Revueltos are already on the used market and they ain't cheap. Why not put the cash towards this gorgeous P400?
Whenever a new V12 supercar arrives on the scene, it’s always expected to be the manufacturer's last. Yet despite the unrelenting tightening of emission regs and the more recent crackdown on noisy exhausts, the twelve-cylinder engine is arguably in the best state it has been for years. Just look at the new Ferrari 12Cylindri, Gordon Murray’s imminent T.33 and, if you’re willing to look past a pair of turbochargers, Pagani’s radical new Utopia - although the recently revealedhere on PH.
Well, sort of. By the time the Miura arrived in 1966, twelve-cylinder production cars had been around for over 50 years and the mid-engined sports car debuted at the start of the decade. With the Miura, Lamborghini combined the two, called on Bertone’s Marcello Gandini to draw up one of the most beautiful silhouettes ever conceived and positioned it as a dedicated road-going performance car, rather than a motorsport-derived GT like many of Ferrari’s offerings at the time.
During its relatively short run, the Italian marque released numerous revisions and special editions to keep the Miura at the cutting edge. Tweaks to the transverse 4.0-litre V12 for the P400S unlocked more horsepower, while further gains and subtle styling changes came with the SV. And though Lamborghini never took the Miura racing, it did develop a motorsport-grade Jota version that was eventually binned during a spirited late-night test run on a stretch of Italian autostrada.
What’s more, it’s been ‘fully restored’ by Lamborghini in Italy. Quite what’s been carried out isn’t mentioned, but you can bet Sant’Agata wouldn’t do anything unsympathetic: you know how protective Italian supercar makers are over their historic models. And rightly so. That’s something to discuss with the seller when enquiring about the price, which as you can expect hasn’t been disclosed in the ad.