Lamborghini’s In-House Team Restored This Gorgeous 1972 Miura SV
What’s the best way to return a classic to its former glory? How about getting the people who built the car to handle the restoration.
That’s the story behind the stunning 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV that the automaker brought with it to the inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma this past weekend. The marque’s in-house heritage division, Polo Storico, spent three years working on the coupe to make sure it got every detail just right.
The Countach may be the most iconic vehicle in Lamborghini history, but the Miura is almost certainly the most important. The automaker’s breakthrough vehicle basically laid the groundwork for nearly every rear mid-engine supercar that would follow when it debuted in 1966. It featured a gorgeous, flowing design penned by Marcello Gandini and a potent V-12. Production came to an end in 1973, with 763 examples having rolled off the line during the previous seven years.
The Topo Storico-restored 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV
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When this Miura SV arrived in Sant’Agata Bolognese in 2023, it was “not compliant with the original specifications.” The Polo Storico team, which has previously restored cars like the Countach LP500 prototype, immediately began pouring its collective effort into correcting this. This meant replacing and restoring parts like the front fender grilles, the rear louvres, and the “Bob-Type” exhaust tips (which are named after test-driver Bob Wallace).
The most challenging project was the hand-painted Luci del Bosco finish. The distinctive brown shade has evolved over the decades, so an immense amount of work went into ensuring it met the “correct chromatic specification” of the era. The interior, meanwhile, is covered in Senape, or mustard, leather and features a period-appropriate compact steering wheel and extended handbrake.
Inside the restored Miura SV
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Lamborghini’s press release is short on technical details but the Miura SV, which is considered the ultimate evolution of the supercar, originally had a 3.9-liter V-12 rated at 385 hp and 286 ft lbs, and redlines at 5,500 rpm. The car could sprint from zero to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds when brand new and reach a top speed of 180 mph, both rather impressive feats for the era.
The restored Miura SV, like other Polo Storico builds, is a one-off, and thus Lamborghini did not say how much it cost. Well-maintained Miura can fetch huge sums of money, though. In March, another SV from 1972 sold for a record-setting $6.605 million at Broad Arrow’s Amelia Island auction.
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