1972 Lamborghini Miura Coupe

This Lamborghini Miura SV was completed on September 14th of 1972 and was number 737 of the 765 total Miura's built. It is one of only 96 SVs equipped form the factory with the split sump lubrication system and it features a ZF limited slip differential. This right hand drive vehicle was first sold to Buckinghamshire, England by Lamborghini GB and was given the GB registration UHH 1. In 1982, it was imported to the United States and by this point in history, it had been converted to left-hand drive by DK Engineering of Watford, UK. A short time after arriving in the US, it was sold to Benny Caiola who had the car restored by Lamborghini specialist Alfredo Pedretti.

In 2001, the car was purchased by Al Burtoni before selling it to its current owner. The car has been shown at events such as Concorso Italiano where it won the People's Choice award. The car remains period correct, finished in period-correct colors of Orange with Gold rockers and wheels. The interior is Biscuit leather hides. It has been driven only 3700 miles - though in 1982 it was fitted with a new set of gauges that started at zero so it is unknown how many total miles have been accumulated during its lifetime. It is believed, however, that the old gauges had less than 19,000 miles on them.

In 2008, this 1972 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV with chassis number 4820 was offered for sale at the 'Sports & Classics of Monterey' presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $825,000 - $975,000. Those estimates were proven accurate when the lot was sold for $891,000, including buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2009