Coys Auction - Automoto D‘Epoca
Padova Fiera
Padova, Italy
Saturday 24th October 2009
Admission by catalogue only - admits two
Registration Number: EU registered Chassis Number: 5066
The Lamborghini Miura has long been established as the greatest and most stylish supercar icon of the heady whirlwind times of the late 1960s and early 1970s, from its legendary appearance in the classic caper movie The Italian Job to its association with supermodels and rock bands of the period, the Lamborghini Miura is THE Sixties supercar.
As has previously been mentioned, the ultimate incarnation of the form is the legendary SV, and the example we are presenting here is clearly, if unarguably, the finest example of the type ever to have been offered at auction.
One owner from new. A phrase which is rare enough to find on any historic motor car of any type, let alone on a Lamborghini Miura SV.
This particular example is a very late European specification car, purchased new in 1972 by the gen