Miura, the original supercar - Page 513

430 scuderia · #**10241** 06-04-2012, 04:29 AM

This is the only photo i found which shows a Miura which used to belong to Shah of Iran.. Does anybody know where is the car now.. He didn't have only one Miura..? Right?

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**miurasv** · #**10242** 06-04-2012, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 430 scuderia

This is the only photo i found which shows a Miura which used to belong to Shah of Iran.. Does anybody know where is the car now.. He didn't have only one Miura..? Right?

Best

There are some other pics of this car in this thread. It has/had what look like alloy wheels from a mid '60s Ferrari on it. I don't know if this car belonged to the Shah but he had a blue SV which Joe sackey later owned as well as an SVJ.

**ilconservatore** · #**10243** 06-04-2012, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by billnoon

Thanks Joe,

Seems to be quite a gap on the ownership on this one. We are going to pull the prior registration records before 2010 which will hopefully let us know when the car was imported and first registered. They use a dating system in Japan based on the year of the Emperor and I have a chart that equates to our year dating system.

The 1970 Tokyo Motor Show had a silver Miura on display. Any chance you might now the serial number of that car? It would be pretty cool if this is the same car but mostly likely not.

Ciao,

Bill

Bill,
Is this car stamped with an import id number on the front frame member? 4248 spent some time there as well and was stamped 31169 on the right front shock mount.

I'm curious to learn the significance of the numerical sequence but haven't had luck so far.

billnoon · #**10244** 06-04-2012, 08:45 AM

Hi Shaun,

I responded to the private message you sent but not sure if it go through.

Getting your Japanese history from the registration records will be easy. I need to get copies of your Japanese documents. The most important one will be the large format one on parchment paper called a Universal Export Certificate. This will show the year of import as well as a control number in order to access the records that remain on file. The document will be in Kenji but easy to recognize as it will have to red round "Natsuin" stamps as well as the actual chassis number of the car in Arabic numerals.

Ciao,

Bill
bnoon@symbolicmotors.com
619 840 7811

**wbaeumer** · #**10245** 06-04-2012, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by joe sackey

It is. Very nice original Miura SV.

Here is the car at the Geneva Salon in April 1972 on the official Automobil Lamborghini SpA show stand. You can see the yellow Pirelli script on the tires.

The car is Blue Tahiti with Senape (cloth seat inserts & Britax shoulder harnesses fitted). New via Karl Foitek.

....and brokered by me (in collaboration) to its current owner!

**joe sackey** · #**10246** 06-04-2012, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by wbaeumer

....and brokered by me (in collaboration) to its current owner!

Good job Walter!

**joe sackey** · #**10247** 06-04-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 430 scuderia

This is the only photo i found which shows a Miura which used to belong to Shah of Iran.. Does anybody know where is the car now.. He didn't have only one Miura..? Right?

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This is the Shah's sister Princess Ashraf's P400S. It is still in Iran.

The Shah's SV (4870) and SV Jota (4934) are well documented in this thread.

**miurasv** · #**10248** 06-05-2012, 12:14 AM

Did Princess Ashraf make much use of the Miura herself, Joe? What mileage has it done? Also how many miles did the Shah do in SV 4870? From memory the SVJ only had about 2500 miles on it when it was rescued? Was the Countach LP400 hers as well?

**joe sackey** · #**10249** 06-05-2012, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by miurasv

Did Princess Ashraf make much use of the Miura herself, Joe? What mileage has it done? Also how many miles did the Shah do in SV 4870? From memory the SVJ only had about 2500 miles on it when it was rescued? Was the Countach LP400 hers as well?

No idea of the mileage on the Princess' Miura.

I seem to recall 18,000km on the SV 4870, but I think that car was driven by several Royal family members & others.

Countach was Shah's son Mohammed Reza's car which he received from mother Farah Diba for his 18th birthday (or so we are told).

**miurasv** · #**10250** 06-05-2012, 01:50 AM

Thanks, Joe. Does anyone know the story of the wheels on this Miura S of the Princess and why they're on it?

mt_jt · #**10251** 06-05-2012, 03:57 AM

What an amazing thread about an amazing car! Thanks to all the posters here, it's a great read. I'm an avid Lamborghini 1/18th scale model car collector and have a question for you experts.

I have just bought a red/gold Kyosho Miura SV and it has Bertone badges but without the stylised "b" i.e. just above the rectangular part with the Bertone script. I know the earlier P400 had the different, more elaborate version but I'm yet to find a picture showing an SV without the complete badge, Bertone "b" included!

Any thoughts?

**mcg** · #**10252** 06-05-2012, 10:18 AM

"Everything you always wanted to know about sex* (*but were afraid to ask)" Woody Allen 1972

Miura P400 appears in the third segment of the film: "Why do some women have trouble reaching an orgasm?" Woody and Louise Lasser get in the car and drive off in this Felliniesque send-up of Italian cinema.

**joe sackey** · #**10253** 06-05-2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mcg

"Everything you always wanted to know about sex* (*but were afraid to ask)" Woody Allen 1972

Miura P400 appears in the third segment of the film: "Why do some women have trouble reaching an orgasm?" Woody and Louise Lasser get in the car and drive off in this Felliniesque send-up of Italian cinema.

Very cool.

Fake Roma plates FWIW.

**Jota 5084** · #**10254** 06-09-2012, 01:48 AM

http://www.veloceclassic.com/compone...n-project.html

**JeremyJon** · #**10255** 06-09-2012, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jota 5084

http://www.veloceclassic.com/compone...n-project.html

it's missing the drivetrain, and he want's "high value" $ ...hopefully after sitting for so many years it finds a good home?!

Ferrarinw2 · #**10256** 06-09-2012, 02:47 AM

So is this Twiggys Miura or not the car show/auction house claim it is ?

**joe sackey** · #**10257** 06-09-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackJag

So is this Twiggys Miura or not the car show/auction house claim it is ?

It is discussed earlier in this thread that Twiggy & her manager (Justin de Villeneuve) owned 2 lime green Miura S, one of which was indeed this car.

kuntatsch · #**10258** 06-11-2012, 06:25 AM

Hello,

an impression "as times go by" - shot 2 days ago at the ILOC meeting in Heidelberg.

Best regards,

kuntatsch

**lambomiura** · #**10259** 06-11-2012, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kuntatsch

Hello,

an impression "as times go by" - shot 2 days ago at the ILOC meeting in Heidelberg.

Best regards,

kuntatsch

Makes me think how supercars are (too) big and heavy today.

Philippe
S2 7987
www.lamborghinimiura.com

**Olivier NAMECHE** · #**10260** 06-11-2012, 11:40 AM

There is a long time ago, it was discussed in this thread about the original exhibition Miura chassis... was it in Greece ?

Wat happen to it finally ?

Did you trade it Joe ?

Was it finally restored ?

Where does it reside by now ?