1969 Lamborghini Miura S (Jota-specification conversion)

4280roadItaly

Engine: Transverse mid-mounted V12, SV unit (stamp 30633), over 400 bhp with modifications
Colour: 'Arancio Miura' (orange)

Lamborghini Miura 'S' chassis 4280, built at Sant'Agata in October 1969, was delivered in Rosso Corsa to Italian cherry merchant Stefano Fabbri before being exported to Japan, where it remained for roughly three decades passing through several regional owners. During its Japanese tenure the original S-specification engine was replaced with an SV unit, and from 2006 to 2013 the car underwent extensive bodywork conversion to evoke the legendary one-off Jota, at a documented cost exceeding ¥61 million. Now finished in Arancio Miura, the car subsequently passed through Sweden before entering a UK private collection.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €1,017,500 (≈ $1.12M)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1969-10-23 →Factory delivery
Stefano Fabbri
partial documentation
First registered owner, a cherry industry figure; took delivery via Italcar dealer before the car was subsequently exported to Japan through Mizwa Motors.
→ 1998Acquisition unknown
Japanese owner in Fukuoka
partial documentation
Final owner before the 1998 sale; desire for more power drove the engine swap to an SV unit stamped 30633 during the Japanese ownership era.
1998 → 2014Private sale
Japanese owner post-1998
partial documentation
Retained the car in Japan and commissioned extensive Jota-style bodywork modifications between 2006 and 2013, costing over ¥61 million, and had the car repainted in Arancio Miura.
2014 →Auction
Swedish owner
partial documentation
Acquired at auction in 2014; kept the car in Sweden for a period before it moved to the United Kingdom.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Japanese owner in Kobe
partial documentation
One of several Japanese custodians across different cities over approximately three decades; no precise dates given for individual transitions.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Japanese owner in Chiba
partial documentation
Part of the multi-owner Japanese tenure; original S-spec engine eventually replaced with an SV unit during this general period of ownership.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current UK private collector
partial documentation
Added the car to a personal collection in the UK; commissioned fluid and interim servicing at Lamborghini Birmingham in 2019 and 2022 totalling over £7,500.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2019Service
Lamborghini Birmingham
Full fluid service carried out covering all major fluid systems.
Combined cost of this and the 2022 service exceeded £7,500; supporting invoices and a video condition report are retained on file.
2022Service
Lamborghini Birmingham
Interim service performed at the same authorised Lamborghini centre.
Part of the combined service expenditure exceeding £7,500; documented with invoices and a video condition report.
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Engine rebuild
The original S-specification engine was removed and replaced with an SV unit bearing stamp number 30633, apparently to improve performance.
Carried out during the car's extended ownership period in Japan; precise date not recorded.
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Bodywork
Comprehensive bodywork modifications undertaken to convert the car's appearance to Jota specification, spanning approximately seven years; the exterior colour was also changed to Arancio Miura during this period.
Work performed between 2006 and 2013 while the car was in Japan; filed invoices total more than ¥61 million (approximately €430,000).

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