Mise en circulation en mai 69, elle est probablement l'une des plus belles Miura que l'on puisse acheter aujourd'hui : blanche avec vitres teintées vertes et cuir noir absolument d'origine (ensemble remarquable d'élégance et d'harmonie, une combinaison de couleurs très rare sur les Miura).

La voiture n'a connu que deux propriétaires précédemment, et n'a que 60 000 km d'origine. Elle fait partie des premières de la série S, c'est-à-dire les plus légères et les plus puissantes. Elle a de plus été équipée par l'importateur en France à l'époque des freins ventilés et transmissions homocinétiques de la deuxième série des Miura S. Ce qui en fait un modèle particulièrement intéressant combinant le meilleur des deux séries de production.

Une révision de routine mais approfondie a été effectuée vers 54 000 km, avec remplacement de la segmentation et des coussinets, chaînes de distribution, synchro de boîte de vitesses et embrayage ; l'échappement et les ressorts de suspensions sont neufs; la voiture sort d'une nouvelle révision générale de routine (freins, pneus neufs, etc...).

This car is part of our private collection of classic Lamborghinis (acquired in 1984). It belongs to the first series of Miura S, and is therefore built with lighter steel gauge and more powerful than the later series. The French Lamborghini importer replaced the brake discs by ventilated ones, and also mounted homocinetic transmission joints of the later series.

All numbers are matching. Finished in white and black leather, with green-tinted glass, all absolutely original, this car is distinctively elegant and refined, as well as outrageously powerful and light.

It is probably, for the discerning enthusiast, one of the most desirable Miura in the world. To have a better idea of the future value of such cars, it is important ot remember the earthquake-like effect of the presentation of this car at the Geneva Motor show in 1966. This was the first road-car with a central-mounted transversal engine, and it was a V12 more powerful thant the best Ferraris of the time, and designed by Giotto Bizzarini the man behind the fabulous 250 GT0. The style was simply the most outrageous, elegant, and exciting ever seen on a road-legal car.

As most experts know, classic cars with a preserved original condition are much more valuable in the long term that any "rebuilt as-new" or "reconstructed" car. The reason is that historical value remains untouched, and that the integrity and the true character of the car are totally respected.

According to the best sources, only 140 Miura S P400 have been built (as opposed to 475 of the earlier "standard" Miura P 400. We estimate - with no absolute certainty - that the number of Miura S still alive is close to 100. Cars with known, good history and still in original condition are probably less than half this figure. One can find more glittering, over-restored examples, with extra-chrome on some parts, and with brand new, non original paintwork. However, when it comes to such a rare breed, history and originality does matter.

The car that we are offering has had only two previous owners and has only 60.000 km (less than 40.000 miles).

See also our Miura SVJ Spider  for sale. Only two "open" Miuras have ever been built and presented offcially, one by Bertone (style exercise presented in 1968), and the SVJ Spider, which is the one and only open Miura ever presented by Lamborghini ; this presentation took place at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show.