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Lamborghini Miura P400 - A dream in blue

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Created on September 20, 2020

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - with a width of 1.76 meters almost compact today

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - rarely before had a new sports car attracted as much attention as the Miura did in 1966

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - a dream in "Blu Miura"

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Front and rear can be opened completely

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the blue color suits the sports car perfectly

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the bodies were produced by Bertone

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the Miura was the first mid-engined sports car with 12 cylinders built for the road

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Marcello Gandini had all the freedom he could dream of when designing the styling

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - flat and crouched - it looks fast even when stationary

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the color is called "Blue Miura"

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - one of the most beautiful sports cars of all time

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the first owner only remained loyal to it for around nine months, then bought another Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - no other car looked like the Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the wheelbase is 2.5 meters

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - design in perfection

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the Miura doesn't just look flat, at 1.05 meters high it is too

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - always attracts attention

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - looks attractive from every angle

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - was delivered to Switzerland in 1968

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - who wouldn't want to see a car like this on their driveway?

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - not a beast, but not a pussycat either

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - during fast test drives, the Miura already used to like to have its nose against the sky; at today's recommended speeds, it behaves impeccably

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - fun for a maximum of two people

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - at 80 km/h it is certainly underchallenged

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - back then, these were huge wheels, today they look slender

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - you have to think about the sound

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the concert of twelve cylinders will be remembered for a while by those who follow

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the view to the front is good despite the low seating position

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - country roads are its territory

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the first super sports car

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - who wouldn't want to drive it to Tuscany now?

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - only rarely did a Miura remain in the rear-view mirror of the car in front for long

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - few road cars were flatter (1.05 m)

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Gandini didn't provide rear-view mirrors, from this perspective you can see why

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - and moves away

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the Miuras reached over 270 km/h on the open road back then

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - on the way to your own winery?

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - large main instruments, additional instruments in the center console

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the speedometer needle really only moves above 40 km/h

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - complete information for the driver

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - open gearshift gate

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - reverse gear is secured by a manual lock

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the passenger has a footrest

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - transverse-mounted V12 engine with four overhead camshafts

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - four triple carburetors from Weber take care of the mixture preparation

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the Lamborghini crest with the bull on the front

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the bull on the bow

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the flap on the right from the driver's perspective houses the fuel filler neck

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the famous eyelashes that the P400 SV had to do without

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - not just plastic, but assembled from metal parts

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - fine craftsmanship

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - beautifully designed alloy wheels with central hubs

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - this type of mirror was also fitted to the factory test car

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the rear blinds are legendary

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Miuras delivered in Italy usually had no exterior mirrors, but the brochure and test cars also show this type of mirror

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the door opener is located between the trim parts that divide the air intake

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Air intakes for the four-liter 12-cylinder engine

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - copied thousands of times

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Bertone coat of arms as body supplier

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - central hubs, beautifully designed alloy wheels

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - how this Miura got its "S" is unknown

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Ferruccio Lamborghini with a model of his masterpiece

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Lamborghini Miura (1965) - Prototype chassis of the 400 TP

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Lamborghini Miura (1965) - prototype chassis of the car then still called the 400 TP

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Lamborghini Miura (1965) - Chassis, seen on the occasion of the 1965 Turin Motor Show

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - View of chassis and transverse V12 engine - Geneva Motor Show 1966

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - Chassis of the Miura P 400

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - the twelve-cylinder with the blocked gearbox - ready for transverse installation

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Design sketch

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Sketch of the rear section

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - Sketch of the interior

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Lamborghini Miura (1966) - the maquette at Bertone

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Lamborghini Miura (1966) - for sale for 7,700,000 lire - the new Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - View of the sporty interior

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Window crank, no electric window regulators

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - an early photo taken in December 1966

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - rear view of the test car

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - fully opening

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - The twelve-cylinder is not that easy to get hold of

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - the beginning of the super sports car

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - rear view of the Bertone creation

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 S (1970) - in harmonious surroundings

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Lamborghini P 400 Miura (1966) - early Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1966) - the 1966 super sports car from Bertone

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Headlights

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - Pirelli developed special VR tires for the Miura

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - the Compagnola rims with central locking of the Miura

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1967) - the Miura at the 49th Turin Motor Show

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A Lamborghini Miura in the factory

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Lamborghini Miura P400 S (1969) - more power, but unchanged on the outside - Geneva Motor Show 1969

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - on the Lamborghini stand at the Geneva Motor Show 1967

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Lamborghini Miura (1967) - in front of the factory

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1967) - Johnny Hallyday with his new Miura on June 1, 1967

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Bertone advertising motif from 1986, presented at the Geneva Motor Show

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Bertone advertising motif from 1986

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Lamborghini Miura (1968) - Advertisement from 1968

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - illustration in the sales brochure

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - the dashboard of the Miura - illustration in a sales brochure from 1968

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Lamborghini Miura (1970) - also attractive from above - illustration in a sales brochure from 1970

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Lamborghini Miura P 400 (1968) - front and rear hood open in opposite directions

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Lamborghini Miura (1966) - Chassis as it celebrated its premiere in Geneva - Rétromobile Paris 2019

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Lamborghini Miura (1966) - the chassis on display in Geneva - Rétromobile Paris 2019

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - Designer Marcello Gandini had tailored a tight-fitting dress for the mid-engine sports car

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Lamborghini Miura P400 (1968) - the Jaeger speedometer is not exactly easy to read

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Summary

There are few cars that can compete with the iconic status of the Lamborghini Miura. This first super sports car leaves hardly anyone cold. The story of its creation is more than adventurous. But is it true that the Miura is difficult to drive, highly uncomfortable and a real beast? This driving report goes in search of clues, tells the story of the Miura and shows it in historical and current pictures. And, of course, the particularly important sound sample is not missing!

This article contains the following chapters

Almost a revolution
The finished car in three months
The first super sports car
Sporty
Customers as test drivers
Che bella!
Quelle musica - Symphony for twelve cylinders
Surprisingly tame!
Suitable for everyday use? Well, yes ...

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

There are few cars that can compete with the iconic status of the Lamborghini Miura. This first super sports car leaves hardly anyone cold. The story of its creation is more than adventurous. But is it true that the Miura is difficult to drive, highly uncomfortable and a real beast? The story of how the Miura came to be is well known, but even less believable today than it was back then. Three talented young engineers at the then still very young sports car manufacturer Lamborghini - Gian Paolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani and Bob Wallace - set about building a mid-engined racing car after work. Eventually, of course, company boss Ferruccio Lamborghini got wind of the idea and motivated the three "twens" to think more in terms of high-speed gran turismo rather than racing.

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