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Lamborghini Miura - from tractor to super sports car at breakneck speed

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Created on March 20, 2011

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - Abbildung im Verkaufsprospekt

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1969) - der Miura in roter Farbe - noch agressiver - Abbildung im Verkaufsprospekt von 1969

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1968) - Gandinis Meisterwerk in voller Pracht - Abbildung aus Verkaufsprospekt von 1968

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1969) - entblätterte Schönheit - Abbildung aus Verkaufsprospekt von 1969

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - vordere und hintere Haube öffnen gegenläufig

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Lamborghini Miura (1970) - auch von oben attraktiv - Abbildung in einem Verkaufsprospekt von 1970

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - das Armaturenbrett des Miura - Abbildung in einem Verkaufsprospekt von 1968

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Cockpit von aussen eines Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) im Autobau in Romanshorn

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Cockpit Ansicht des Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) im Autobau in Romanshorn

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) auf der Teststrecke von Autobau in Romanshorn

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Fredy Lienhard im Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) auf der Teststrecke vom Autobau in Romanshorn

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Design-Skizze

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Skizze vom Heckbereich

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Skizze vom Interieur

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - Chassis des Miura P 400

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - der Supersportwagen 1966 bei Bertone

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Lamborghini Miura (1966) - für 7'700'000 Lire zu haben - der neue Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - der Miura am 49. Automobilsalon in Turin

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1970) - in stimmiger Umgebung

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - eine frühe Aufnahme im Dezember 1966

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Lamborghini P 400 Miura (1966) - früher Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P 400S (1971) - die elegante Form raubt einem auch nach Jahren noch immer den Atem

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Scheinwerfer

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Fensterkurbel, keine elektrischen Scheibenheber

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Heckansicht des Testwagens

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Lamborghini Miura (1972) - Miura als Design-Meilenstein an der Turiner Ausstellung "Cultura e Progetto" von 1978

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Bertone-Werbesujet von 1986

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Bertone-Werbesujet von 1986, abgegeben am Genfer Autosalon

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - Blick aus der Vogelperspektive

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - die offene Version blieb ein Einzelstück

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - die offene Version ist als Targa ausgebildet

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - die wunderschöne Silhouette bleibt auch beim Spider intakt

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Lamborghini Miura Spider (1968) - Luftschlitze für den Mittelmotor - bei der offenen Version modifiziert

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Lamborghini Miura Jota 4 (1971) - Vorderradaufhängungen und Kühler des Einzelstücks Jota

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Lamborghini Miura Jota 4 (1971) - Heck des Einzelstücks Jota

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - die Compagnola-Felgen mit Zentralverschluss des Miura

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - für den Miura entwickelte Pirelli spezielle VR-Reifen

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - So einfach ist an den Zwölfzylinder nicht heranzukommen

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Ferruccio Lamborghini mit einem Modell seines Meisterstücks

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - auch in Schwarz wunderschön

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - mit typischen 70-er-Jahre-Verzierungen

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1969) - vor altem Gemäuer

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1969) - Gandinis Meisterwerk mit wunderschöner Silhouette

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - der Zwölfzylinder mit dem angeblockten Getriebe - bereit für den Quereinbau

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Lamborghini Miura P400 S (1970) - im Stil der 70-er-Jahre verbesserter Miura

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Werbung aus dem Jahre 1968

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Lamborghini Miura (1969) - Werbung aus dem Jahre 1969

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Lamborghini Miura P400S (1971) - Wurde im 2009 bei RMAuctions versteigert

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Lamborghini Miura P400S (1971) - Wurde im 2009 bei RMAuctions versteigert

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Lamborghini Miura P400S (1971) - Wurde im 2009 bei RMAuctions versteigert

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Lamborghini Miura P400S (1971) - Wurde im 2009 bei RMAuctions versteigert

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Lamborghini Miura P400S (1971) - Wurde im 2009 bei RMAuctions versteigert

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Summary

The Lamborghini Miura was a revolutionary sports car that proved in 1967 that Lamborghini had become a serious competitor to Ferrari. The transverse V12 cylinder and the breathtaking bodywork by Bertone/Gandini were the benchmark for all those who bought or produced sports cars at the end of the 1960s. The fact that the Miura was the work of a good handful of young engineers and a very young designer and that a Miura driver could take off like an airplane, even unintentionally, shows that many things were different in the past than they are today.

This article contains the following chapters

Design and architectural milestone
After-hours work by a young team
Nothing comparable available
Capricious diva?
Evolution and even more power
Not a racing car, but a little comfort
It can be expensive
Rare, sought-after and collected
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The Swiss entrepreneur H.-P. Habegger from Zurich was a very active and successful businessman. When he had to visit his customers in Spain or Finland, in Vienna or Bordeaux, he preferred his Lamborghini Miura to the train or plane. At least that's what it said in an advertisement for a petroleum and lubricants company that appeared in 1971. Mr. Habegger had just covered 3372 km in his Miura without any problems, thanks in part to the sensational engine oil, the text of the advertisement continued. 3300 km in a few days, which was probably more than most of the many celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, the Shah of Persia and opera singer Grace Bumbry, who bought a Miura at the end of the 1960s, drove in a year.

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