lamborghini miura

Experiencing the Lamborghini Miura S

October 2, 2023 By pete

By Pete Vack

From the Archives, November 2016

The way to gain entrance into the realm of the Dallara/Gandini masterpiece that is the Miura is to gently push the door latch button from the Fiat 850 and pull a bit on the chrome fin at the bottom of the row of black fins to the rear of the door window.

“Be careful getting in. Here’s how you have to do it. Get your butt over the seat and gently lower it straight down. Don’t wiggle. Don’t squirm. The reason is because the seats are original cloth inserts and any heavy lateral movement stresses out the material,” said Paul Wilson.

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London Concours: Best of the Rest

September 1, 2020 By pete

The present owner spotted this Alfa Junior Spider under a car cover in his neighbor’s garage. Finally, after a wait of two years the neighbor agreed to sell the car. Re commissioned after six years off the road the current owner has motored extensively around Europe in the Alfa, just as its makers intended.

Captions and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Lancia and Hot Rods took precedence in our pages this week (Read Part 1) but Mr. Sharp did not neglect the rest of the London Concours field, most of which appear below. [Read more…] about London Concours: Best of the Rest

Desert Bulls

September 19, 2017 By pete

Story by Guy Anderson
Photos by Author unless otherwise noted

In the early 1980s there were rumors of a 1972 Miura SV sitting in the desert near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was also rumored that the Miura SV had sustained minor body damage in Lebanon then shipped to U.A.E with only 4K kilometers showing. [Read more…] about Desert Bulls

Driving and Maintaining a Lamborghini Miura S

November 1, 2016 By pete

By Pete Vack

27 year-old Marcello Gandini’s first assignment following his employment by Bertone was to design a body for the Miura chassis. Paul Wilson’s Miura S captures the excitement of the Gandini work of art.

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Cross Country Miura

May 9, 2012 By pete

Guy Anderson is a famous exotic car dealer from the South who has identified himself with some of the most exciting cars including Ferrari, Lamborghini and the Cobra. Along the way he has had many adventures, some of which were harrowing at the time but are a good laugh now. He shared one story after being prodded by VT contributor Wallace Wyss

Story and Photos by Guy Anderson

This tale begins with the purchase of a pair of Miuras. One was a 1966 P400 that was painted in white with red and blue accents. The slats, eyelashes, rockers, bumpers and grills were painted in either red or blue. It was bizarre to look at, kind of a “beater”. The second car was a pale blue 1969 “S” with the paint being considered flat, not very glossy.

Both cars were the property of a man who advertised them in www.motors.co.uk.. When I saw the ad I immediately called the owner and struck up a deal to purchase the pair. I sent him a deposit and prepared to venture to Lake Tahoe to drive both the cars back to Atlanta, Georgia, a distance of approximately 2,500 miles.

The early P400 was running but the brakes did not work. The S would start but was popping and skipping “BAD” according to the owner.

The pictures of the cars arrived, but since the pictures were Polaroid shots, you couldn’t see anything but a faint blue and faint white silhouette of the Miuras sitting in a garage. After deliberating what tools and parts were needed to take, we decided on brake parts, alternator belts, points, plugs and a roll of high tension copper-core, spark plug wire and some spark plug ends. We also brought all tools necessary to make such a trip and a carb synchronizer for good measure. [Read more…] about Cross Country Miura