50-year-old Lamborghini Miura P400 SV was estimated at $4,200,000 (19 photos)

Gooding&Co California auction in mid-August plans to put up for auction Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, located in excellent condition. This is one of only 150 Miura ever produced in this specifications and the only one with this color. 1972 car issue was tentatively estimated at $3.5-4.2 million.


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Lamborghini Miura is called the car that made revolutionizing road supercars with its mid-engined layout. Lamborghini designers borrowed this scheme from racing cars of the 1960s and transferred it to a car for public roads. In addition, Miura has become extremely popular due to its exquisite design. body, which is one of the first works of the famous Marcello Gandini. Then he was only 25 years old.

Lamborghini has been constantly refining the model, bringing to market new versions with own indexes. For example, the P400 SV differed from previous versions with a reinforced chassis, redesigned rear suspension and slightly modified engine - 385-horsepower V12.

The assembly of this particular instance was completed on May 12, 1972. By At the request of the customer, the supercar was equipped with air conditioning. It was installed as an option at a price of $555, and it is believed that among the 150 Miura P400 SV only 30 cars received it. In addition, the buyer came up with for his coupe a special paint scheme - a combination of Bleu Tahiti with golden accents and golden rims.

The car belonged to the first owner until 2010, almost 40 years. From 2011 to 2013 it was restored in compliance with the maximum authenticity: Miura is even equipped with Pirelli tires from the early 1970s. In addition, thanks to the caring attitude of car collectors, cars are still equipped with license plates received in 1972.