1968 Lamborghini Miura P400
- Engine
- 4.0L transverse V12, quad-cam, 350 bhp
- Colour
- Bleu Miura (blue)
The 1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 (chassis 3769) is a late-production example featuring the reinforced 1mm-thick steel chassis introduced early that year. Completed in October 1968 and delivered new to Italy in its original Bleu Miura over Gobi interior colour scheme, the car subsequently crossed the Atlantic and by 1985 was in the United States. It received a partial restoration during the mid-1980s and remained with a Pennsylvania engineer for over two decades before passing into a European private collection where it has been in static display since 2006.
Ownership
- 2022-10-09Auction saleSold €970,000 (≈ $1.07M)
- 1968-10-01 →Factory deliveryItalian first ownerpartial documentation
Car completed in October 1968 and delivered new to Italy in its original color scheme. Early history is unrecorded.
- 1985 → 2005-05-01Acquisition unknownAllen Lawrence Kloppfull documentation
Pennsylvania-based engineer who performed extensive mechanical work and a partial restoration between 1985 and 1987; car averaged roughly 1,000 miles annually during his tenure. Documentation includes invoices and a Pennsylvania Certificate of Title in his name.
- 2005-05-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Purchased directly from Klopp and placed in a large private collection, where the car has been on static display. A bill of sale from 2005 is on file, and the car has covered only around 843 miles since acquisition.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1985Restoration
A partial restoration was carried out over roughly two years following the car's acquisition by Klopp, after which it retained largely original condition.
Restoration spanned approximately 1985 to 1987.
- 1985Service
Extensive mechanical work and regular servicing performed throughout the ownership period, supported by a substantial collection of invoices.
Work was carried out by the owner, himself a trained engineer, over the full span of his custodianship from 1985 to 2005.
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