. Someone posted in ferrarichat that miles davis had fallen asleep at the wheel in 1972 and stuffed his lamborghini.
While just down the aisle ferrari showed its customary frontengined. At just 764 models, finding a miura on the market today is extremely rare. Ferrucio lamborghini, unhappy with the service provided by ferrari, wanted to make an impact, and the revolutionary design of his new model put his rival at maranello in the shade. Slammed into the guard rail at high speed and got wedged underneath. The miura created in 1966, only three years after the foundation of automobili lamborghini, is one of the most iconic sports cars of all time and a defining product for lamborghini until today. The fascinating lamborghini miura from the sixties is an automotive masterpiece, this red 118 scale model by kyosho is equally impressive but a lot cheaper that the real deal. Unlike almost anything on the road, the miura was endowed with a. Weber ending up keeping the car until his death in 2015, and he put a fair few miles on it in that time. Crashes involving lamborghini vehicles, includes 400 gt, aventador, countach, diablo, espada, gallardo, giugiaro, huracan, jalpa, lm002, miura, murcielago, urraco and. Automobili lamborghini presents the aventador miura homage, a special edition of the current aventador coupe that pays tribute to the miura, the forerunner of all v12 lamborghini super sports cars. This completely original 1969 lamborghini miura p400 s is a perfect example of this, and was found earlier this year stashed away in a barn on the outskirts of a german forest. The driver, who was a mechanic at a workshop in moscow, was killed instantly. The miuras specifications are still noteworthy today. Read this full classic sports coupe article at motor trend classic.
The hagerty classic car valuation tool is designed to help you learn how to value your 1966 lamborghini miura p400 and assess the current state of the classic car market. Lamborghini miura scheda tecnica, foto, prestazioni. In 1970, lamborghini development driver bob wallace created a test mule that. The lamborghini miura has long been hailed as one of the prettiest cars ever built.
It is the lamborghini miura, and the one parked before me is a perfect example. Lamborghini built a total of 475 miura before they decided it was time to introduce a first evolution in 1969, lamborghini showed the first revision of the successful miura, named the miura s, with the s for spinto. The svj chassis 4860 on display was built in 1973 for the german racing driver hubert hahne, who was the lamborghini importer for germany at the time. Instead, the miuras voluptuous lines are, like the lines of the etype jaguar. Fans had assumed the iconic lamborghini miura was a complete writeoff for nearly 50 years movie fans have believed that the orange lamborghini miura that crashes in a ball of flames in the alps in the opening sequence of the italian job was left a complete write off. Eddie van halens rare lamborghini miura s in the streets. The lamborghini miura was the car to have if you were a famous person in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The lamborghini miura concept will be on show at the lamborghini stand at the 2006 north american international auto show in detroit. Lamborghini polo storico restores ultra rare miura svr june 22, 2018 new ford gt could catch fire, recall issued october 15, 2018 volkswagen to fire more staff following dieselgate scandal.
Our value guide is constantly growing with pricing info. Nobody at the time, believed ferruccio lamborghini was serious. Elderly driver launches cadillac onto parked cars elderly driver crashes into. Lamborghini miura sv 1972 1972 lamborghini miura sv 1972 1972 the lamborghini miura can be credited with creating the supercar as we know it today. Are you trying to find 1966 lamborghini miura p400 values. Muscle cars forever classic cars, lamborghini miura. The silver lamborghini miura svj with restoration by lamborghini polo storico. Classics on autotrader has listings for new and used lamborghini miura classics for sale near you. Tow truck driver assaults lamborghini owner duration. While it has never been restored, the only imperfection that was found on the miura was the thick layer of dust that accumulated over the years in the barn. First purchased from lamborghini back in 1971, this miura was owned by an advertising executive for three years, before selling it to an amateur racing driver by the name of hanspeter weber. Blanc, lamborghini miura svj, lamborghini diablo sv, lamborghini. Use the filters to narrow down your selection based on price, year and mileage to help find your dream lamborghini miura. More on lamborghini the italian job lamborghini miura has been found 50 years on.
There are currently 8 lamborghini miura cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and collectors cars for sale on classic driver. Lamborghini eased into performance car production with the conservative 350 gt of 1964, but nobody was expecting the miura when the doors to the 1966 geneva motor show opened. First lamborghini miura sv delivered in america sells for. The lamborghini miura is what happens when young engineers run wild ferrucio lamborghini gave his team of young designers and engineers a blank check. The lamborghini miura is generally considered to be the worlds first supercar. It does not have the distinctive wedgeshape of the countach indeed. The lamborghini miura sv, the latter but most powerful of the miuras.
Used lamborghini miura cars for sale with pistonheads. The miura jota svj is very rare and a more sporty model based on the miura. Lamborghini classic cars miura for sale car and classic. Lamborghini miura owner sues workshop after car catches. These 118 anson built models of the legendary lamborghini miura are very rare these days, hence they demand a rather steep price. With a chassisplatform designed by giampalo dallara, the miura was equipped with a midmounted v12 engine. In a sense, this mentality comes from the cars radical specification in relation to common engineering of the time. Rare 2009 lamborghini murcielago sv up for sale make your lamborghini. Only three will be made, but they will be carbonfiber beauties. Lamborghini miura set to fetch a fortune at auction.
This layout has since become the standard for highperformance sports and supercars. May 28, 2019 more on lamborghini the italian job lamborghini miura has been found 50 years on. On the streets of manhattan, in an accident caused by a wealthy supercar enthusiast, a very rare. The lamborghini miura is a sports car built in italy by lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. The most significant influence miura made to history was that it kickstarted a 2horse supercar race between lamborghini and ferrari. Why the miura is the greatest lamborghini ever made. The car was the first supercar with a rear midengined twoseat layout, although the concept was first seen in a production road car with rene bonnets matra djet, introduced in 1964. Any miura s is rare and desirable in its own right, but the car we are selling in london is an opportunity that would be very hard to repeat, he said. It was sold in 1972 and crashed not long after, burning down in spectacular fashion. In 1969 ferrari responded with daytona 365gtb4, which regained the worlds fastest car title from miura. The v12 was also unusual in that it was effectively merged with the. Incredibly rare barn find 1969 lamborghini miura sells for.
Its a 1967 lamborghini miura p400 that has been in my family since 1970. At classic driver, we offer a worldwide selection of lamborghini miuras for sale. Crashed into another car while driving through an intersection. Driver was speeding, lost control, hit another car, and then crashed into a tree. Rod stewarts lamborghini miura is up for sale top gear. Sep 06, 20 wayne takes a quick pit stop in the midwest to inspect a rare lamborghini hidden for years in a decrepit garage. But lamborghini chief test driver bob wallace wanted something even racier.
Rod stewarts lamborghini miura sv up for sale top speed. Skip to main content we use cookies to enhance your experience. On display by the lamborghini polo storico division at this years retromobile show in paris is an incredibly rare miura svj. It was my grandmothers cousins car and he lives in the same time i grew up in, so we were the closest family. A midengined layout had been used successfully in competition, including by the ford gt40 and ferrari 250 lm at le mans. Just 338 miura s models were built, and this would have to be one of the nicest. Lamborghini crash compilation 2,500 pictures, videos.
Other candidates, especially the mercedesbenz 300sl gullwing have their adherents, but they tend to be rather conservative in appearance, or barelydisguised race cars, like fords gt 40. Incredibly rare barn find 1969 lamborghini miura sells for a fortune. Driver and passenger survive why it matters like other italian cars of this vintage, miura values have been going crazy lately, and this examples. If you were looking for a nice, cheap model of the legendary lamborghini miura, look no further, this anson made model is rather well finished and doesnt cost too much either.
Lamborghini miura classics for sale classics on autotrader. No bull, this lamborghini gallardo is rearwheel drive. Ferruccio lamborghini established his sports car company in order to beat ferrari. And the driver is definitely urging me on, rather than trying to enforce the national speed limit. The only thing better than a miura is 20 miuras, basking in the italian sun.
Jan 09, 2015 the lamborghini miura is the granddaddy of all supercars, setting the standard for midengined, high performance twoseaters. Lamborghini miura during the show, this tractor manufacturer has three models already. The specimen for sale has been professionally restored in 20, and since then it has been part of a private collection of vintage cars and 1984 lamborghini countach 5000s lhd. The lamborghini miura is widely held as one of the most beautiful cars ever built. The deep color coats the intricate alloy wheels, shades the lather interior, and covers the tweaked. Feb 14, 2019 a rare lamborghini miura svr jota conversion is currently for sale in japan, and this wildlooking, vintage supercar is absolutely immaculate. In 1972, miles davis wrecked his cokefilled miura and broke both his legs. The cars beautiful lines and subtle sporty details make this car a true beauty, something we cant say about its more brutal brother. Lamborghini miura roadster 1968 pictures, information. Jun 23, 2016 a metallic miura badge on the side and black lamborghini logo on the rear, together with a limited edition plate positioned inside the car clearly denominates the aventador miura homage. Lamborghini miura unearthed chasing classic cars youtube.
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