#Miura P400 SV

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Ferruccio Lamborghini with the Miura P400 SV

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV 

The Spanish bull referred to as the Miura may have first entered the pop culture lexicon with the publication of Ernest Hemingway's enduring 1926 classic The Sun Also Rises. Hemingway's disaffected expatriates travel to Spain to watch the bullfights, and there they are impressed by the brutal capabilities of the Miura, a creature that is muscular, powerful, lithe, and menacing.Forty years later, Ferruccio Lamborghini introduced his automotive interpretation of the Miura, and in every way the new model lived up to the values ​​of its namesake. Replete with all the grace and power of Pamplona's bulls, the Miura P400 was a revolutionary sports car in every sense, from its transversely positioned mid/rear-mounted V-12 engine, to the sinewy and voluptuous coachwork designed by Bertone's Marcello Gandini.After progressing through the P400 S iteration unveiled at the Geneva Salon in March 1970, the Miura underwent one final development introduced in Geneva a year later. The resulting Miura P400 SV was available by special order only, and the SV (or Spinto Veloce) nomenclature instantly clarified that this was the most mechanically advanced Miura to emerge from Sant' Agata Bolognese.

To accommodate fiercer performance, the chassis was reinforced and the rear suspension was improved with larger wishbones. In combination with the fitting of larger wheels, this resulted in a wider rear track that necessitated sculpting wider rear fenders, adding further muscular character to Gandini’s original design. The proprietary Lamborghini V-12 was further tuned to develop 385 horsepower, a dividend of an additional 15 horsepower over the concurrent P400 S.

Among a combined output of approximately 900 total examples built, the P400 SV was built in a relatively modest quantity of 150 examples, making it the rarest of the three Miura variants. To this day the model remains prized by discerning collectors for its uprated performance and elevated cosmetics, signifiers of the most highly developed and advanced version of Lamborghini’s legendary bull.

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1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Conversion

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Lamborghini Reventon and Miura P400 SV

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV by Bertone 1971. - source Soft Tech Motorsport.

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

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The Bull.

Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV – 1971

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One of the most common discourses surrounding the automobile is whether or not cars can be considered art. The answer is that obviously they are, you idiots, but that’s besides the point. Perhaps the most compelling argument for car as art is the Lamborghini Miura, widely regarded as one the most beautiful cars ever made. One owner agreed so much that he kept his brown Miura in his living room for four decades, and now it’s going up for auction through Gooding & Company. This Miura, chassis number 4614, is one of the more desirable P400 S trims, which debuted in 1968 and got a number of cosmetic and mechanical upgrades. Only 338 Miuras left the factory in P400 S guise, and 4614 was finished in July 1970, about a year before the S was replaced by the SV. It’s painted in Luci del Bosco (light of the woods) brown, with brighter bronze wheels and side skirts and Gobi (beige) vinyl upholstery and cloth trimmings, a spectacular combination that’s rare to see on a Miura.

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

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Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico of started its celebrations of Automobili Lamborghini’s 60th anniversary by taking part in THE ICE motoring event and international concours d’elegance in the beautiful setting of the St. Moritz frozen lake. The Polo Storico-certified one-off Miura P400 S “Millechiodi” participated in the competition that took place against the backdrop of the mountainous Engadine region surrounding the Swiss town. Its famous frozen lake shed its role as a snow polo competition field for the weekend, to become a playground for the world’s most beautiful classic cars. Also present were the Iron Dames drivers from Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab for an ice-driving experience behind the wheel of a Miura P400 SV. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdUYkzrGYl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Conversion

1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV Conversion

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1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

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1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

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Lamborghini Miura P400 SV 1972. - source RM Sotheby's.