1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

4926roadItaly

Engine: Transversely mounted V12, tuned to 385 bhp
Colour: Midnight blue ('Blu Notte')

Chassis 4926 is a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV, the final and rarest of the three Miura variants, built in a production run of approximately 150 cars. Assembled at Sant'Agata Bolognese in November 1971 and originally finished in Giallo Sole, it retains its numbers-matching chassis, engine, and body. Following an ownership chain through several American collections, the car underwent a four-year comprehensive restoration by Bobileff Motorcar Company, with the V-12 rebuilt by former Lamborghini factory test driver Bob Wallace. The restored car subsequently won multiple concours awards.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$3,580,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1990 → 2001Acquisition unknown
Bill Young
partial documentation
Arizona-based proprietor of a well-regarded supplier of components for classic Italian performance vehicles.
2001 →Private sale
Randy Simon
partial documentation
Dealer and film producer who commissioned a comprehensive four-year restoration by Bobileff Motorcar Company in San Diego, including an engine rebuild by Bob Wallace. Car was repainted Blu Notte and interior retrimmed during this period.
2011 →Acquisition unknown
Current owner
full documentation
Had several mechanical systems rebuilt or serviced between acquisition and 2013, supported by invoices. Car subsequently kept in climate-controlled storage with a fluid service carried out in late 2022.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Cervini (Italian client in Louisiana)
none documentation
Believed to be the original retail customer, reportedly based in Louisiana, supplied via the Rome dealer Carpanelli. No documentary evidence currently supports this attribution.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Collector(s) in Idaho
none documentation
Part of an intermediate ownership sequence following the presumed first owner; no further details provided.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Collector(s) in Florida
none documentation
Held the car at some point after the Idaho ownership and before the 1990 sale; no further details provided.

Competition

2005
2005 Concorso Italiano
Class winner
2007
2007 Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance
Class winner, Best in Show, Most Elegant
2007
2007 La Bella Macchina d'Italia
Car was exhibited at this event; no award result specified.
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Lamborghini Club of America National Meet, Monterey
Class award
Event held in Monterey, California; exact year not stated but implied to be around 2005–2007.

Maintenance & restoration

2001Restoration
Bobileff Motorcar Company
Comprehensive four-year refurbishment covering every mechanical and cosmetic aspect of the car, carried out by a leading American Lamborghini restoration specialist. The bodywork was repainted in Blu Notte (midnight blue) and the interior was retrimmed in light grey leather with dark blue carpeting.
Work was commissioned by owner Randy Simon. The restoration was completed approximately 2005, in time for the car's concours debut.
2013
Mechanical
A range of mechanical work carried out through 2013, including rebuilding the gearbox, carburettors, and master cylinder; engine and carburettor tuning; electrical system repairs; installation of a Tubi Style exhaust system; and recharging the air conditioning.
Work is documented by invoices retained in the car's file. Commissioned by the current owner following acquisition in January 2011.
2022
Service
Fluid service carried out to return the car to basic operating condition in preparation for sale, after an extended period in climate-controlled storage.
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Engine rebuild
Complete rebuild of the numbers-matching V-12 engine, performed as part of the broader restoration programme.
Work was carried out by Bob Wallace, former Lamborghini factory test driver and engineer, working in conjunction with the Bobileff restoration.

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