1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV
- Engine
- Transverse mid-mounted V12, 385 hp
- Colour
- Medium blue ('Bleu Medio')
Chassis 4912 is a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, the final and most refined iteration of the car widely credited with creating the supercar concept. Built on 29 October 1971 and dispatched to the United States via Modena Car USA, it is documented as the sole Miura SV delivered in Bleu Medio over a blue interior, and is among only eleven single-sump SVs factory-fitted with air conditioning. After periods of ownership in Texas, the car spent roughly two decades in Japan before returning to the United States.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$2,000,000
- —Auction saleSold US$2,205,000
- 1971-10-29 →Factory deliveryModena Car U.S.A.partial documentation
U.S. importer that received the car new from the factory; served as the delivery conduit to the American market.
- → 1979Acquisition unknownPedro A. Rubiopartial documentation
Based in Texas; recorded as owner in 1977 but had parted with the car before 1979.
- 1979 → 1992Acquisition unknownUnidentified U.S. owner or ownersnone documentation
Car is believed to have stayed in the United States through at least 1992, though no specific custodian is identified for this period.
- 1992 →Private saleTokyo Pipe Co. Ltd.partial documentation
Japanese company that imported the vehicle from the United States; car was kept largely in static storage during the roughly two decades it spent in Japan.
- 2011 →Private saleMr. Yamaguchipartial documentation
Tokyo-based owner who acquired the car by 2011 and subsequently sold it to the present consignor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Most recent custodian who had mechanical work carried out to bring the car to good running order; recently returned the vehicle to the United States.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Car was refinished in Giallo Fly over Beige at some earlier point, replacing the original Bleu Medio color scheme; scope of restoration beyond the repaint is not detailed.
Described as an older restoration; precise date unknown.
- —Service
A recent mechanical service was carried out to bring the car to a high standard of running and driving condition, reported to make strong power with responsive steering.
Conducted shortly before the car's consignment for sale; evaluated positively by an RM Sotheby's specialist during a road test in Los Angeles.
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